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EmmaJohnson19

Be honest, what % of the dashboards you've built actually get used?

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Something I keep coming back to the gap between reports that get built and reports that get used.

A lot of teams seem to end up with a graveyard of dashboards requested, built, opened a couple of times, then quietly abandoned while some report nobody officially asked for becomes the one everyone checks daily.

Curious how you actually experience this:

  • Do you track usage at all, or is it mostly vibes / whoever complains loudest?
  • Has "self-serve BI" actually shrunk your report backlog, or just changed the shape of the requests?

Genuinely want the war stories, the more specific the better.

Posted Aug 3, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC

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