Smartsheet Migration · Durham
Smartsheet Migration in Durham
Moving Durham organisations into Smartsheet from spreadsheets, or out of it into something else. Arriving from Excel is the common case and the deceptive one — the interface is familiar enough that people import their workbooks unchanged, and then wonder why nothing behaves like a project plan.
Why this comes up
The problem
Project plans live in spreadsheets that several people edit and nobody trusts, and moving them means deciding what should actually change.
What you get
What we deliver
- Workbooks restructured rather than imported as they stand
- Dependencies and predecessors established, since spreadsheets have none
- Formulas reviewed, as some Excel functions have no direct equivalent
- Sheet sizes checked against row limits before committing to a structure
- Attachments and supporting documents given a consistent home
- Ownership assigned per sheet, because unowned sheets decay the same way files do
Want this scoped for your business in Durham?
Thirty minutes, no charge, no sales script. You leave with a written summary of what smartsheet migration would actually involve — whether or not you use us.
Working in Durham
North East
Durham's economy is dominated by its university and cathedral, so the commercial base is small and much of the local demand comes from spinouts and suppliers attached to the institutions rather than from independent industry.
Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones.
Sectors we work with in Durham
- Higher Education
- Tourism & Heritage
- Public Sector
- Retail
- Research
What we work with
Technologies and platforms
- Smartsheet
- Excel
- Microsoft 365
- Python
Who we work with
Industries we serve
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Professional services
- Public sector
- Healthcare
Why us
Why Durham businesses choose Asionis
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise
How we work
- Step 1
Free consultation
A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.
- Step 2
Proposal
Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.
- Step 3
Build
Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.
- Step 4
Launch and support
We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.
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Smartsheet Migration in Durham — common questions
- Can we just import our spreadsheets?
- You can, and you get a spreadsheet in a different interface. The value comes from adding what Excel could not do — real dependencies, automatic date shifting, update requests, rollup reporting — and none of that appears from an import. Restructuring is the work.
- Do our formulas transfer?
- Many do, and not all. Smartsheet supports a substantial function set with its own syntax for cross-sheet references, and complex workbooks contain formulas that need rewriting. Identifying those before migrating avoids a sheet that looks right and calculates wrongly.
- What is the row limit issue?
- Sheets have a maximum number of rows and cells, which is generous for project plans and restrictive for operational logs. A structure that assumes one sheet per year of data will meet it, and splitting with reports for consolidation is the design that survives.
- What if we are moving off Smartsheet?
- Expect to rebuild rather than transfer. Sheet structures, dashboards, workflows and cell links do not translate to other tools, and the export gives you data without the behaviour. Documenting what the automation actually does is the part most easily forgotten.
- Do you work with businesses across County Durham?
- Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout North East, including Durham and the surrounding County Durham area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
- What kind of Durham businesses do you usually work with?
- Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones. Beyond that we work across Higher Education, Tourism & Heritage, Public Sector, Retail and Research.
- Do you cover the areas around Durham?
- Yes — we work throughout North East, including Newcastle, Sunderland, York. Durham is an urban area of roughly 70,000+, and we take on work across the wider County Durham region rather than the city boundary alone.
Talk to us about Smartsheet Migration in Durham
A 30-minute call with someone who would actually work on it. No sales script, no obligation.
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise