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📊 Displaying Deviations & Actions on KPIs

This article explains how deviations and actions are visualized directly on KPIs — both via color-coded symbols on the KPI tile and in the detail view. You’ll learn how to interpret the iconography correctly and understand how content from subordinate teams (cascaded) is displayed.

🔍 Contents

  • Why this topic matters

  • Prerequisites

  • Structure & display

  • Aggregation of deviations & actions

  • Tips & Best Practices

  • FAQ

❗ Why this topic matters
The visual display of deviations and actions on KPIs enables a quick assessment of necessary actions:
📉 Are KPIs outside their tolerance range?
🛠️ Have actions already been initiated?

This transparency helps managers identify deviations and responses at a glance — without searching extensively or switching between teams.

✅ Prerequisites

  • 🔐 Access to ValueStreamer

  • 📊 Relevant KPIs are visible in the team or aggregated overview

  • 📌 Deviations and/or actions have already been recorded for the KPI

🧭 Structure & display
The status of deviations and actions is shown directly in KPI tiles using color-coded icons:

Symbol Meaning
🔴 Red Deviation recorded, no action linked
🔵 Blue At least one action linked to the deviation

ℹ️ Note:
Additional linked content (deviations, actions, Go & See, Top Topics) can be found in the right-hand panel — both in the single-KPI view and the multi-KPI overview.

📥 Aggregation of deviations & actions
When KPIs are used across teams, deviations and actions are automatically cascaded.

📌 Example scenario:

  • The Motor Line team (child team) reports a deviation and records an action.

  • This information is automatically displayed in the parent team Assembly.

📈 In the higher-level team, it becomes immediately visible:
➡️ "A downstream area requires action."

These details are visible:

  • Directly on the KPI tile (color-coded symbol)

  • In the right-hand Deviation Management section

✨ Tips & Best Practices

  • ✨ Use the color-coded icons as a discussion starter in daily shopfloor meetings.

  • 💡 Best Practice: Record an action for a deviation immediately — the red icon will automatically switch to blue.

  • 📌 Important: Cascaded content displays cross-team escalations — no manual team switching is needed.

❓ FAQ

What does the red icon on a KPI mean?
→ A deviation has been reported, but no action has been linked.

Where can I find the linked actions?
→ In the right-hand Deviation Management panel or directly in the single-KPI detail view.