When we develop sites for clients, sometimes it makes sense to remove some of the UI items they don’t need in the admin area to make it less intimidating. We used many of these admin customizations with WordPress Multisite (or WPMU), to make our customer’s sites more user-friendly. (The code in this article works with normal WP and multisite)
Some handy tipps on how to customize the WordPress Dashboard for your clients.
How to Simplify & Customize the WordPress admin | Press Coders.