Still running critical operations in Excel?

Turn critical Excel Workflows Into Secure Business Applications

What started as a useful spreadsheet often becomes a business risk. As more people, departments, and compliance requirements depend on it, manual effort and inconsistencies increase.
I analyze the business process behind the spreadsheet and design a maintainable solution that scales with your business.

Trusted by teams at Siemens Healthineers, Deutsche Post, RWE Supply & Trading, KfH and the City of Hamburg.

Takes only 5 minutes

What you’ll receive via email
✓ Excel Risk Assessment
✓ Modernization Roadmap
✓ Next-Step Recommendations

Robert Heckel, Hands-On Softwarearchitekt für moderne Web-Anwendungen mit ASP.NET Core
Robert Heckel, specialized in transforming Excel-based workflows into maintainable business applications

Has Your Business Outgrown Excel?

What started as a practical spreadsheet often becomes difficult to manage
as more users, departments, approvals and compliance requirements depend on it.

 

Typical Excel Risks

If several of these sound familiar, the issue is usually no longer Excel itself.

The issue is that the business process has outgrown Excel.

Results of still using excel

From Excel To Business Application

What changes after modernization.

Today with Excel

After modernization

There Is No One-Size-Fits-All Solution

Depending on the process, the right solution may be:
🖥 Business Application (Web-, Desktop- or Mobile App)
🔄 Workflow Automation
🤖 AI Knowledge Assistant (RAG or Agentic AI)
⚙ Background Service

FromExcelToWebApp

Why Not Just Buy Software?

Off-the-shelf software
❌ Processes must adapt to the software
❌ Features you don’t need
❌ Limited flexibility
❌ Data often scattered across multiple systems
❌ Monthly licensing costs


Custom business application

✅ Built around your process
✅ Integrates existing systems
✅ Single source of truth
✅ Full control over your data
✅ Can evolve with the business

Designed For Long-Term Business Growth

Five core values delivered by design.

Consistent Business Data

One authoritative source instead of multiple spreadsheet versions.

Auditability & Compliance

Know who changed what and when.

Scalable Processes

Add users, departments, and workflows without rebuilding everything.

Reduced Operational Effort

Less manual work. Fewer errors.

Long-Term Maintainability

Changes remain affordable years later. New requirements can be implemented without rebuilding the system.

About me

Why clients hire me

Over the last 14 years I have repeatedly seen organizations build critical business processes in Excel. The spreadsheet itself is rarely the problem. The challenge begins when more people, departments, approvals, and compliance requirements depend on it. My focus is helping organizations transform these processes into maintainable business applications that improve transparency, consistency, and operational control.

Robert Heckel, Experte für skalierbare Web-Anwendungen
Robert Heckel, certified software architect

From Excel to Operational Control

1. Complete the Free Excel Risk Assessment
Answer a few questions about your current process:
  • Number of users
  • Number of spreadsheets
  • Departments involved
  • Compliance requirements
  • Manual effort
  • Integrations
Takes less than 5 minutes.
Result: Excel Risk Score
2. Receive Your Modernization Recommendation
Based on your answers, you'll receive a personalized report via email:
  • Key risks identified
  • Modernization opportunities
  • Recommended solution approach
  • Suggested next steps
Result: Initial roadmap tailored to your situation.
3. Solution Workshop
If modernization makes sense, we'll review your business process in detail and validate the recommended solution.

We'll identify:
  • Process bottlenecks
  • Automation opportunities
  • Integration requirements
  • Security and compliance needs
  • Pricing model
  • Long-term maintainability requirements
Result: Detailed solution concept and implementation plan.
4. Implementation & Feedback
The application is developed iteratively with regular review sessions. This ensures the solution evolves alongside your business requirements and delivers value early.

Result: A secure, maintainable web application tailored to your business process.
5. Support & Continuous Improvement
After deployment, I provide ongoing support, maintenance, and enhancements. Business processes, regulations, and technologies evolve over time. Your application should evolve with them.

Result: A sustainable solution that remains maintainable and valuable long-term.
Robert Heckel- Experte für skalierbare und moderne Webanwendungen

Real Examples of Excel Modernization

Every business process is different. But the challenges are often the same: Manual work, data inconsistencies, missing transparency, compliance requirements, increasing maintenance effort. Here are examples of how organizations replaced spreadsheet-based processes with maintainable business applications.

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Case Study 1: Commodity Trading
From Excel Models to Automated Risk Reporting

Centralizing pricing calculations across multiple desks eliminated inconsistencies and automated risk reporting.

The Challenge
Multiple trading desks maintained independent Excel models. Calculations were manual, dependent on sequence and difficult to keep consistent

The Solution
A centralized web application replaced individual spreadsheet solutions.

A dependency engine automatically calculated pricing curves in the correct order and provided standardized results to Risk Management.

The Result
Consistent pricing curves, automated workflows, and faster delivery of risk-critical data.

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Every Month You Wait, The Process Becomes Harder To Replace

What started as a useful spreadsheet often becomes more expensive to maintain than to modernize.
Get a personalized assessment and modernization roadmap.

Get Your Excel Assessment

What you will receive:

Who Is This Assessment For?

Excel Assessment
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