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In many SMEs and small businesses, Excel remains the default tool for project management. Planning, task tracking, budgets, and reporting—everything ends up in a spreadsheet. Initially, this approach seems simple, fast, and cost-effective. However, as soon as a project grows in complexity, Excel often turns into a genuine operational trap and ultimately hampers effective project steering.
The issue is not Excel itself, but its application in managing projects involving multiple stakeholders, tight deadlines, and numerous tasks. When several collaborators modify the same file, when different versions circulate via email, or when information is scattered across multiple tabs, visibility vanishes. Project management becomes blurred, and decisions are sometimes based on obsolete data.
This situation carries a real cost for businesses. According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), nearly 11.4% of project investments are lost due to insufficiently structured project management.
Recently an industrial SME was steering an internal transformation project solely through multiple Excel files. The results were recurring delays, endless meetings to update the schedule, and poorly defined responsibilities. After implementing structured project steering, appropriate tools, and simple rituals, the overall project timeline was reduced by 25% and follow-up meetings were cut in half.
In another practical case, a service company was tracking over forty strategic actions across various files. No one had a clear view of actual progress. By structuring project steering and centralizing information, management regained immediate visibility into priorities and accelerated decision-making.
At Nurvia Partners, we help SME leaders regain control of their projects through simple, pragmatic methods adapted to field realities.
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