Problem
Many entrepreneurs don't know their actual profits until they hear from their accountant, as data is fragmented across different software.
Tailor-made solution
Business KPI Dashboards
Make decisions based on data, not feelings. Visualize your business performance in real-time.
At a glance
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Business KPI Dashboards is custom software for General companies. Make decisions based on data, not feelings. Visualize your business performance in real-time. It centralizes data, reduces manual work, and creates an operational flow shaped around how the team actually works.
Solution
We create centralized dashboards that extract data from your existing systems and show it in simple, understandable charts.
Outcome
Total control over cash flows
Evaluate it if you have
- Inability to see real margins per project or product
- Data scattered across management systems, banks, and Excel sheets
- Time wasted creating manual reports at the end of the month
- Decisions made by 'gut feeling' without numerical support
What's included
6Workflow shaped around the real process
The structure starts from the operational problem: Many entrepreneurs don't know their actual profits until they hear from their accountant, as data is fragmented across different software.
Centralized and searchable data
Records, history, documents, and operational statuses are collected in one environment with role-based permissions.
Automations and notifications
We activate reminders, alerts, assignments, and automated steps to reduce delays, forgotten tasks, and repetitive work.
Typical integrations
A solution like this can usually connect with ERP or management software, CRM and Accounting. The real connections are defined around the tools already in use.
Total control over cash flows
This outcome is translated into measurable modules, rules, and operational interfaces.
Immediate identification of loss-making business units
This outcome is translated into measurable modules, rules, and operational interfaces.
Essential FAQ
What is Business KPI Dashboards used for?
Make decisions based on data, not feelings. Visualize your business performance in real-time. In practice, it helps solve this scenario: Many entrepreneurs don't know their actual profits until they hear from their accountant, as data is fragmented across different software.
When should a company choose custom software?
It is useful when the process has specific rules, distributed data, multiple roles, or connections that standard software does not cover well.
Which features can it include?
The base can include workflow shaped around the real process, centralized and searchable data, automations and notifications and typical integrations, plus specific modules defined during process analysis.
Which tools does it usually integrate with?
Typical integrations include ERP or management software, CRM, Accounting and E-commerce. During analysis we define which connections to use around the existing tools and operating process.
How long does development take?
The path starts with "Audit KPI sources and metrics" (3-5 days to map KPI sources and metrics, involved data, and operational constraints.) and continues with "MVP the management dashboard" (2-4 weeks to release the management dashboard with pilot users and real data.).
How does the project start?
It starts with an analysis call, workflow mapping, priorities and core modules, followed by a technical plan with timeline and budget.
In-depth guide
Custom Business KPI Dashboards: Real-Time Decisions, Not Month-End Guesswork
A Deloitte study found that 83% of SMB owners don't know their actual operating margin in real time. The reason is always the same: data exists, but it's buried across four different management systems, two Excel sheets, and a banking portal. The accountant consolidates it at quarter-end — too late to act. A custom KPI dashboard solves exactly this: it aggregates data from all existing systems and transforms it into readable indicators, automatically updated, accessible from any device. This isn't about installing new software. It's about finally seeing your business as it actually is, right now.
Who It's For
SMB owners and CEOs with revenue between €500K and €10M — The entrepreneur who manages by gut feeling, knowing «roughly» how things are going, but who has no clear numerical picture before the quarterly review. Anyone spending 2-3 hours every Monday morning consolidating Excel reports from multiple systems.
CFOs and financial controllers — Those who need to produce board reports or bank reporting but spend days collecting data from disparate sources. Who knows the numbers exist but extracting them is unsustainable manual work.
Multi-location or multi-division companies — Those managing multiple stores, construction sites, branches, or product lines who can't compare performance across units without building complex manual reports.
Growth-stage companies — Those scaling up and realizing that gut-feel decisions worked with 5 employees, but not with 30. Those opening a new product line who want to measure the real economic impact.
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Problems It Solves
The data fragmentation problem
A typical SMB has an average of 4.2 disconnected management systems (Politecnico di Milano Digital Observatory). Sales data in the CRM or ERP, production data in another system, financial data in accounting software, banking data exported manually. The result: nobody ever has a unified view.
The cost of opacity
Without real-time data, responses to problems arrive weeks late. A declining margin, a customer who stops ordering, a department exceeding budget — all discovered after the damage is done. McKinsey research shows that SMBs using structured analytics grow 23% faster than those that don't.
