Dashboard Use Cases & Examples

The article discusses the use of dashboards in BambooHR to monitor workforce trends and provide HR insights. It outlines two types of dashboards: standard dashboards, which are ready-to-use, and custom dashboards, which users can create based on specific needs. The guide presents various use cases for standard dashboards, including diversity, turnover, compensation, and hiring. Additionally, it provides examples of custom dashboards tailored for executive overviews, workforce planning, multi-location comparisons, and total rewards analysis. Each example highlights the types of data visualizations and goals associated with different reporting needs. The article also lists related resources for further exploration of dashboards and analytics within BambooHR.

  • Jun 25, 2026
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Dashboard Use Cases & Examples
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How can I use dashboards in BambooHR?

Summary

Dashboards help you monitor workforce trends, answer common business questions, and share important HR insights. This guide highlights common dashboard examples and shows how standard and custom dashboards can support different reporting needs.

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Before you start

There are two dashboard experiences available in BambooHR:

Standard and custom dashboards can work together to support different reporting needs across your organization.

Standard dashboard use cases

Standard dashboards provide ready-to-use insights for common HR reporting needs. They are often the fastest way to answer common workforce questions without creating a custom dashboard.

Diversity

Questions you can answer

  • What does workforce representation look like across the company?
  • How does representation vary across departments?
  • How are workforce demographics changing over time?

Turnover & retention

Questions you can answer

  • Are employees leaving at higher rates in certain departments?
  • How are retention trends changing over time?
  • Are there patterns across employee groups?

Compensation

Questions you can answer

  • How does compensation vary across teams and departments?
  • What compensation trends should leaders monitor?
  • How does compensation compare across roles?

Hiring

Questions you can answer

  • How is the hiring process performing?
  • Where are candidates coming from?
  • How long does it take to fill open positions?
Custom dashboard examples

Review our Create a Custom Dashboard help guide for more information on how to create custom dashboards.

Custom dashboards help you organize and visualize data based on the questions, goals, and reporting needs that matter most to your company. They can be tailored for specific teams, leaders, locations, or workforce initiatives.

The custom dashboard examples in this guide demonstrate how dashboards can support different reporting needs. The charts, layouts, and data shown are examples only and are not intended to be used as exact dashboard templates. The information displayed in your dashboards will vary based on the employee data, fields, and topics available in your BambooHR account.

Executive overview

This example dashboard shows how leaders can view important workforce information in one place. It combines employee, hiring, and turnover data to help leaders understand what's happening across your company.

Charts included in this dashboard

  • Headcount by department
  • Turnover trends
  • Open positions
  • Workforce demographics summary

Common goals

  • Leadership reporting
  • Board meetings
  • Executive workforce reviews

Workforce planning

This example dashboard shows how companies can track workforce growth and staffing trends over time. It helps answer questions about headcount, employee tenure, locations, and workforce structure.

Charts included in this dashboard

  • Employee count by department
  • Employee location distribution
  • Years of service breakdown
  • Employment status distribution

Common goals

  • Workforce planning
  • Organizational growth reviews
  • Department planning discussions

Multi-location

This example dashboard shows how companies can compare workforce information across different locations or areas of the business. It helps leaders understand trends at both the local and company-wide level.

Charts included in this dashboard

  • Employee count by location
  • Headcount by entity
  • Turnover by location
  • Open positions by location

Common goals

  • Regional reporting
  • Multi-company reporting
  • Executive visibility across locations

Total rewards

This example dashboard shows how compensation and employee data can be viewed together. It helps companies understand compensation trends and how pay relates to different employee groups.

Charts included in this dashboard

  • Compensation by department
  • Employee distribution by employment status
  • Benefits eligibility overview
  • Years of service distribution

Common goals

  • Compensation planning
  • Total rewards discussions
  • Employee communications
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