Since you only have 48 hours, the execution plan must be highly optimized.

Here’s a breakdown of how to complete the Employee Skill Management

Dashboard in time while ensuring core functionalities work effectively.

🚀 48-Hour Execution Plan for

Employee Skill Management
Dashboard
🔹 Day 1: Development & Core Features (First
24 Hours)
🕘 Hour 1-3: Project Setup & Basic UI

 Set up the project using React.js (Frontend), Node.js (Backend),

PostgreSQL (Database).
 Install essential dependencies (Express.js, Tailwind CSS,
Sequelize, JWT for authentication).
 Create a basic UI with a login screen and dashboard layout using
Tailwind CSS.

🕒 Hour 4-6: User Authentication & Role Management

 Implement JWT-based authentication for Admin, Manager, and

Employee.
 Define role-based access controls (RBAC) for different users.
 Admin: Full access, Manager: Partial admin control, Employee: View-
only.

🕕 Hour 7-10: Employee Profile Management

 Develop an API for managing employee profiles (name, skills,

certifications, training history).
  Implement a React component to display and update employee
profiles.
 Set up a PostgreSQL schema for employees, training records, and
certifications.

🕙 Hour 11-14: Training & Certification Module

 Implement API endpoints for training listing and documentation

access.
 Employees can view available training and request approval from
managers.
 Managers can approve or reject training requests.

🕛 Hour 15-18: Feedback & Reports

 Develop a feedback submission system with customizable forms.

 Implement a backend service for feedback analytics (average
ratings, trends).
 Create a simple report generation module (export to CSV or PDF).

🕕 Hour 19-24: UI Enhancements & Testing

 Improve the dashboard UI with charts & graphs (Recharts or

Chart.js).
 Test all API endpoints with Postman and fix bugs.
 Set up basic error handling and security measures (validation,
authentication).

🔹 Day 2: Optimization,
Deployment & Contingency Plan
(Second 24 Hours)
🕘 Hour 25-28: Integration & Data Security

 Connect the dashboard with HR tools like SAP or Workday (if API
keys are available).
  Ensure secure document upload (S3 Bucket or local storage
encryption).
 Implement search & filter functionalities for employee records.

🕒 Hour 29-32: Performance Optimization

 Optimize database queries with indexing & caching.

 Minimize API response time (compression, pagination, and load
balancing).
 Implement lazy loading for UI components to improve
performance.

🕕 Hour 33-38: Final Testing & Bug Fixes

 Perform role-based access testing (check if unauthorized access is

blocked).
 Conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) with sample employee
data.
 Fix UI inconsistencies, responsiveness, and performance issues.

🕛 Hour 39-42: Deployment

 Deploy the backend on AWS, Azure, or GCP (Express.js hosted via

EC2 or Firebase).
 Deploy the frontend on Vercel or Netlify for quick access.
 Set up PostgreSQL database on AWS RDS or DigitalOcean.

🕕 Hour 43-46: Documentation & Demo Preparation

 Write a simple user guide for Admin, Managers, and Employees.

 Prepare a demo video showcasing major features.
 Create a backup plan in case any feature fails.

🕙 Hour 47-48: Final Review & Submission

 Final UI cleanup and quick bug fixes.

 Package the source code, documentation, and database schema for
submission.
 Conduct a last internal review to ensure all critical features work.
⚡ Alternative Plan (If Time Runs
Out)
If time is running short, focus on essential functionalities and defer
advanced features for later. Here’s what you can do:

 Phase 1 (First 24 hours):

o Implement basic employee profiles, training approval, and
authentication.
o Use a static JSON dataset instead of PostgreSQL for speed.
 Phase 2 (Final 24 hours):
o Add training feedback and basic reports using Google
Forms instead of custom feedback generation.
o Deploy only the frontend and use Firebase for
authentication instead of full backend development.
Here's a highly normalized database model (3NF) for the Employee
Skill Management Dashboard to ensure data integrity and minimize
redundancy.

📌 Database Model (PostgreSQL -

3NF)
🔹 Tables & Relationships
1. Employee (Stores basic employee details)
2. Skill (Stores technical and soft skills separately)
3. Employee Skill (Many-to-Many mapping between Employees
and Skills)
4. Training (Stores available training programs)
5. Enrollment (Tracks employee training enrollments and
approvals by managers)
6. Certification (Stores employee certifications)
7. Feedback (Stores feedback for training programs)
8. Document (Stores certificates, marksheets, and other
uploaded docs)

📌 Table Schemas
1️⃣Employee Table

CREATE TABLE Employee (

employee_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
first_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
last_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
email VARCHAR(100) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
phone VARCHAR(15) UNIQUE,
role ENUM('Admin', 'Manager', 'Employee') NOT NULL,
manager_id INT NULL, -- Self-referencing for manager-
employee relationship
FOREIGN KEY (manager_id) REFERENCES Employee(employee_id) ON
DELETE SET NULL
);

 Normalization: No redundant data, references manager via

manager_id.

