A compliance dashboard is a visual overview showing the current state of an organization’s policy compliance. Typical views display control implementation status, open nonconformities, audit findings, and trends.
In an ISMS, a compliance dashboard supports the requirements of ISO 27001 Clause 9.1 (Monitoring, Measurement, Analysis and Evaluation) and reporting to top management (Clause 9.3, Management Review). It aggregates data from various sources — audit results, risk assessments, action item status, KPIs — into a single view that helps decision-makers maintain oversight. Effective dashboards highlight action items at a glance: what is overdue, where risk is increasing, which areas are well-positioned.