Development of an Internal Analytics Dashboard for Business Insights Optimization

The client faces difficulties in consolidating data from multiple sources, resulting in limited visibility into key business metrics and delayed reporting. This hampers timely decision-making and strategic planning.

A mid-sized consulting firm with a diverse portfolio seeking to enhance data-driven decision making

• Develop an internal analytics dashboard to centralize key business data.
• Enable real-time data visualization and reporting capabilities.
• Improve decision-making speed by reducing report generation time by at least 50%.
• Enhance data security and user access management across departments.
• Ensure scalability to accommodate future data sources and user growth.

• Data aggregation modules for integrating multiple data sources such as CRM, ERP, and sales databases.
• Interactive dashboards with customizable widgets for different user roles.
• Real-time data updates and refresh schedules.
• Automated report generation and distribution via email and internal portals.
• User access controls and permission management.
• Responsive interface compatible with desktops and mobile devices.

• CRM systems for customer data
• ERP platforms for operational data
• Database systems for sales and financial data
• Authentication and identity management services

• System should support at least 100 concurrent users.
• Dashboard data refresh rates within 5 minutes for real-time insights.
• Data encryption at rest and in transit to ensure security.
• High system availability with 99.9% uptime.
• Responsive design optimized for various devices.

The implementation of the analytics dashboard aims to significantly improve operational efficiency by reducing report generation time by over 50%, increasing data-driven decision-making accuracy, and enhancing overall data visibility. This will result in faster strategic insights, improved responsiveness to market changes, and better resource allocation across the organization.