2️⃣Skill Table

CREATE TABLE Skill (

skill_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
skill_name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
skill_type ENUM('Technical', 'Soft Skill') NOT NULL
);

 Normalization: Stores only unique skills, avoiding duplication.

3️⃣Employee_Skill Table (Many-to-Many Relationship)

CREATE TABLE Employee_Skill (

employee_id INT NOT NULL,
skill_id INT NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (employee_id, skill_id),
FOREIGN KEY (employee_id) REFERENCES Employee(employee_id)
ON DELETE CASCADE,
FOREIGN KEY (skill_id) REFERENCES Skill(skill_id) ON DELETE
CASCADE
);

 Normalization: Resolves many-to-many relationship between

employees and skills.
4️⃣Training Table

CREATE TABLE Training (

training_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
training_name VARCHAR(200) NOT NULL,
description TEXT,
documentation_url VARCHAR(255), -- Link to relevant study
materials
created_by INT NOT NULL,
FOREIGN KEY (created_by) REFERENCES Employee(employee_id) ON
DELETE CASCADE
);

 Normalization: Separate table for training avoids redundancy in

employee records.

5️⃣Enrollment Table (Tracks Training Requests &

Approvals)

CREATE TABLE Enrollment (

enrollment_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
employee_id INT NOT NULL,
training_id INT NOT NULL,
status ENUM('Pending', 'Approved', 'Rejected') DEFAULT
'Pending',
requested_on TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW(),
approved_by INT NULL,
approved_on TIMESTAMP NULL,
FOREIGN KEY (employee_id) REFERENCES Employee(employee_id)
ON DELETE CASCADE,
FOREIGN KEY (training_id) REFERENCES Training(training_id)
ON DELETE CASCADE,
FOREIGN KEY (approved_by) REFERENCES Employee(employee_id)
ON DELETE SET NULL
);

 Normalization: Keeps training approvals separate to track history.

6️⃣Certification Table

CREATE TABLE Certification (

cert_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
employee_id INT NOT NULL,
certification_name VARCHAR(200) NOT NULL,
issued_by VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
issue_date DATE NOT NULL,
expiry_date DATE NULL,
FOREIGN KEY (employee_id) REFERENCES Employee(employee_id)
ON DELETE CASCADE
);

 Normalization: Ensures separate tracking of certifications.

7️⃣Feedback Table

CREATE TABLE Feedback (

feedback_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
training_id INT NOT NULL,
employee_id INT NOT NULL,
rating INT CHECK (rating BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
comments TEXT,
submitted_on TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW(),
FOREIGN KEY (training_id) REFERENCES Training(training_id)
ON DELETE CASCADE,
FOREIGN KEY (employee_id) REFERENCES Employee(employee_id)
ON DELETE CASCADE
);

 Normalization: Ensures feedback is linked only to completed training

programs.
8️⃣Document Table (For Storing Mark Sheets,
Certifications)

CREATE TABLE Document (

document_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
employee_id INT NOT NULL,
document_type ENUM('Marksheet', 'Certification', 'Other')
NOT NULL,
document_url VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
uploaded_on TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW(),
FOREIGN KEY (employee_id) REFERENCES Employee(employee_id)
ON DELETE CASCADE
);

 Normalization: Avoids storing large documents in the database by

using URLs.

📌 Relationships Summary
 One-to-Many:
o Employee (1) → (Many) Enrollment (Tracks training requests)
o Training (1) → (Many) Enrollment (Tracks who is enrolled)
o Employee (1) → (Many) Certification
o Training (1) → (Many) Feedback
 Many-to-Many (Handled using bridging tables):
o Employee (M) ↔ (M) Skill via Employee_Skill
o Employee (M) ↔ (M) Training via Enrollment

📌 Alternative Approach (If Time Is

Limited)
If normalization takes too much time, you can simplify by denormalizing
some tables:
✅ Merge Employee_Skill into Employee

Instead of a separate table, add a column skills TEXT in the Employee

table (comma-separated values like "Python, Java, Leadership").

✅ Merge Certification into Employee

Use certifications TEXT instead of a separate certification table.

✅ Use JSON for Feedback Forms

Instead of separate Feedback table, store in Training table as a JSON field

(feedback_data JSONB).

📌 Next Steps
 Generate sample data to test relationships.
 Write SQL queries for CRUD operations.
 Develop backend APIs using Express.js & Sequelize ORM for
PostgreSQL.
 Test API endpoints with Postman before integrating with frontend.