Whilst Excel is perfect for certain tasks, an over-reliance on it for formal reporting creates a number of challenges for businesses that prevent the right information reaching the right people at the right time.
This approach has become known as ‘Excel Hell’, a scenario where data from different systems is extracted into spreadsheets and then manually manipulated into reports for different audiences. These reports often take days or weeks every month simply to create them, to then be scrutinised by recipients who don’t trust the information the present.
Not only this, but the time-consuming nature of manually collating and maintaining data from different sources places an unnecessary strain on company resources – automation is key within all thriving businesses and cannot be understated in the context of providing businesses with important performance information.
To combat this, the implementation of a centralised data platform is extremely effective, collecting data from all necessary systems into a consolidated and easy to use location that can be the single point of access for analysis and reporting.
The centralised data platform is an automated solution, removing the need for days and weeks of employee time simply to create reports and empowering the same report creators to pro-actively influence the business with their analysis.
Of course, all technical assessments and recommendations are made with your business in mind – there are many approaches that can be taken, rather than it being a ‘one size fits all’ method. If these challenges sound familiar, then contact our in-house team for a free consultation and see how much smoother life can be once you’ve escaped Excel Hell.
Whilst Excel is perfect for certain tasks, an over-reliance on it for formal reporting creates a number of challenges for businesses that prevent the right information reaching the right people at the right time.
This approach has become known as ‘Excel Hell’, a scenario where data from different systems is extracted into spreadsheets and then manually manipulated into reports for different audiences. These reports often take days or weeks every month simply to create them, to then be scrutinised by recipients who don’t trust the information the present.
Not only this, but the time-consuming nature of manually collating and maintaining data from different sources places an unnecessary strain on company resources – automation is key within all thriving businesses and cannot be understated in the context of providing businesses with important performance information.
To combat this, the implementation of a centralised data platform is extremely effective, collecting data from all necessary systems into a consolidated and easy to use location that can be the single point of access for analysis and reporting.
The centralised data platform is an automated solution, removing the need for days and weeks of employee time simply to create reports and empowering the same report creators to pro-actively influence the business with their analysis.
Of course, all technical assessments and recommendations are made with your business in mind – there are many approaches that can be taken, rather than it being a ‘one size fits all’ method. If these challenges sound familiar, then contact our in-house team for a free consultation and see how much smoother life can be once you’ve escaped Excel Hell.