Processes that have outgrown their tools
When a spreadsheet runs your business, give the work a proper home.
If one shared spreadsheet, a stack of workarounds or an app that almost fits holds a key part of your business together, I can build a small tool shaped around how you actually work.
Sometimes the spreadsheet is fine and just needs tidying. If so, I'll tell you.
One example of custom software I've built: CheckInner, a check-in app for phone and smartwatch.
Sound familiar?
Today
- One spreadsheet holds a critical part of the business.
- Only one person really knows how it works.
- Mistakes, old versions, and copying between tabs.
After
- One place for the information, with checks that catch mistakes.
- Each person sees and changes what they need.
- You can still export a spreadsheet whenever you want one.
How I'd go about it
Look at how the work really flows
On the free call you show me the sheet and how people use it, workarounds included.
Decide what to build, and what to keep
Often the spreadsheet stays for some jobs. We start with the part that hurts most.
Build a small first version
You try it on real work, next to the old sheet, before anything is switched over.
Move the data and hand it over
Your existing information comes across, and you own the tool and the data.
Questions about this
Is custom software expensive?
It depends on what it has to do, so every job gets a fixed price in writing before you commit. Starting with a small first version keeps it in proportion.
Who owns it?
You do: the tool, the code and the data.
What if we need changes later?
Small adjustments are normal once you use it. If it doesn't do what we agreed, I fix it at no cost; new features are agreed and priced on their own.
Show me the spreadsheet you worry about
You leave with a one-page plan: 3 jobs you can stop doing, a fixed price for each. Yours to keep.
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