Which Indicators Belong on a Quoting Dashboard

The right quote dashboard indicators answer two questions: how much the quoting operation is producing, and whether today looks like a normal day.

Why volume alone tells you nothing

A count of quotes is only meaningful against a baseline. Without one, a bad week looks like any other week.

Drops in volume noticed weeks after they start
Profit known only at month end
No sense of whether ticket size is rising or falling
Requests waiting for classification with nobody watching

Indicators worth tracking

Open requests, showing current workload
Awaiting classification, usually quotes that arrived by email
Profit today, last 7 days, and last 30 days, for trend comparison
Average ticket value, showing whether deal size is shifting
Quotes opened per day, as the baseline against which changes stand out

How to configure it in Jestor

Build the dashboard in Jestor on the quotes table.
Add indicators for open requests and those awaiting classification.
Add profit indicators across three periods — day, week, month.
Add an average ticket indicator with currency formatting.
Chart quotes opened per day so an unusual drop is visible immediately.

Why choose Jestor for commercial visibility?

The daily volume chart is the one that earns its place in Jestor: when a business that normally opens thirty to fifty quotes a day suddenly opens fifteen, the team can investigate the same afternoon rather than at month end.

Because quotes arriving by email land in the same pipeline flagged as awaiting classification, no request sits outside the reporting.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why track three profit periods?

Comparing day, week, and month reveals trends a single figure hides.

What does awaiting classification mean?

Usually a quote that arrived by email and has not been categorized yet. See jestor.com.

Can I see quote volume per day?

Yes, as a chart on the same panel.

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