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Short answer: 3–5 KPIs for executive dashboards, 5–7 for management, 7–9 for operational. Here's the research behind those numbers — and a 3-question audit to cut everything else.
Executives give a dashboard 30 seconds. This guide covers the 4-row layout that survives that glance: 3–5 KPIs mapped to strategic questions, one trend, one breakdown, and how to refuse the 'just one more metric' request.
Aim for 8 or fewer visuals per Power BI report page — 4–6 for executive views. Every visual is a DAX query, so the count drives performance. Here's how to decide the right number and what to do when you have too many.