Run Chart Template – Visualize Trends Over Time

Use this Excel run chart template to display KPI trends, performance data, or improvement metrics over time.

• Great for identifying shifts, cycles, and variation patterns.
• Ideal for Lean Daily Management and operational reviews.
• Simple, visual, and ready for your next team meeting.

This template includes two options:

1. Month by Month performance:

This view helps seeing trends over time and to assess anomalies and whether they’re random or systemic.

2. Cumulative performance:

This visualization of KPIs helps visualizing the YTD (cumulative) GAP. When adding a forecast line it can even suggest where the gap will be at the end of the years. It can also show impact or counter measures during the year.

Note: both graphs will automatically populate when inserting the data. In this way you can easily decide which chart to use.

When to use run charts:

• As part of visualizing performance in monthly reviews
• To quickly identify trends as part of Daily Management
• When describing a problem (gap) as part of A3 Problem Solving