Mastering KPIs

Tracking Them and Building Dashboards that Drive Business Growth

Created byJustin Gaynor

Last updated 9/2025

English

What you'll learn

Florida business owners will learn how to select the right KPIs that align with their unique growth goals, ensuring they measure what truly drives success.
The course equips you to build dynamic dashboards, giving you clear, real-time visibility into sales, marketing, finance, and operations.
By automating KPI tracking, you’ll save time, reduce errors, and free up resources to focus on scaling your business rather than crunching numbers.
You’ll gain the ability to interpret data trends, spot opportunities, and make fast, informed decisions.
Gain practical tools to stay competitive and grow in Florida’s economy.

Course content

1 section • 10 lectures • 1h 13m total length

Introduction1:23
Master KPIs and dashboards to drive business growth! This course teaches entrepreneurs and business owners how to choose the right KPIs, build clear dashboards, and automate tracking. No experience needed—gain practical skills to make smarter decisions, boost performance, and scale with confidence.
Introduction to KPIs3:55
Discover the power of KPIs in this module! Learn what Key Performance Indicators are, why they matter for business growth, and how to use leading and lagging indicators. Understand the difference between KPIs and metrics, and see how KPIs connect daily actions to strategic goals.
Choosing the Right KPIs6:13
Learn how to choose the right KPIs to drive business growth. This module teaches you to align KPIs with goals, avoid vanity metrics, and select actionable indicators for sales, marketing, finance, and operations. Discover how to create SMART KPIs that provide clarity and measurable results.
Tools for KPI Tracking7:18
Discover the best tools for tracking your KPIs in this module. Learn the pros and cons of spreadsheets, Tableau, Power BI, and Google Data Studio, how to choose the right tool for your business, and how to integrate data from multiple sources to create accurate, actionable dashboards.
Building Your First Dashboard14:29
Building Your First Dashboard, teaches you how to transform KPIs into clear, actionable insights. Learn dashboard design principles, choose the right visualizations, and offers a tour of a sample dashboard constructed in Google Sheets.
A Quick Word1:05
Quiz
Automating KPI Tracking14:01
Stop spending hours on manual updates—learn how to automate your KPI dashboards for real-time insights and accurate reporting. Discover how to connect your data sources, use powerful automation tools, and set up alerts and reports that keep your team proactive and informed.
Interpreting & Using KPIs6:19
Tracking KPIs is only half the battle—the real value comes from knowing how to interpret and act on them. In this module, you’ll learn how to analyze your data, spot trends and anomalies, and translate metrics into meaningful business decisions. You’ll also see how to set up alerts that keep you proactive when critical changes occur. By the end, you’ll have the skills to move beyond the numbers and use KPIs as a true driver of growth.
Scaling with Your Dashboards13:32
Final Project: Mastering KPIs5:39
The final project for "Mastering KPIs" empowers you to design a comprehensive KPI dashboard for a business of your choice. You’ll identify key KPIs, build and automate the dashboard, and provide in-depth explanations for your design decisions. Submit your dashboard, a report, and a video walkthrough showcasing its insights.

Requirements

No prior experience is needed—this course is designed so any entrepreneur or business owner can jump right in and start using KPIs to fuel growth.

Description

Mastering KPIs: How to Track and Build Dashboards That Drive Business Growth is designed to equip you with the practical skills every business leader, manager, or entrepreneur needs to make smarter decisions with data. In today’s fast-paced business world, numbers are everywhere—but not all of them matter. This course shows you how to cut through the noise, focus on the right key performance indicators, and design dashboards that give you clarity and confidence.

You’ll begin by learning how to identify KPIs that truly align with business objectives, while avoiding vanity metrics that look impressive but add no real value. Then, we’ll dive into popular tools like Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI, and Tableau, giving you hands-on experience with the platforms professionals use every day. Along the way, you’ll master dashboard design principles that make complex data simple, visual, and actionable.

But it doesn’t stop there. You’ll discover how to automate KPI tracking, set up alerts, and interpret performance trends—so you can move from reactive reporting to proactive decision-making. As your business grows, you’ll also learn how to scale dashboards to keep pace with changing goals and priorities.

Your journey will culminate in a final project where you’ll design a fully functional KPI dashboard, complete with automation, integration, and a video walkthrough to showcase your work.

What you’ll learn:

How to select the right KPIs for any business
Avoiding vanity metrics and focusing on growth drivers
Dashboard design principles for clarity and impact
Using Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI, and Tableau effectively
Automating KPI tracking and reporting
Interpreting KPI trends and setting alerts
Scaling dashboards as your business grows
Designing a complete KPI dashboard in the final project

Don’t wait—enroll today and gain the confidence to build powerful KPI dashboards that turn data into real business growth!

Who this course is for:

This course is ideal for entrepreneurs and business owners who want clearer insights into their performance and practical tools to make data-driven decisions that accelerate growth.