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Cost value reconciliation templates: what a spreadsheet does well, and where it breaks

A CVR template works fine for one project. Here is what it does well, the three things it cannot do, and how to tell which side of the line you are on.

18 July 2026

How to automate your monthly Excel reports (and when to replace them with a dashboard)

Someone on your team rebuilds the same report every month. Here are the three ways to automate it — and when to drop the spreadsheet for a live dashboard.

14 July 2026

Construction reporting software: turn project spreadsheets into live dashboards

The monthly board pack shouldn't take a day to build by hand. Here's how bespoke construction reporting turns your project spreadsheets into live dashboards.

14 July 2026

A Power BI alternative for SMEs? When a bespoke dashboard beats another BI subscription

If Power BI feels like overkill, the usual alternatives are Looker Studio, Metabase or Tableau. But sometimes the right answer isn't another BI tool at all.

14 July 2026