What's in scope

The dashboard includes summary data for audits performed in Dakota Auditor. Audits without a site-level parent folder are excluded from every visualization.

• Red Flag. A checklist answer that indicates a compliance concern or finding. Red Flag counts in this dashboard count individual answers, not audits.

• Module. A logical grouping of regulatory Domains. Each checklist question is associated with a Module and a Primary Domain. For example, Air Quality is a Module, while Air Quality > Operating Permits is a Primary Domain underneath it.

• Repeat Red Flag. A Red Flag the auditor marked as a recurring finding (typically one that was also identified in a prior audit at the same location). 

For information on how data is synchronized from ProActivity into Insights, see Getting Started with Dakota Insights.

Filters

The Audit Summary dashboard supports the following filter slicers on all three pages:

• Audit Creation Date (defaults to the past 3 years)

• Date Completed

• Audit Name

• Business Unit

• Facility

• Module

Note: Audit Creation Date is used as the primary date filter because all audits have a creation date, but only completed audits have a completion date. This keeps in-flight audits visible in counts and KPIs that should reflect ongoing activity.

Audit Summary (page 1)

The Summary page gives you the top-line read on your audit program: six KPI tiles, three status pies, and four charts that break down audit activity and findings by Module and Primary Domain.

Top-line KPIs

Each KPI tile shows a current value. The four "performance" tiles (Red Flags, Average Days for Audit Complete, Red Flag %, and Overall Audit Score) also display a trend arrow comparing the current value to the same period one year ago. Open Audits and Completed Audits use a neutral color because a higher count may signal either a busy period or a backlog — context decides which.

Audit Summary Top-line KPIs

• Open Audits. Count of audits currently in flight (excludes Completed). Use it to gauge whether the team is keeping up with the audit schedule.

• Completed Audits. Count of audits completed within the selected date range. A direct measure of audit throughput.

• Red Flags. Total count of Red Flag checklist answers across all audits in the selected date range. Shows the magnitude of compliance findings needing corrective action.

• Average Days for Audit Complete. Average number of days from audit creation to completion, for audits completed in the selected date range. A cycle-time indicator — faster completion supports timelier corrective action.

• Red Flag %. The share of answered checklist questions that are Red Flags. Normalizes Red Flag volume against total answer volume so organizations with different audit sizes or cadences can be compared fairly.

• Overall Audit Score. The complement of Red Flag % — the share of answered checklist questions that are not Red Flags. A single summary number of compliance performance.

Note: On the Red Flags, Red Flag %, and Average Days for Audit Complete tiles, an up-arrow appears in red and a down-arrow appears in green. On the Completed Audits and Overall Audit Score tiles, the colors are reversed — green for up, red for down — so the color always means "good" or "bad," regardless of whether the underlying metric is meant to grow or shrink.

Audit health pies

Three pie charts give you a quick read on audit quality and the nature of findings.

Audit Health pies

• Audit Applicability Completion Percent. Share of checklist items that have been marked Applicable versus Unknown. Unknown applicability indicates incomplete audit scoping; a high Unknown share can mask real compliance issues.

• Answered Checklist Counts. Share of answered checklist items that are Red Flags versus other answers. Visualizes the Red Flag % KPI as a pie for quick communication with non-technical audiences.

• New and Repeat Red Flags. Share of Red Flags marked New versus Repeat. A high Repeat share suggests corrective actions are not sticking; a high New share may indicate broader or deeper audits surfacing previously missed issues. Accuracy depends on the auditor correctly flagging recurring findings.

Where audit work and findings concentrate

Four charts let you see how audits and findings distribute across the regulatory hierarchy.

Modules Included in Audits by Audit Status

Red Flags by Module

Checklist Answers by Module

Checklist Answers by Primary Domain (Top 10)

• Modules Included in Audits by Audit Status. A horizontal stacked bar showing the number of audits that include each Module, stacked by audit status. Highlights the topic areas where open audits are concentrated; useful for planning and resource allocation.

• Red Flags by Module. A horizontal bar chart, Pareto sorted, showing the total count of Red Flag answers by Module. Use it to spot the regulatory areas with the highest absolute volume of Red Flags, directing attention to the regulatory areas that most need corrective action or training.

• Checklist Answers by Module. A horizontal stacked bar showing total answered questions by Module, stacked by Red Flag versus other answers. This puts Red Flag counts in context — a high-volume Module with a low Red Flag share may be a lower risk area than a low-volume Module with a high share.

• Checklist Answers by Primary Domain (Top 10). A horizontal stacked bar going one level deeper than Module, showing the ten Primary Domains with the most answered questions, stacked by Red Flag versus other answers. Use it to pinpoint the specific regulatory areas where compliance concerns concentrate.
  

Audit Summary by Facility (page 2)

Page 2 takes the same audit data and slices everything by Facility, so you can see which sites are most active, which are most thoroughly audited, and where findings concentrate.

Note: On all Page 2 charts, facilities are sorted in descending order by audit or answer count (Pareto). For organizations with more than about 40 facilities, the chart area may be crowded; use Business Unit or other filters to focus on a subset.

• Audit Count by Facility. A horizontal bar chart showing the number of audits per Facility in the selected date range. Reveals audit coverage across sites and may highlight facilities that are under-audited relative to their risk profile.

• Checklist Answers by Facility. A horizontal bar chart showing the number of answered checklist questions per Facility. Higher answer counts indicate more comprehensive or more frequent audits, supporting fair facility-to-facility comparisons in the table below.

• Red Flags by Module and Facility. A horizontal stacked bar showing the number of Red Flag answers per Facility, stacked by Module. Helps prioritize corrective action at facilities with findings in high-risk Modules.

• Audit Summary by Facility (table). A facility-level summary table with columns for Audits, Answered Questions, Red Flags, Non-Red Flags, % Red Flags, and % Non-Red Flags. Includes a Total row. If you have more than about 30 facilities, export the full table to view all rows.
  

Penalty Risk (page 3)

The Penalty Risk page translates Red Flag findings into estimated financial exposure, so you can communicate compliance risk to finance, leadership, and other non-EHS stakeholders in business terms.

Note: This page estimates potential fines from audits in the current filter range, using penalty data published by EPA and OSHA. Each Red Flag is treated as a notice of violation (NOV). Anticipated Fine = Average Penalty per Violation × Average Risk Percent × Number of Red Flags. Average Risk Percent is the likelihood the agency issues a penalty for that Domain; 50% is assumed where data is unavailable. The calculation is limited to regulatory Modules for which penalty data was reasonably available. Anticipated Fine amounts are intended for prioritization, not legal or financial guidance.

• Total Anticipated Fine by Facility. A horizontal bar chart, Pareto sorted, showing estimated total penalty exposure per Facility in US dollars. Identifies where dollar risk concentrates.

• Total Anticipated Fine by Module. A horizontal bar chart, Pareto sorted, showing estimated total penalty exposure by Module. Aligns compliance priorities with financial impact.
  

• Penalty Risk Details (table). A detail-level table of Red Flags with columns for Facility Name, Audit Name, Module, Primary Domain, Red Flags, Average Risk Percent, and Anticipated Fine. Grouped by Module in the default view. Provides the granularity needed for finance and EHS teams to investigate, validate, and act on specific exposures.

Refresh and data freshness

The data in this dashboard refreshes every four hours. For details on synchronization timing and what's included from each ProActivity product, see Getting Started with Dakota Insights.