This document provides a 5-step process for creating highly effective dashboards using Salesforce data. The steps include: 1) Understanding executives' key concerns to identify the right data, 2) Cleaning and structuring the data, 3) Building reports from the data, 4) Designing dashboards with visual components linked to reports, and 5) Reviewing dashboards with executives and monitoring usage to drive business performance. Examples are given for each step and additional resources are provided.