odoo/addons/hr/hr_board.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<openerp>
<data>
    <!-- This board view will be complete by other hr_* modules-->
    <record id="board_hr_form" model="ir.ui.view">
        <field name="name">board.hr.form</field>
        <field name="model">board.board</field>
        <field name="type">form</field>
        <field name="arch" type="xml">
            <form string="Human Resources Dashboard" layout="manual">
                <board style="2-1">
                    <column/>
                    <column/>
                </board>
            </form>
        </field>
    </record>
    <record id="open_board_hr" model="ir.actions.act_window">
        <field name="name">Human Resources Dashboard</field>
        <field name="res_model">board.board</field>
        <field name="view_type">form</field>
        <field name="view_mode">form</field>
        <field name="usage">menu</field>
        <field name="view_id" ref="board_hr_form"/>
    </record>

    <menuitem id="menu_hr_dashboard" parent="base.menu_reporting_dashboard" action="open_board_hr" sequence="30"/>

</data>
</openerp>