New Website Dashboard

[dangar]

So, I am building this ecommerce website for a start-up company. They haven't made any sales yet. But I am building the admin panel that needs a dashboard showing track of the activity. What data should the dashboard show?

[requinix]

Are you making the dashboard for us or for them?

[dangar]

For them. 
I don't know how it will work without any data in all those order, shipping etc tables.
thanks

[requinix]

For them.

Then don't ask us. Ask them. It's their dashboard, they are the ones going to use it, ask them what they want to see.

 

Is this your first time working with a client? You have to actually, you know, get information from them. Guessing is not going to help you in the long run so learn how to gather requirements now.

[dangar]

Thanks. It is my first time working with a client.

Its not their requirement. I just wanted to add additional features to it.

[requinix]

It's great that you want to be proactive about features, but ultimately it should be up to the client. You can certainly propose ideas to them like "Hey, would X be useful to you?" but don't go changing the specs because you want to do more.

 

If the dashboard currently meets requirements then move on to the rest of the project: having everything finished on time and on budget will be better than having some parts of it looking great but other parts not done yet. You can always add more dashboard stuff later.

[dangar]

Thanks Mate. Will consider that.

Cheers.