Dashboards Intermediate

Goal Tracking and Progress Monitoring

2 min read Updated February 11, 2026
Set business goals, track progress, and get AI insights on goal achievement.

Track business objectives and measure progress with clariBI's goal system.

Setting Up Goals

Creating a Goal

  1. Navigate to Goals in sidebar
  2. Click Create New Goal
  3. Configure goal settings:
    - Goal name
    - Target metric
    - Target value
    - Start and end dates

Goal Types

  • Increase: Grow a metric (revenue, users)
  • Decrease: Reduce a metric (churn, costs)
  • Maintain: Keep metric within range
  • Custom: Complex multi-metric goals

Goal Configuration

Selecting Metrics

Choose from:
- Standard metrics (revenue, users, etc.)
- Custom calculated fields
- Data source specific metrics
- Cross-source metrics

Setting Targets

Define success:
- Target Value: Number to achieve
- Timeline: By when
- Milestones: Intermediate checkpoints
- Baseline: Starting point

Example Goals

```
Revenue Goal:
- Metric: Monthly Revenue
- Target: $500,000
- Timeline: Q4 2024
- Baseline: $350,000

Churn Reduction:
- Metric: Monthly Churn Rate
- Target: < 2%
- Timeline: 6 months
- Current: 4.5%
```

Tracking Progress

Goal Dashboard

View all goals at a glance:
- Progress percentage
- On-track/at-risk indicators
- Time remaining
- Trend visualization

Progress Updates

Goals update automatically:
- Real-time data sync
- Historical tracking
- Trend analysis
- Projection to completion

Goal Details

Click any goal to see:
- Progress chart over time
- Contributing factors
- AI insights on performance
- Recommended actions

Collaboration on Goals

Assigning Owners

  • Set goal owner (accountability)
  • Add contributors (team involvement)
  • Define roles and responsibilities

Updates and Notes

  • Add progress comments
  • Share wins and blockers
  • Attach supporting data
  • @mention stakeholders

AI-Powered Insights

Automatic Analysis

clariBI AI provides:
- Likelihood of achieving goal
- Factors impacting progress
- Anomaly detection
- Recommendations

Alerts and Notifications

Get notified when:
- Goal falls off track
- Milestone achieved
- Significant progress change
- Goal deadline approaching

Best Practices

Goal Setting

  • Use SMART criteria
  • Align with business strategy
  • Set realistic but challenging targets
  • Break large goals into milestones

Tracking

  • Review weekly at minimum
  • Celebrate progress
  • Adjust if circumstances change
  • Document learnings

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