Kokosing Saves 100-200 hours in One Year with Spreadsheet Server
Construction company users empowered to create their own reports with less dependence on IT
Challenge
The business challenges that led Kokosing Construction to evaluate and ultimately select Global Software, Inc.’s Spreadsheet Server:
- Rekeying data from the ERP system into spreadsheets
- Manual, multi-step reporting processes
- Lacked access to real-time information
- Difficulty creating reports in a timely manner
- Evaluated the following reporting tools before choosing Spreadsheet Server:
- A Business Intelligence (BI) solution
- A reporting tool packaged with ERP
Solution
Kokosing Construction Company achieved the following results with Global Software, Inc.’s Spreadsheet Server:
- Faster, streamlined report creation
- Faster access to live data to make strategic decisions
- Empowered users to create their own reports with less dependence on IT
- Greater visibility into the overall business strategy
- Reporting processes streamlined with Spreadsheet Server:
- Data extraction from ERP or relational databases
- Automated distribution of reports to management/other departments
- Month-end close and management/board reporting packages
- Auditing and tax schedules
- Budgeting/forecasting processes
- Actions or business insights gained using Spreadsheet Server:
- Centralized reporting practices
- Validated data
- Saved 100-200 hours in one year with Spreadsheet Server.
"Spreadsheet Server has drastically reduced our time to create our month-end financial reporting packages for all of our operating entities, especially with our group consolidation reports."
