The Challenges of Using Spreadsheets for Project and Portfolio Management

Should you use spreadsheets to manage a project or a portfolio? In this video we will cover the most common challenges associated with using spreadsheets for project management and project portfolio management (PPM).
We will provide recommendations for alternatives to spreadsheets. We will also help you avoid major productivity losses and delayed decision making as a result of relying on spreadsheets for project and portfolio management.
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We will help answer the following questions:
What are the pros and cons of using spreadsheets for project and portfolio management?
Should I manage a project with spreadsheets?
Should I manage a project portfolio in Excel?
What are the data challenges with using spreadsheets for project and portfolio management?
What are the reporting challenges that come with using spreadsheets for project portfolio management?
What are the limitations of using spreadsheets for project and portfolio management?

[@ensalzado]

Excellent video Tim. Everything that you said just resonated with me! The lost productivity is greatly and consistently underestimated, as it is perceived that the hours spent on cleaning and processing data are already paid. As a consequence, we push our teams to work more than 8 h to catch up and do the real work.

[@AcuityPPM]

Great points Ruben. I like your point about teams having to work even harder or longer to make up for the time spent utilizing spreadsheets. Thank you for the feedback, I am glad you liked the video.