Ramboll

Streamlining project data entry

A concurrent, spreadsheet-like web application replaced a risky Excel solution for pipeline forecasting across departments.

Data Engineering & PlatformsFinance & Professional Services

Key resultOperational risk of the old Excel setup eliminated

Challenge

Ramboll's massive project pipeline was tracked in a homegrown Excel solution — hard to scale, single-user, and a substantial operational risk for the organisation.

Solution

A web application with a spreadsheet-like interface and REST API emulated the familiar Excel workflow while allowing many users to input and modify data concurrently across hierarchies.

Concurrency. Users work on their own subset of data without interfering with colleagues.
Business cycles. A reworked data model eliminated planned downtime before each financial cycle.
Accessibility. Browser-based access removed the download/upload loop for a more intuitive workflow.

Results

Workforce reduction
Better pipeline forecasting accuracy
Operational risks eliminated

The Flowtale team was always available, easy to access and easy to talk to. That was a really big benefit for us — instead of having to deal with a big firm, we really felt like we were in good hands.

Hanna-Maija Kuhn, Head of Business Development, Ramboll

Topics

Data Engineering
Python
JavaScript

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