{"id":784,"date":"2018-04-05T10:07:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T14:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assetworks2stg.wpengine.com\/eam\/?p=784"},"modified":"2023-05-12T14:54:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T18:54:56","slug":"eam-reasons-to-stop-using-spreadsheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-reasons-to-stop-using-spreadsheets\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Reasons to Stop Using Spreadsheets for Maintenance Scheduling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"784\" class=\"elementor elementor-784\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12659f35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12659f35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-577d5bbd\" data-id=\"577d5bbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6ddcf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a6ddcf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Did you know 90% of spreadsheets contain errors? Businesses don\u2019t often utilize spreadsheets correctly, which leads to challenges in maintenance planning and scheduling. Spreadsheets were designed to organize data so data could be manipulated to calculate different elements. Spreadsheets are very versatile, so they are found in many businesses. Despite spreadsheets being popular, they often lead to many issues, especially in scheduling.<\/p><h5 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"24.2px\">1. Spreadsheets lack accuracy<\/h5><p>Only 10% of the information found on spreadsheets is accurate. It is not the spreadsheet itself that\u2019s the issue, but it is the user error: frequent manual changes, copy\/paste errors, and other tasks. These errors lead to the organization not being capable of supporting business intelligence.\u00a0<b><\/b><\/p><h5 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"24.2px\">2. Spreadsheets are slow<\/h5><p>Having to manually design a spreadsheet for your organization can be extremely time-consuming. Not only is building a template laborious, but whenever there is maintenance scheduled, the template needs to be adjusted. Even without thinking about the design aspect, spreadsheets lack other time-saving attributes: one-click scheduling, changes to work orders, and much more, which would save schedulers time.\u00a0<\/p><h5 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"24.2px\">3. Spreadsheets don\u2019t report back to your software<\/h5><p>Even if your spreadsheet has all the necessary data, importing all your data into your software is even more cumbersome. Whenever you receive an update, both the spreadsheet and software need to be adjusted. Having to do manual data entry means someone may skip over an important step, leaving behind bad data.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe29cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fe29cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f9b5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65f9b5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"24.2px\">4.\u00a0<b>Spreadsheets don\u2019t update in real-time<\/b><\/h5><p>Any scheduling changes need to be manually updated in your spreadsheet. Spreadsheets should be updated daily, but it is very time-consuming. Since employees have other job responsibilities, some updates may be missed.<\/p><p>Not being able to update in real-time also makes it difficult to track maintenance. Not having an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system means you don\u2019t know when\/if crews finished their projects, if there were any complications, or if crews had all the parts they needed. Not having the software for this information to automatically be inputted into your system causes maintenance delays.<\/p><h5 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"24.2px\"><b>5. Spreadsheets reduce accountability<\/b><\/h5><p>When it comes to editing a spreadsheet, there are only two ways to save your document: on a hard drive or in the cloud. If you save the spreadsheet on a hard drive, no one will be able to see the changes in real-time. This is not helpful, especially with scheduling. The other option is to save the document in the cloud. This allows only authorized individuals to access and edit the document, but there are still other issues.\u00a0<\/p><p>Saving to the cloud means you need to identify who can and cannot edit the spreadsheet. If an employee needs to edit the sheet but is not authorized, it will never get updated. On the other hand, if they are authorized to edit and mess up the task, it is impossible to undo the mistake. Tracking changes may allow you to see who edited the document, but it will not undo the damage.\u00a0<\/p><h5 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"24.2px\"><b>6. Spreadsheets don\u2019t support mobility well<\/b><\/h5><p>If you need to view your spreadsheet on a non-desktop device, more issues can arise. If not yet implemented, it is important to go mobile if you are part of an asset-intensive organization. Having mobile maintenance unlocks many benefits: better data, more flexibility, and more wrench time.\u00a0<\/p><h5 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"24.2px\"><b>7. Spreadsheets don\u2019t scale well<\/b><\/h5><p>Small businesses may have more ease utilizing spreadsheets, but a workforce with dozens of employees cannot say the same. Attempting to find data points in a spreadsheet that is made for tracking schedules for hundreds of employees is an impossible task. If you need to track employees on multiple sites it becomes even more arduous.<\/p><p>Now it is time to talk about the solution,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/\">AssetWorks Enterprise Asset Management (EAM).<\/a>\u00a0AssetWorks EAM automatically schedules maintenance making for simple scheduling. Our software also saves your assets from sudden breakdown by notifying you when maintenance is due. 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