# Workspace Pulse
Workspace Pulse is the default dashboard view and your fastest signal of overall health. In under ten seconds you can tell whether work is flowing, where the bottlenecks are, and what needs attention next.

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## KPI cards

Six cards span the top of every dashboard tab. On Workspace Pulse they focus on delivery flow:

| Card | What it tells you |
|------|-------------------|
| **Projects in Progress** | Count of active projects. The subtitle lists which project keys are in scope. Click to jump to the Projects list. |
| **Open Tasks** | Total non-done tasks across all projects, with a sparkline showing the trend over the selected time range. |
| **At Risk** | Tasks flagged with risk signals (stale reviews, blocked items). Zero is the target — any non-zero number deserves a click. |
| **Active Sprints** | Currently running sprints, with a dual-series sparkline tracking sprint starts and closes. |
| **Assigned Coverage** | Percentage of open tasks that have an owner. Gaps here mean work is queued without accountability. |
| **Throughput** | Tasks completed in the selected window, with a creation count for comparison. |

Every card is clickable — it navigates directly to a filtered view of the relevant data. The info button on each card opens a details popover with the full metric breakdown.

## Throughput trend

The center chart plots **Created vs Completed** tasks over the selected time range. Toggle either series on or off with the legend buttons below the chart.

**What to look for:**
- Completed consistently above Created = healthy flow, backlog is shrinking.
- Created spiking above Completed = intake is outpacing execution. Time to throttle new work or add capacity.
- Both flat at zero = nothing is moving. Check whether sprints are active and agents are assigned.

## Perspective carousel

The right panel rotates through seven perspectives, each surfacing a different operational signal:

| Perspective | What it shows |
|-------------|---------------|
| **Sprint Health** | Recently closed sprints with closure timing. A healthy workspace closes sprints regularly. |
| **Review Queue** | Tasks waiting for review. A growing queue means the review gate is becoming a bottleneck. |
| **Unassigned Tasks** | Open tasks without an owner. Assign them before starting more work. |
| **Stale In Progress** | Tasks stuck in progress beyond expected duration. These are likely blocked or abandoned. |
| **Upcoming Deadlines** | Tasks or sprints approaching their due dates. Plan ahead before they become urgent. |
| **Top Blockers** | The most common blocking reasons across active work. Fix these to unblock the most tasks at once. |
| **Task Status Distribution** | A breakdown of all tasks by status. Use it to spot pileups in any single stage. |

Use the dot indicators to browse, or click the tab labels to jump directly to a specific perspective.

## Reading the signals

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### Step 1 — Check the headline numbers

Start with Open Tasks, At Risk, and Throughput. You want open tasks trending down, zero at-risk items, and steady throughput.

### Step 2 — Scan the trend chart

If Completed is consistently below Created, work is piling up. Either reduce intake or investigate what's slowing execution.

### Step 3 — Browse perspectives

Rotate through the carousel. Sprint Health tells you whether delivery is rhythmic. Review Queue and Stale In Progress reveal process bottlenecks. Unassigned Tasks highlight ownership gaps.

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## Next steps

- Drill into [Project Breakdown](../project-breakdown/) to compare projects side by side.
- Check [Agent Workload Pulse](../agent-workload-pulse/) to see whether agents are balanced.
- Open [Tasks](/valdr/docs/ui/tasks/) to act on anything flagged as at-risk or unassigned.