Excel Expert Needed – Clean, Client-Facing Dashboard

This is a refinement and visual polish project. Core data, structure, and logic are already in place.

Budget is $100 fixed. Expected effort is 2–3 hours for an experienced Excel dashboard designer.

We are seeking an Excel dashboard specialist with strong visual design skills to design a clean, professional, client-facing dashboard using our existing Excel data.


This dashboard will be shared directly with a customer and must clearly communicate testing progress, status, and completion percentages at a glance.

The goal is clarity, professionalism, and confidence — not complex analysis.

Project Context

Industrial testing / inspection work

Data is already structured in Excel and stored in SharePoint (Office 365)

Our team updates the data regularly

The customer will view the dashboard (read-only)

This project is not about data creation or heavy analysis. It is about visual layout, structure, and presentation.

What the Dashboard Should Show

Overall percentage completion

Counts by status (Not Started / In Progress / Complete / Hold)

Clean summary tables

Clear charts (bar charts, pie charts, progress visuals)

A single "overview" page a customer can understand in under 30 seconds

Requirements

Built entirely in Excel

Strong dashboard design and visualization skills

Clean, modern, professional appearance

Logical visual hierarchy (what the client sees first matters)

Consistent formatting, colors, and labels

Must remain stable when underlying data updates

No macros unless absolutely necessary

What We Need Help With

Dashboard layout and structure

Chart selection and formatting

Improving readability and flow

Making the dashboard polished and client-ready

Minor table restructuring if needed to support visuals

Deliverables

Final Excel file with completed dashboard tab(s)

Clean, maintainable formatting

Brief explanation of how to safely update the data

Nice to Have (Not Required)

Experience with client-facing or executive dashboards

Experience with operational, manufacturing, or industrial reporting

Proposal Requirements


Please include:
Examples of Excel dashboards you have built

A short explanation of your approach to dashboard design

Estimated turnaround time

We will share the existing Excel file with shortlisted candidates.

Contract duration of less than 1 month.

Mandatory skills:
Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Dashboard
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