Resources
Numbers you can check
Guides, templates, comparisons, and definitions for people who report numbers without a data team. Every claim links to its source.
- How to build a weekly KPI dashboard from Google Sheets (without a data team)
- PMO dashboard: 12 metrics to report, with definitions
- Chief of staff weekly report: a template and the numbers that belong in it
- Agency client reporting: how to show where every number came from
- Why dashboard numbers don't match: 9 common causes
- Metrics dictionary template: define your numbers in an afternoon
- Looker Studio alternatives for teams without a data team (2026)
- Spreadsheet vs BI tool vs done-for-you dashboard
- What is data provenance? A plain-English guide for spreadsheet users
- How to show data freshness on a dashboard