I am developing a tracker for my construction project that is organized by multiple systems (tasks), each with several status stages. These stages—Not Started, In Progress, Stuck, and Done—act as gateways that must be completed before a task can be considered finished. A task reaches 100% completion only once all statuses are marked as “Done.”
I am currently struggling to create a dashboard that effectively visualizes this information. Specifically, I am having difficulty building widgets that clearly display all task statuses. E.g number of “stuck” statuses and show what task this is under. If any one could advice I would appreciate.
Hello @Andrew123
This is a common setup challenge and it usually comes down to structure.
Dashboards work best when each row has one Status column. If each task has multiple system statuses, the cleanest approach is to make each system a subitem or item with its own Status. Then you can easily count how many are Stuck and see exactly which task they belong to in dashboard widgets.
If you need to keep multiple Status columns on one item, add a helper Status or Formula column that flags the task as Stuck if any system status is Stuck. Dashboards can reliably read that single column.
For visualization, use a Table or Chart widget filtered by Status = Stuck to show both counts and task names.
Dr. Tanvi Sachar
Monday Certified Partner, Tuesday Wizard
Hi @drtanvisachar thank you for your response. Are there any videos you could recommend that would help explain this? I’m new to Monday.com and would really appreciate some guidance or better way to track the progress of a task without using multiple status columns? At the moment, I’m using a progress bar that’s linked to all status columns to measure each task’s progress but this is obviously giving dashboard issues
I was also wonder if there was a way to have different column headings when creating a new group on a board?
– Great overview of building dashboards and understanding how widgets pull data from boards.
**Full Dashboard Tutorial (Widgets & Filters)
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– Goes deeper into using Table and Chart widgets with filters, which is especially useful when breaking down data by Status.
How To Use Status & Dropdown Columns (2026 Guide) – Helpful for understanding how status logic works and how it can be leveraged across boards and dashboards.
These don’t show your exact use case end-to-end, but together they cover the building blocks needed to achieve it.
Let me know if this works for you, and if you’re finding it difficult, feel free to schedule a session with the team so we can suggest the best approach. You can schedule here. https://calendly.com/mondaywizard/30min
