Why Excel is not the ideal solution for project management?
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 4:50 am
But it cannot be compared to a good wine like a Chardonnay.
What is the Chardonnay of project management?
Very simple. A powerful and dedicated project management software like ClickUp .
But wait, Excel templates correlate milestones pretty well, right?
Not really.
They are inconvenient and omit many important features that you need.
For example, a Gantt chart template would require you to manually enter milestones and readjust everything ceo email list when something was rescheduled.
Furthermore, for smooth project management, it is not enough to correlate all project milestones.
You will need a lot of other features like:
Integration with other productivity tools Workflow automation and read our detailed guide to the Gantt chart Gantt charts are powerful on their own, but when used with milestones, they become a perfect match, like rum and coke.
But aren't Gantt charts complicated?
This is often the case, especially when using Excel templates.
But, with ClickUp Gantt Chart View it's a whole different game.
ClickUp Gantt charts are not only powerful, but also comprehensive, interactive, and a lot of fun.
Rescheduling tasks on a Gantt chart
With ClickUp's Gantt (chart) view, you can also:
Automatically readjust task dependencies after changing the schedule of related tasks
Automatically calculate project completion percentage
Automatically calculate the critical path you need to follow when you're falling behind on a tight schedule
but how do you connect milestones to this?
ClickUp does this automatically for you.
Just switch to the Gantt (chart) view, that's it!
Then you will get the milestones as yellow diamond icons representing all the important items in a project timeline.
Here is a screenshot:
ClickUp Milestones
Step 3: Sharing with your team and stakeholders
What do a six-pack of beer and your projects have in common?
You always have to share them
Here's what you can typically expect:
The project milestone chart should always be accessible to your team members for effective collaboration.
Stakeholders may need to occasionally view the Gantt chart (with milestones) to stay up to date.
But how can you make sure that no one accidentally deletes or edits an important data label on your Gantt chart project management charts ?
It's easy, just use ClickUp's Custom Access Rights tool .
This feature allows you to selectively share a folder, object, project file, and task list with anyone inside or outside your team.
What do we mean by "selectively"?
You will have complete control over what they can and cannot do within ClickUp.
What is the Chardonnay of project management?
Very simple. A powerful and dedicated project management software like ClickUp .
But wait, Excel templates correlate milestones pretty well, right?
Not really.
They are inconvenient and omit many important features that you need.
For example, a Gantt chart template would require you to manually enter milestones and readjust everything ceo email list when something was rescheduled.
Furthermore, for smooth project management, it is not enough to correlate all project milestones.
You will need a lot of other features like:
Integration with other productivity tools Workflow automation and read our detailed guide to the Gantt chart Gantt charts are powerful on their own, but when used with milestones, they become a perfect match, like rum and coke.
But aren't Gantt charts complicated?
This is often the case, especially when using Excel templates.
But, with ClickUp Gantt Chart View it's a whole different game.
ClickUp Gantt charts are not only powerful, but also comprehensive, interactive, and a lot of fun.
Rescheduling tasks on a Gantt chart
With ClickUp's Gantt (chart) view, you can also:
Automatically readjust task dependencies after changing the schedule of related tasks
Automatically calculate project completion percentage
Automatically calculate the critical path you need to follow when you're falling behind on a tight schedule
but how do you connect milestones to this?
ClickUp does this automatically for you.
Just switch to the Gantt (chart) view, that's it!
Then you will get the milestones as yellow diamond icons representing all the important items in a project timeline.
Here is a screenshot:
ClickUp Milestones
Step 3: Sharing with your team and stakeholders
What do a six-pack of beer and your projects have in common?
You always have to share them
Here's what you can typically expect:
The project milestone chart should always be accessible to your team members for effective collaboration.
Stakeholders may need to occasionally view the Gantt chart (with milestones) to stay up to date.
But how can you make sure that no one accidentally deletes or edits an important data label on your Gantt chart project management charts ?
It's easy, just use ClickUp's Custom Access Rights tool .
This feature allows you to selectively share a folder, object, project file, and task list with anyone inside or outside your team.
What do we mean by "selectively"?
You will have complete control over what they can and cannot do within ClickUp.