DASHLY USER GUIDE

Welcome to Dashly

Dashly is a strategic project portfolio management platform built for teams that need to manage projects, track financial health, and make data-driven decisions - without the complexity of enterprise tools.

What Dashly does

Project Portfolio

Manage all your active projects in one workspace. Track budgets, timelines, priorities, milestones, and team members per project.

Financial Tools

Run NPV, break-even, ROI, cash flow, and 22 more calculations directly inside your workspace, linked to your projects.

Risk Intelligence

Score project risk across five weighted factors. Layer in Black Swan scenarios and get real-time mitigation recommendations.

Dashly Sense

An AI-powered health engine that scores each project across budget, risk, timeline, resources, and activity - and surfaces smart insights.

Team Collaboration

Invite your team with role-based access. Three levels of permission keep sensitive data secure while enabling the right people to act.

Multi-Workspace

Belong to multiple companies at once. Switch workspaces from the sidebar - each one is completely isolated.

Guide Sections

Getting Started

Account setup, first workspace, and your first project.

Projects

Creating projects, milestones, tasks, external links, and linking calculators.

Tools Hub

All 26 Dashly financial tools, what they calculate, and the What-If sensitivity analysis panel.

Risk Calculator

Five-factor risk scoring, Black Swan events, presets, and linking to projects.

Dashly Sense

AI-powered project health scoring - five dimensions, exact weights, and how to improve your score.

Business Portfolio

Portfolio analytics, KPI strips, four-tab analysis, Excel/Word exports, and the PDF report builder.

Calendar

Month, week, and Gantt views of your project timeline. Health-coded ribbons and milestone diamonds.

Strategic Goals

Create company-level objectives, track progress, and link projects to the goals they serve.

Scenario Compare

Compare saved calculator runs side by side. Filter by project, mark a baseline, and read delta columns.

Blockers & Dependencies

Log impediments blocking a project, link them to source projects, and track cross-project cascade risks.

Team & Roles

Invitations, the three role levels, permissions, and multi-workspace.

Settings

Profile, company details, industry selection, currency, billing, and 2FA.

Glossary

Every financial term and Dashly-specific concept defined in plain language.

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

Use the sidebar to navigate between sections. New to Dashly? Start with Getting Started. Looking for a specific tool? Head to Tools Hub. Not sure what a term means? Check the Glossary. This guide is maintained alongside the product - it updates when features change.