Dashboards Overview

To create a new dashboard, you first need to navigate to Track → Dashboards. Initially, Cascade will only have a basic personal dashboard available for you.

1. To get started, click the dashboards drop-down menu in the top-right corner.

2. Click "Add Dashboard" at the bottom of the menu.  

3. Choose whether to create a New Dashboard or to Clone an existing one (this will copy an existing dashboard exactly).

4. Name your Dashboard. Now you're ready to bring it to life!

Once you've created your dashboard, you'll have the option front and center to 'Add a New Widget'.

After clicking into the Widget button, you'll get a menu full of options to create.

Use this to get started with visualizations. There are a ton of widgets to choose from, each with their own custom settings available. If you're looking for examples of strong dashboards, use our Switch to Demo feature to quickly check some out. Just select each widget you want and then click "Add Widget."

Any given widget can be freely moved around a dashboard, copied, customized, or deleted using the options that appear in its top-right corner menu:

Widgets can also be resized by clicking and dragging the lower-right corners of them:

For more information on specific widgets, use the following links: 

• Table Widget

• The Goals Widget

• The Risks Widget

• The Tasks Widget

• The Updates Widget

• The Focus Area Contribution Widget

• Notes Widget

• Focus Area Completion Widget

• Heat Map Widget

• Pie Chart Widget

• Line Chart Widget

• Bar Chart Widget

Deleting a Dashboard

You can delete a Dashboard you own via the "Dashboards" drop-down menu at the top of the screen (cannot be done with Dashboards you don't own). Just click the trash can icon to the right of the title.

Rename a Dashboard

You can rename a Dashboard you own or co-own by clicking directly into its title:

Dashboard Examples

To see some great examples of dashboards in Cascade, use our Switch to Demo option to work in your own sandbox version of our demo:

Example: "Board Update" Dashboard

Sharing a Dashboard

Note that you can only share dashboards that you own. To do this, simply go to the dashboard you wish to share and click "Options > Share" at the top of the screen:

Just like with Snapshots, you can easily clarify who specifically should have access to the dashboard or completely transfer ownership to someone else.

Once shared, users will be able to find the shared Dashboard in their "Dashboards" drop-down menu, but won't have the same edit rights unless they are flagged as a co-owner in the sharing process.

Note: Neither sharing nor transferring ownership will send a notification of any kind.

See below for a brief video summary of Cascade's reporting, including Dashboards!