The true cost of using spreadsheets to administer company data is:-
For a manager on 25k, spending 2 hours a day working on a spreadsheet data - £8,064 a year*.
For three administrators on 18k, maintaining data for 3 hours a day each in spreadsheets - £26,151 a year**.
An SME business owner spending 2 hours a day working on spreadsheet data - £19,200 a year***.
For businesses in South Wales, a mini-app or database costing as little as £1,200 from Computerisation could automate and significantly reduce or even completely eliminate the time spent manipulating data in spreadsheets. Saving thousands of pounds year on year.
Make it a system – automate manual tasks and cut costs.
Computerisation Mini-apps – database solutions that pay for themselves time after time after time.
Spreadsheets have many limitations for data storage and sharing for further information see our white paper Spreadsheet vs Database which explains the need to use the right (software) tools for each job.
* This is calulated as a Manager of 25k working 48 weeks per year at 35 hours a week and including 13% Eployers NI
**This is calulated from 3 x Administratoes on 18k 48 weeks per year at 35 hours a week and including 13% Eployers NI
***This is calculated on the IOD valuing SME directors time at £40 per hour.
Computerisation Limited have been business database specialists and bespoke software developers since 1989. Computerisation Limited, based in Penarth, near Cardiff South Wales develop business software systems and database applications for clients throughout the UK.
