1. Set the geographic boundary before reading the numbers
A Provo law firm may serve clients beyond Provo, while a dashboard may display city, county, state or other location fields. Those are not interchangeable. The Census record identifies Provo city as a municipality and places it in Utah County. Ask Bosseo to show exactly how a city, county and broader service area are represented in the dashboard before using location comparisons in a budget discussion. A count associated with Provo should not automatically be treated as a Utah County count, and a Utah County result should not be described as proof of demand inside Provo.
Recommended approach
Create a written geographic definition for each reportable measure: target location, practice area, date range and source. During the review, ask whether the dashboard can preserve those distinctions and how the firm would inspect an unexpected location value. Treat the Census population figure as context for scope, not as a forecast of inquiries or revenue.
