Nobody sets out to build hundreds of reports. It happens one reasonable request at a time. Click through and watch how a single report turns into a pile.
1 · WHAT IT'S COSTING YOU
Put your own numbers in
Rough guesses are fine. The starting values are only there to show how it works, so move every slider to match your business.
Reports nobody opens360
Admin hours a year184
Spent on report requests each year£6,440That's about 4.9 working weeks of your admin's time.
Worked out only from the numbers you enter, using 46 working weeks a year and a 37.5-hour week. Nothing you enter here is saved or sent anywhere.
A DIFFERENT APPROACH
A report for every person, or one view for everyone?
Q3 pipeline - Sarah
Q3 pipeline - Sarah v2
Pipeline - Perm team
Pipeline - Contract (copy)
Fee by consultant - NEW
Fee by consultant - old
Director pack - DO NOT DELETE
Placements - James (left)
Placements - region test
A copy for every team, manager and region. Every new question means another report for the admin to build and look after.
2 · ORG HEALTH CHECK
Five questions. Be honest.
Do you know who owns each report in your org?
Could you delete a report today without worrying who it affects?
Do your team leads bring the same numbers to meetings?
Can people get a new view without raising a request?
Have you archived unused reports in the last 12 months?
YOUR SCORE
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Answer all five
Your score and what to do next will appear here.
3 · YOUR CLEAN-UP PLAN
Four steps. Tick them off as you go.
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