dashboard-design-review

name	dashboard-design-review
description	Reviews dashboard and data-heavy admin pages for scanability, KPI hierarchy, chart-task fit, and actionability; produces prioritized UI improvements and implementation tasks.

Dashboard Design Review Skill

Use this when improving dashboard and list-heavy experiences in the admin UI.

Inputs

• Latest snapshot or screenshot artifacts

Method

1. Define the page's top 1-3 decisions users must make.
2. Verify KPI hierarchy:
   • place the highest-value metric first
   • ensure secondary metrics support decisions, not decoration
3. Check scanability:
   • strong heading hierarchy
   • concise labels and units
   • minimal competing visual weight
4. Check chart and table fit:
   • comparison tasks use comparison-friendly visuals
   • trends are shown over time with clear baselines
   • dense tables have sorting/filtering/search clues
5. Check progressive disclosure for dense content:
   • summary signals appear first, detail opens on click/expand
   • rows/cards do not expose all metadata in first pass
   • mobile view keeps one primary metric visible before expansion
6. Check annotations and context:
   • targets, thresholds, and period context are visible
   • unusual values are explained, not just highlighted
7. Validate mobile behavior:
   • key KPI summary visible early
   • no critical action hidden behind horizontal scrolling
8. Convert findings into implementation tasks with file-level suggestions.

Output Format

• Findings ordered by severity:
  • issue
  • user impact
  • recommended change
  • likely files to touch
  • quick test plan
• A top-5 prioritized backlog for implementation

Validation Checklist

• At least one improvement for information hierarchy
• At least one improvement for table/chart usability
• At least one progressive-disclosure improvement on dense sections
• At least one mobile-specific fix
• Every finding mapped to a measurable user outcome