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# KPI Composer projects

# KPI Composer projects {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

KPI Composer is based on projects. Each project in KPI Composer consists of Key Performance Indicator (KPI) trees and the functional and
technical definitions of all artifacts within those trees. You can create multiple
projects.  
The KPI Composer project UI provides you with a sequence of four tabs, each corresponding to a phase in your project:

Analysis
:   In this phase, you create a hierarchical tree of Business Goals, Critical Success Factors,
    and Measurements (or KPIs). Conceptually defining KPIs and mapping them to Goals and Success
    Factors produces a detailed functional specification of all required Performance Analytics
    configurations. This specification is vetted by the business sponsors and provides a clear
    direction to the technical implementers.

Dashboard Design
:   In this phase, you create a design specification for one or more Performance Analytics
    dashboards. Use the Dashboard Visualization tab in presentations early in your implementation to get
    timely feedback, so when your project is complete, the dashboard viewers get the
    visualizations they expect.

Data Definition
:   In this phase, you provide technical specifications for Performance Analytics Indicators that
    match the KPIs that you defined during Analysis. You can link the KPIs to appropriate Performance Analytics indicators that already exist or that you create later.

Review
:   In this phase, verify the design components in your project, run a system definition health
    check, and generate a task list for implementing the project in Performance Analytics.
1. [Create a KPI Composer project](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/8OBw0dU3fIPUuZsVwNxU1Q)  
   As the first step in using KPI Composer, create a project.
2. [Define properties for a project](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/RhdQyR7SI9za0AEsSJnUpg)  
   In the Project Properties, you can associate knowledge articles, owners, and contact persons with the project.
3. [Add personas to a project](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/L4BJiOPMVpegGyd1f5n19w)  
   Each project has several personas with different roles in the Performance Analytics solution that you are designing. A persona is a role within your company, such as service desk manager or service owner.
4. [Group data by breakdown definitions](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/mE8nxU3gN2WYFAH~EeMObw#add-breakdowns-project)  
   Each project can have a set of breakdown definitions that you can use to group the data in KPIs. These breakdown definitions provide the specifications for Performance Analytics breakdowns that you eventually create.
5. [Write journal entries for a project](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/OFDH1e~2B3UJoF3bBKJ8WA)  
   Keep track of your KPI Composer project with journal entries
6. [Share a KPI Composer project](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/lukgaYHp4pqHJKBb4X5VxQ)  
   You can share a KPI Composer project that you own or that you are responsible for. You can provide the user with either read-write or read-only access.
7. [Export a KPI Composer project](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Dp6fKAtppj3KWm4CSdmXUQ)  
   To copy a KPI Composer project between instances, first export the project as a JSON file.
8. [Import a KPI Composer project](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/oHUTR_J8pRjbZcHEBnS_Vw)  
   If you have an exported KPI Composer project, you can import it to your instance.