Why design systems scale product design in Figma - Dashboard Impact

Dashboard Mode - Why design systems scale product design

Goal

Understand how design systems help scale product design efficiently across teams and projects.

Sample Data: Design System Usage Metrics

Team	Projects Using Design System	Total Projects	Average Design Time (hours)	Rework Rate (%)
Team A	8	10	40	10
Team B	5	10	55	25
Team C	9	12	38	8
Team D	3	8	60	30
Team E	7	9	42	12

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Average Design Time
  Formula: Average Design Time = AVERAGE('DesignData'[Average Design Time (hours)])
  Result: 47 hours
• KPI Card: Average Rework Rate
  Formula: Average Rework Rate = AVERAGE('DesignData'[Rework Rate (%)])
  Result: 17%
• Bar Chart: Projects Using Design System vs Total Projects by Team
  X-axis: Team
  Y-axis: Number of Projects
  Two bars per team: Projects Using Design System and Total Projects
• Line Chart: Average Design Time vs Rework Rate by Team
  X-axis: Team
  Y-axis Left: Average Design Time (hours)
  Y-axis Right: Rework Rate (%)
• Table: Detailed Team Metrics
  Columns: Team, Projects Using Design System, Total Projects, Average Design Time, Rework Rate

Dashboard Layout

+--------------------------------------------------+
| KPI: Average Design Time | KPI: Average Rework Rate |
+--------------------------+-------------------------+
|                                                  |
| Bar Chart: Projects Using Design System vs Total |
|                                                  |
+--------------------------------------------------+
|                                                  |
| Line Chart: Design Time & Rework Rate by Team    |
|                                                  |
+--------------------------------------------------+
|                                                  |
| Table: Detailed Team Metrics                      |
|                                                  |
+--------------------------------------------------+

Interactivity

Filter by Team: Selecting a team filters all charts and the table to show only that team's data.

Toggle Projects View: Switch between viewing projects using the design system and total projects in the bar chart.

Self Check

If you add a filter to show only Team C, which components update?

• Bar Chart updates to show Team C's projects only.
• Line Chart updates to show Team C's design time and rework rate.
• Table filters to Team C's row.
• KPI cards update to reflect Team C's average design time and rework rate.

Key Result

Dashboard shows how design systems reduce design time and rework across teams by comparing project usage and performance metrics.