Data Analytics – Customer Insights & Dashboard Development

Categories
Data visualization Data analysis Marketing analytics
Skills
data visualization data analysis customer analysis business analysis business analytics wireframing presentation design
Project scope

What is the main goal for this project?

Organization Description: [Please share any context around your organization and how this project coincides with wider Organizational goals]


Project Overview:

This project focuses on analyzing customer behavior and developing a data dashboard to visualize insights that support strategic decision-making. Learners will clean and prepare data, conduct exploratory analysis, and design an interactive dashboard using a tool such as Looker Studio, Tableau, or Power BI. Final deliverables will include a dashboard, business insights report, and a summary presentation.


Project Duration: 6 Weeks

Project Hours: 150

Project Hours Per Learner: 30

What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?

Project Scope & Expectations:

Learners will engage in:

  • Cleaning and preparing customer interaction datasets (e.g., website activity, sales, engagement, or surveys)
  • Conducting exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify trends, correlations, and outliers
  • Defining key performance indicators (KPIs) and designing dashboard wireframes
  • Developing an interactive dashboard using a common visualization platform
  • Presenting insights and data-driven recommendations for business strategy


Project Timeline & Deliverables:

Week 1: Project Kickoff & Data Cleaning (~2 hours per learner)

  • Review project goals, data sources, and formatting needs
  • Clean dataset by removing duplicates, handling missing values, and validating structure
  • Create a data dictionary defining variables and fields

Week 2: Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) (~4 hours per learner)

  • Use Python, SQL, or Excel to perform summary statistics and trend discovery
  • Visualize key variables and investigate patterns or outliers 

Deliverable: Exploratory Data Analysis Report

Week 3: Dashboard Wireframing & KPI Selection (~6 hours per learner)

  • Define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) based on employer goals
  • Sketch a draft layout of the dashboard and plan visualizations 

Deliverable: Dashboard Wireframe & KPI Plan

Week 4: Dashboard Development (~6 hours per learner)

  • Use Looker Studio, Tableau, or Power BI to build an interactive dashboard
  • Integrate filters, drill-downs, and key charts

Deliverable: Draft Interactive Dashboard

Week 5: Business Insights & Recommendations (~6 hours per learner)

  • Interpret data visuals to develop actionable insights
  • Link insights to business goals such as customer retention, marketing, or sales

Deliverable: Business Insights & Recommendations Report

Week 6: Final Presentation & Dashboard Demonstration (~6 hours per learner)

  • Finalize the dashboard and insights
  • Present dashboard functionality and key findings to stakeholders

Deliverables: Final Dashboard (shared via link or export), Final Business Insights Report, and Project Presentation Deck


Final Deliverables:

  • Cleaned Dataset & Data Dictionary
  • Exploratory Data Analysis Report
  • Dashboard Wireframe & KPI Plan
  • Interactive Dashboard
  • Business Insights & Recommendations Report
  • Final Presentation


Working Expectations:

Learners are expected to receive practical real world job experience in exchange for completion of tangible deliverables of a successfully completed project. Employers are expected to provide mentorship, guidance, and clear expectations to students and regular communication with the AscentUP team.