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Remember kids, "temporary", "just poc", and similar claims are NEVER TRUE (lemmy.sdf.org)

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I was literally told to set up this new service as quickly as possible and it didn't need to be correct or best practice because this was just a proof of concept.

Here we are 6 months later and I'm still cleaning up my own mess.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My boss convinced me to make a pricing calculator for our contracts using Excel with macros. I pushed back and said we need to use Power Apps, CRM, or anything other than Excel. He said it would just be a POC/wireframe we'd use to build a more permanent solution with later.

Well 5 years later, there are like 2 dozen versions floating around with different macros, pricing, etc. And of course I'm the one who gets messaged every time some makes a change and breaks the damn thing, or some sales person is convinced it's not calculating correctly. I fucking HATE that Excel sheet.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

If it's on Excel365, you can edit permissions for specific cell ranges. That way your colleagues can only give input but they can't change formulas or fixed pricing.