Time wasted on manual reports
The average controller in an SMB spends 6-8 hours per week building reports by manually consolidating data. That's 300-400 hours per year of high-value work consumed by repetitive, mechanical activity.
Decisions without numerical support
When data is missing, decisions are made by instinct. An entrepreneur's instinct is valuable, but it must be combined with numbers. Without clear KPIs, companies risk investing in low-margin products, retaining unprofitable clients, and missing that an entire segment is losing money.
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Key Features
Connectors for existing systems
We don't replace your management software — we connect to it. We develop API connectors or database-level integrations for the main management systems (Zucchetti, TeamSystem, Sage, SAP Business One, Odoo, WooCommerce, Shopify, and any custom system). Data is extracted automatically at defined intervals — hourly, daily, or near real-time.
Industry-specific configurable KPIs
There are no universal KPIs. A manufacturing dashboard measures different things than a services firm. We define together the indicators that matter for your specific business: margin per project, customer acquisition cost, inventory turnover, conversion rate, billable vs. worked hours, and dozens more.
Instant visualizations and drill-down
Traffic light charts to understand what's working and what isn't in 10 seconds. Time trends to see trajectory. Drill-down capability: from the aggregate to the detail by product, customer, salesperson, department, or geography — all with one click, no queries or Excel formulas needed.
Automatic alerts and scheduled reports
The system doesn't wait for you to look: it alerts you. Set critical thresholds (e.g., margin below 15%, customer overdues above 30 days, stock below minimum) and receive email or Slack notifications in real time. Automatic reports every Monday morning in your inbox.
Multi-role access
The CEO sees strategic KPIs. The sales manager sees their pipeline. The controller sees the full financial picture. Each user has their own configured view with appropriate permissions. Accessible from browser, tablet, and smartphone.
Historical data and forecasts
Not just current data: comparison with the same period last year, 12-month trends, projections based on historical patterns. A dashboard that looks forward, not just backward.
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Typical Workflow
Weeks 1-2 — Discovery and mapping We meet with your team to understand which decisions are made and what data is needed to support them. We map all existing systems and available data sources.
Weeks 3-4 — Connector development We build connectors for your management systems. For each system, we configure what to extract, at what frequency, and how to normalize the data (e.g., aligning product categories between CRM and ERP).
Weeks 5-6 — Dashboard build We build the dashboard with the agreed KPIs. First live version with real data. Feedback cycles with key users to refine visualizations and metrics.
Weeks 7-8 — Training and go-live User training (1-2 sessions). Configuration of alerts and automatic reports. Support in the first weeks of use.
Ongoing — Continuous evolution The dashboard grows with you: new KPIs, new connectors, new visualizations as needs change.
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Possible Integrations
- ERP / Management systems: SAP, Zucchetti, TeamSystem, Sage, Odoo, Microsoft Dynamics
- CRM: Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, SugarCRM, custom CRM
- E-commerce: WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento, PrestaShop
- Accounting: QuickBooks, Xero, custom accounting software
- Banking: statement exports (CSV, OFX), open banking APIs
- Production: custom MES, SCADA systems, structured Excel files
- HR: attendance systems, payroll, timesheet software
- Marketing: Google Analytics, Meta Ads, email campaign tools
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Custom Software vs. Standard Solutions
Tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Looker Studio are excellent, but they require internal technical expertise to configure, maintain, and update. Companies that use them without a dedicated data engineer end up with static dashboards nobody updates.
Vertical solutions like Qlik Sense or Sisense often cost €30,000-80,000/year in licenses alone, plus implementation costs, and are designed for large enterprises.
A custom dashboard built by Graffico is sized for your SMB: connected to your specific systems, with your industry's KPIs, with an interface your users actually use — without requiring internal technical skills. The development cost is a one-time investment, with no annual license fees for third-party software.
When custom makes sense: when you have legacy systems or industry-specific management software that no standard tool integrates natively, when your business KPIs are unique, when you want all data to remain on your own servers.
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Timeline, Budget and Process
Timeline: A basic dashboard with 3-4 connectors and 15-20 KPIs is ready in 6-8 weeks. More complex solutions with many systems to integrate require 10-14 weeks.
Budget: Custom KPI dashboard projects start from approximately €8,000-12,000 for a basic solution. Complex projects with many connectors and advanced KPIs range from €15,000 to €35,000. No license fees: the software is yours.
Process: Before any pricing, we run a free analysis session (2 hours) to understand your systems, objectives, and most relevant KPIs. Only then do we formulate a detailed fixed-price proposal.
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