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But I hate love my spreadsheet!
Empires have been built
on spreadsheets.
Spreadsheets build the backbone of businesses.
Most businesses start here, simple, familiar, universally used.
Anyone can create one.
The jump from user to creator is tiny. No waiting for developers, no rigid systems, just create what you need.
That's why companies end up with dozens.
They're incredible tools, until they aren't.
The Double-Edged Sword
Spreadsheets offer the ultimate flexibility, they can do anything,
BUT that is also part of the problem.
The Sharp Edge
Lightning fast to build.
Iterate and adapt in minutes, not months.
Reporting built-in.
Charts, tables, formulas, everything you need right there.
Infinite possibilities.
Manipulate cells to do virtually anything you can imagine.
The Dull Edge
Made to do everything.
Even things it's terrible at. And because people know spreadsheets, they will.
Structure? What structure?
Someone adds a column and your carefully designed data model is gone.
Guard rails don't work.
People copy, paste, and edit to do things their way. Controls get bypassed.
How do you know it's right?
Is that formula correct? Did someone cut-paste the wrong data? The report works... but is it accurate?
Spreadsheets
are so cool!
are works of art.
They're artistic because this is not what spreadsheets were designed to do.
These were created despite the intended purpose of Excel, to prove that it could be done. For the kicks.
For decades, creators have pushed Excel far beyond its intended purpose
Let's double check
The Dull Edge
Why spreadsheets are killing your time
No Business Notifications
When something happens in Excel, you can't notify the business. Not with Excel alone. Sure, you can hook up external tools to read data... but at that point, Excel just becomes a database.
No Structure Enforcement
You design a perfect customer record. Someone else adds a column. Your data structure just changed. No one asked permission.
No Auditing
No way to know specifically who changed what and when. Only that someone changed the file. Good luck tracking down that bad data.
No Data Validation
There's no enforcement of filling out data properly. Not unless you add heavy-handed workarounds. And even then, there's always a way around it.
Less Security
I can just copy your file and walk away with it. That one copy has all of your data. No permissions, no access control, no protection.
It's time for the
'C' word
'C' for CHANGE
Excel has been the power tool of the office worker, the backbone of small business, for the last 20 years.
But it's time to put the spreadsheet away.
Whether you're pulling something off the shelf or fully customising a solution for your business, there are better ways.
There is a Better Way
What you designed in a spreadsheet 5-10 years ago?
It probably exists now as an off-the-shelf solution.
And if your spreadsheet is more customised than that?
Low-code and no-code platforms let you build it yourself, with the same DIY philosophy Excel gave you.
Everything Excel Does
- Store and organise data
- Create custom views
- Generate reports
Plus So Much More
- Read from external data sources
- Notify people when things happen
- Assign records to team members
- Work seamlessly on mobile
- Connect to other services
About the Authors
Ditch My Spreadsheet was created by The Techy Side, a digital solutions and consulting company passionate about helping businesses modernise their workflows.
We've seen too many businesses held back by outdated spreadsheet processes.
Our mission is to help you discover the modern tools that will transform the way you work.
"Technology, working for you."
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