Client Reporting Dashboard Build and Handover (10-15 days)
A fixed-scope sprint that turns a client's scattered source systems into one governed dashboard set with a named metric owner, so the agency can bill reporting as a retainer line instead of absorbing it as unbilled account management. Time: 10-15 days.
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Client Reporting Dashboard Build and Handover (10-15 days)
A fixed-scope sprint that turns a client's scattered source systems into one governed dashboard set with a named metric owner, so the agency can bill reporting as a retainer line instead of absorbing it as unbilled account management.
- Signed scope naming the exact questions the dashboard must answer, plus the client's written agreement on which source system is authoritative for each metric. Read access provisioned to every source before day one, including ad platforms, CRM, and billing. A named client-side metric owner who can approve definitions within 48 hours. A warehouse or direct-query layer already chosen, since platforms such as Sigma Computing query cloud warehouses live while Knowi connects to SQL, NoSQL, and API sources without a warehouse. Baseline hours logged for the current manual reporting cycle, so the before-and-after comparison is defensible.
- 1.Inventory every source system and record its refresh cadence and owner
- 2.Document the current manual reporting cycle and hours consumed per month
- 3.Confirm the client-side metric owner and escalation path in writing
- 1.Map each dashboard question to a single authoritative source
- 2.Flag metrics where two systems disagree and escalate for a ruling
- 3.Log unresolved definitions as open items with named owners
- 1.Connect the chosen platform to the approved sources and verify row counts
- 2.Test one full refresh cycle end to end before building any visuals
- 3.Record connection failures and their root cause in the project log
- 1.Build the semantic layer or metric definitions for the agreed measures
- 2.Name every metric in client language, not internal shorthand
- 3.Version the definitions so later changes are traceable
- 1.Draft the executive view with no more than seven tiles
- 2.Draft the operational view for the team that acts on the numbers
- 3.Annotate each tile with its source and last refresh timestamp
- 1.Configure threshold alerts for the three metrics that trigger action
- 2.Route alerts to the person who owns the response, not a shared inbox
- 3.Test alert delivery and confirm receipt with the recipient
- 1.Walk the client through the draft and capture corrections in one pass
- 2.Rebuild disputed tiles against the corrected definitions
- 3.Freeze the metric list and move further requests to a change log
- 1.Set row-level access so each client stakeholder sees only their scope
- 2.Confirm the client's own clients cannot see internal margin or cost fields
- 3.Document the access matrix and store it with the project record
- 1.Run a live session where the client builds one view unaided
- 2.Record the session and leave it with the client as reference
- 3.Note every question asked and fold the answers into the runbook
- 1.Write the runbook covering refresh failures, source changes, and escalation
- 2.Define the monthly review cadence and who attends from each side
- 3.Hand over credentials and confirm the client can log in without support
- 1.Compare the first automated cycle against the logged manual baseline
- 2.Quantify hours removed and present the delta to the client sponsor
- 3.Convert the delta into the retainer line item for the next quarter
The build is priced against the client's current reporting cost, not against platform licence fees, because the licence is the smallest part of the number. A client burning 20 internal hours a month on manual pulls is paying far more than the dashboard retainer, and the agency captures that gap as margin while the platform cost passes through at a markup or sits inside a bundled fee. White-label capability on platforms such as ClicData and Yellowfin lets the agency resell the interface under its own brand, which supports higher retainers than a generic reporting line item.
- Source inventory with authoritative-system rulings for every disputed metric
- Governed dashboard set covering the executive and operational views
- Metric definition document with version history and named owners
- Alert configuration list showing threshold, recipient, and response owner
- Runbook and access matrix covering refresh failures and stakeholder permissions
The client's named metric owner signs off that every dashboard tile traces to an approved source and definition, and the client runs one full monthly reporting cycle without agency intervention.