DPI Guiding Principles And GRC Practice Question
An organization is establishing an enterprise GRC dashboard in PowerBI. The risk team wants to track 150 different Key Risk Indicators (KRIs). Executive leadership complains that the dashboard is overwhelming and useless for decision-making. Which guiding principle should be applied to redesign the dashboard?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Apply 'Focus on value' and 'Keep it simple and practical' to streamline the dashboard down to the critical few KRIs that directly impact strategic business objectives.
Too many metrics cause cognitive overload. Filtering down to the few vital metrics aligns with 'Focus on value' and 'Keep it simple and practical'.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Automate email alerts to send all 150 KRIs to executives every hour.
Why it's wrong here
Spamming executives with unrefined data does not solve usability.
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Apply 'Focus on value' and 'Keep it simple and practical' to streamline the dashboard down to the critical few KRIs that directly impact strategic business objectives.
Why this is correct
Streamlining to critical metrics aligns with value and practicality, making data actionable for executives.
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Add 50 more operational metrics to ensure absolute coverage of every IT asset.
Why it's wrong here
Adding more metrics worsens executive overwhelm.
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Acknowledge the dashboard failure and abandon risk metric reporting entirely.
Why it's wrong here
Abandoning reporting violates GRC requirements.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official AXELOS / PeopleCert exam blueprint
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