{"id":1788,"date":"2019-11-07T18:37:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T13:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.orgzit.com\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2021-09-28T14:37:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T18:37:33","slug":"why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Excel will Not Be Your Go-To Enterprise Collaboration Tool in 2020: Here&#8217;s What You Should Leave Behind that Nobody is Talking About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spreadsheets are supposed to make our business more organized and efficient but sometimes, they do exactly the opposite; making it more complicated, tedious and time-consuming.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 32 years of its existence, spreadsheets (aka Excel) has reached from office cabins to desks and from office desks to drawing rooms. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more than three decades, people have been using Excel and are now are accustomed to it but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainyquote.com\/quotes\/samuel_johnson_385293\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samuel Johnson wasn\u2019t wrong when he said,<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainyquote.com\/quotes\/samuel_johnson_385293\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not surprise then that spreadsheets have been the go to Enterprise Collaboration Tool for business across the world.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excel is no more a need but a habit. Businesses today, largely depend on Excel without even realizing that most of them are losing out on a lot. Difficult to believe, right?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, your business might be facing similar problems that we found many businesses suffering from.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, here\u2019s a list of 12 common problems that businesses face using MS Excel and that are not expected to be taken with us as we enter 2020.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_55 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69e11f14781f6\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69e11f14781f6\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69e11f14781f6\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool\/#Excel_does_not_let_you_link_data_across_sheets\" title=\"Excel does not let you link data across sheets\">Excel does not let you link data across sheets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool\/#There_is_no_way_to_track_changes_or_see_audit_history_in_Excel\" title=\"There is no way to track changes&nbsp; or see audit history in Excel\">There is no way to track changes&nbsp; or see audit history in Excel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool\/#Generating_consolidated_business_reports_using_Excel_is_very_tedious\" title=\"Generating consolidated business reports using Excel is very tedious\">Generating consolidated business reports using Excel is very tedious<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool\/#No_Definite_Status_Movement\" title=\"No Definite Status Movement\">No Definite Status Movement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool\/#Excel_provides_you_no_reminders_for_tasks\" title=\"Excel provides you no reminders for tasks\">Excel provides you no reminders for tasks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool\/#Spreadsheets_at_not_scalable_it%E2%80%99s_not_a_database\" title=\"Spreadsheets at not scalable, it&#8217;s not a database\">Spreadsheets at not scalable, it&#8217;s not a database<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool\/#No_Data_Partition_Everyone_has_access_to_the_entire_sheet\" title=\"No Data Partition, Everyone has access to the entire sheet\">No Data Partition, Everyone has access to the entire sheet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool\/#You_cannot_attach_files_to_an_Excel_spreadsheet\" title=\"You cannot attach files to an Excel spreadsheet\">You cannot attach files to an Excel spreadsheet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool\/#No_Access_Control_to_limit_access_to_certain_parts_of_the_spreadsheet\" title=\"No Access Control to limit access to certain parts of the spreadsheet\">No Access Control to limit access to certain parts of the spreadsheet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool\/#Automation_is_hard_and_macros_can_be_unsafe\" title=\"Automation is hard and macros can be unsafe\">Automation is hard and macros can be unsafe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool\/#Using_Excel_spreadsheets_is_difficult_on_the_mobile\" title=\"Using Excel spreadsheets is difficult on the mobile&nbsp;\">Using Excel spreadsheets is difficult on the mobile&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-your-go-to-enterprise-collaboration-tool\/#Data_Leakage_is_a_big_risk_with_Excel_sheets\" title=\"Data Leakage is a big risk with Excel sheets\">Data Leakage is a big risk with Excel sheets<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Excel_does_not_let_you_link_data_across_sheets\"><\/span><strong>Excel does not let you link data across sheets<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While it is the most flexible and widely used enterprise collaboration tool, businesses face a huge challenge when it comes to linking data across two or more Excel sheets. Usually, your employees who manually make reports need to switch between two Excel or more sheets like the one which has customer details and the other with customer orders and generally, while in the winding, often the created report is full of errors or the entire team collaboration process is tardy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.orgzit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-data-linking-in-excel.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1797 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.orgzit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-data-linking-in-excel-300x200.png\" alt=\"no data linking in excel\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-data-linking-in-excel-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-data-linking-in-excel.png 511w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_is_no_way_to_track_changes_or_see_audit_history_in_Excel\"><\/span><strong>There is no way to track changes&nbsp; or see audit history in Excel<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a business that records data in Excel, there must have been times when you wanted to see which employee made a certain change in the Excel file but were you able to do so? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, will be the answer.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forteresearch.com\/news\/5-problems-using-spreadsheets-collect-clinical-data\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Excel does not have an audit history wherein you can view the last changes or edits made in the file or the employee who made it.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Generating_consolidated_business_reports_using_Excel_is_very_tedious\"><\/span><strong>Generating consolidated business reports using Excel is very tedious<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No business, from a startup to an enterprise, wants to waste a minute of the day but if you are an Excel user, you must be exhausting both<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.performancecanvas.com\/4-problems-using-excel-consolidation-tool-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> time and effort consolidating data from multiple Excel files to generate business reports. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_Definite_Status_Movement\"><\/span><strong>No Definite Status Movement<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do your business processes require a constant series of approvals. For example, if you are recording data about employee reimbursement in an Excel file and the reimbursement has to be done only after the approval or disapproval of different departments. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no possible way to maintain a definite approval status movement wherein every step in the process can be automatically recorded. This makes using Excel for approval management just impossible without risking errors or slippages.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Excel_provides_you_no_reminders_for_tasks\"><\/span><strong>Excel provides you no reminders for tasks<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MS Excel does not facilitate reminders for tasks. For instance, many businesses use spreadsheets for lead management. