Excel to Interface: A Strategic Approach to Transitioning Users from Excel to Custom Applications

When starting out in product design, no one ever tells you how much time you will spend looking at Excel spreadsheets and translating them into interfaces. That doesn’t even begin to cover getting your users onto their new application after spending their careers learning the intricacies of the database. Transitioning users from Excel to custom applications can be a complex process that requires careful planning and consideration. As a UX designer with a core base of Excel power users (who are more than hesitant to be separated from their spreadsheets), here are some important things to consider before you move your users from Excel to interface.