A dashboard shows revenue rose 20%. What would you check before calling it business growth?

Verify the revenue definition, currency conversion, reporting timezone, retu s, taxes, and whether the period is complete. Compare equivalent periods and account for seasonality, acquisitions, price changes, and customer mix. Separate transaction volume from average transaction value, and inspect whether a few large accounts explain the increase. Reconcile dashboard totals to a trusted source and confirm the pipeline has not duplicated records. Revenue growth may be real while margin, retention, or cash collection deteriorates, so relate the finding to the actual business decision.