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In such a scenario, if you have to call a lead on a particular day or make a few changes in the Excel sheet before a presentation, you cannot get reminders for such tasks in MS Excel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.orgzit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-reminders-in-excel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1796\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.orgzit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-reminders-in-excel-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"no reminders in excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-reminders-in-excel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-reminders-in-excel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-reminders-in-excel-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-reminders-in-excel-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-reminders-in-excel.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spreadsheets_at_not_scalable_it%E2%80%99s_not_a_database\"><\/span><strong>Spreadsheets at not scalable, it&#8217;s not a database<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Larger companies, the larger the data and Excel is not capable to handle the increasing amount of data in a single file. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most common problem faced with the increasing size of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dummies.com\/software\/microsoft-office\/excel\/excel-and-scalability\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Excel files is constantly slowed down speed of the document and a bigger threat of it crashing down and of the entire data getting lost.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_Data_Partition_Everyone_has_access_to_the_entire_sheet\"><\/span><strong>No Data Partition, Everyone has access to the entire sheet<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most important features that a business misses out on while using MS Excel is data partition. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once someone has access to an Excel file, he or she is permitted to view all the data in the spreadsheet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forteresearch.com\/news\/5-problems-using-spreadsheets-collect-clinical-data\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are no read-only columns to restrict an employee to make changes to specific data or the option to view rows and columns that are pertinent to an employee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, in a typical sales team that uses Excel sheets for tracking leads, every sales executive manages her leads in a separate sheet and the manager has to compile the data from multiple sheets from different sales executives to make a consolidated funnel report.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_cannot_attach_files_to_an_Excel_spreadsheet\"><\/span><strong>You cannot attach files to an Excel spreadsheet<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As businesses adopt digital technologies, more and more information is being generated in digital files. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many times businesses need to connect multiple pieces of information to consolidate information that is relevant to a particular process. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, a field service team in an engineering or manufacturing organization usually needs to store site photographs or equipment manual and other documents related to a customer ticket or service request. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since Excel does not allow us to attach files, such business teams have to grapple with a separate document management software or a myriad of folders with the various files. This is not just tedious to do but also error-prone and time consuming.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.orgzit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-file-attachments-in-excel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1795\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.orgzit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-file-attachments-in-excel-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"no file attachments in excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-file-attachments-in-excel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-file-attachments-in-excel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-file-attachments-in-excel-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-file-attachments-in-excel-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/no-file-attachments-in-excel.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_Access_Control_to_limit_access_to_certain_parts_of_the_spreadsheet\"><\/span><strong>No Access Control to limit access to certain parts of the spreadsheet<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever wondered what happens to your confidential data when one of your employees leaves the job?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He leaves with all your business data and the possible odd usages of such confidential information is endless. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scary, right? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/Companies\/rYKC6HjnShogjE62jO5lpK\/The-trouble-with-Foodpanda.html\">Once someone has access to an Excel file, the access can never be retrieved and the data could easily be duplicated or downloaded<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Automation_is_hard_and_macros_can_be_unsafe\"><\/span><strong>Automation is hard and macros can be unsafe<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you a coding junkie or a person who knows everything about macros, if not, you are going to have a tough time automating in an Excel file. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excel does not have a drag and drop process to automate, you must be proficient with macros for even the simplest of the automation processes. &nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.orgzit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/excel-and-trouble-with-macros-automation.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1794\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.orgzit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/excel-and-trouble-with-macros-automation.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/excel-and-trouble-with-macros-automation.png 707w, https:\/\/orgzit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/excel-and-trouble-with-macros-automation-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_Excel_spreadsheets_is_difficult_on_the_mobile\"><\/span><strong>Using Excel spreadsheets is difficult on the mobile&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever tried scrolling across a mammoth-sized Excel file on a mobile, you know the pain, fellow. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a tedious task to scroll through the rows and columns and fill in data. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entire spreadsheet view is not appropriate and it will take ages to find a specific column in the compressed space on mobile screens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.orgzit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/excel-is-not-mobile-friendly.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1793\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.orgzit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/excel-is-not-mobile-friendly.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"319\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Data_Leakage_is_a_big_risk_with_Excel_sheets\"><\/span><strong>Data Leakage is a big risk with Excel sheets<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is business data security your concern? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, using Excel in 2020, you&#8217;ll have no or very limited control over how your business works. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripwire.com\/state-of-security\/featured\/excel-pivot-table-data-leak-leads-120000-fine-london-council\/\">nce someone has access to the file, you have no control as to what the person does with the information<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your organization\u2019s information is at stake. Always!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your organization might be using Excel for a myriad of business processes until today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But as you enter 2020, it is time to come out of the habit of using Excel as a default tool and leave the problems with it behind by adopting new-age workflow management and collaboration tools.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spreadsheets are supposed to make our business more organized and efficient but sometimes, they do exactly the opposite; making it more complicated, tedious and time-consuming.&nbsp;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v16.7 (Yoast SEO v21.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Excel will Not Be Your Go-To Enterprise Collaboration Tool in 2020: Here&#039;s What You Should Leave Behind that Nobody is Talking About | Orgzit Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Excel is an awesome productivity tool but fails as an enterprise collaboration tool. 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