How can users track and analyze project performance in Smartsheet?

Tracking and analyzing project performance in Smartsheet is most effectively accomplished through the use of dashboards and reports. Dashboards are visual displays that consolidate and present key project metrics and performance indicators in a user-friendly format, allowing stakeholders to quickly grasp the status of the project. With real-time updates, dashboards can highlight important trends, track progress against goals, and identify areas that may need attention.

Reports in Smartsheet complement dashboards by allowing users to filter and compile data from one or more sheets based on specific criteria. This capability enables users to analyze data in various ways, such as creating summaries of tasks that are overdue, completed, or in progress, which helps in making informed decisions.

The other options do not effectively serve the purpose of tracking and analyzing project performance. While switching to a calendar view may provide a perspective on timelines and due dates, it does not provide the comprehensive analytical capabilities that dashboards and reports offer. Restricting access to certain data can protect sensitive information but does not directly facilitate performance tracking. Similarly, deleting archived sheets would remove historical data that could be useful for performance analysis. Thus, utilizing dashboards and reports is the best approach for effectively tracking and analyzing project performance in Smartsheet.