“You run the company on Excel and email”
It worked when there were three of you
Now there are four versions of the same file, someone overwrites someone else's row, and you're the only one who knows which column counts. It isn't an Excel problem — it's that a spreadsheet can't say no to two people at once.
No contract. You talk to the person who builds it.
What goes wrong
The spreadsheet won, until it didn't
It's an excellent tool for one person. Five things stop working as soon as there are more of you.
Nobody knows which file is current
There's one in an email, one in Drive and one on someone's desktop, and all three were updated last.
Two people edit at once
One of the changes disappears. Nobody finds out which, and you discover it when a customer calls.
There's no history
Who changed the status, and when? The question can't be answered, so it turns into a phone call instead.
Everything important is in someone's head
The rules for what should happen when live with you, not in the file. That's why the work can't be handed over.
You copy and paste between systems
The same thing is entered three times: in the sheet, in the accounts and in the email to the customer.
What goes wrong
The spreadsheet won, until it didn't
It's an excellent tool for one person. Five things stop working as soon as there are more of you.
Nobody knows which file is current
There's one in an email, one in Drive and one on someone's desktop, and all three were updated last.
Two people edit at once
One of the changes disappears. Nobody finds out which, and you discover it when a customer calls.
There's no history
Who changed the status, and when? The question can't be answered, so it turns into a phone call instead.
Everything important is in someone's head
The rules for what should happen when live with you, not in the file. That's why the work can't be handed over.
You copy and paste between systems
The same thing is entered three times: in the sheet, in the accounts and in the email to the customer.
How we switch
Not everything at once
The worst sheet goes first
The one most people touch and that does the most damage when it's wrong. The rest can stay put for now.
The same columns to begin with
You should recognise it. A system that forces a new way of working on day one doesn't get used.
Then what the sheet couldn't do
Permissions, history, reminders, and two people working at once without anyone losing anything.
One sheet at a time after that
At whatever pace you can change your habits. Most switch three and keep the rest, and that's often right.
How we switch
Not everything at once
- 1
The worst sheet goes first
The one most people touch and that does the most damage when it's wrong. The rest can stay put for now.
- 2
The same columns to begin with
You should recognise it. A system that forces a new way of working on day one doesn't get used.
- 3
Then what the sheet couldn't do
Permissions, history, reminders, and two people working at once without anyone losing anything.
- 4
One sheet at a time after that
At whatever pace you can change your habits. Most switch three and keep the rest, and that's often right.
What waiting costs
Every day in the spreadsheet is a day when someone's row can be overwritten without anyone noticing.
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The first sheet is usually one request. After that, you decide whether the next one is worth another.
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