{"id":1593,"date":"2011-03-25T10:41:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T15:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:26:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:26:31","slug":"create-business-reports-in-under-5-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/create-business-reports-in-under-5-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Create business reports in under 5 minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"20110325\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-728\" title=\"SaveTime\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/SaveTime.jpg\" alt=\"Save Time\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/>Some people request them from the IT department.  Others lock themselves in their offices for a day or two and go crazy with spreadsheets.  Others delegate the task.  Whatever the method, everyone has a process for creating business reports.<\/p>\n<p>But, what if your process wastes time?  What if the hours you spend running reports or analyzing data are unnecessary?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a good test: <b>Does it take longer than 5 minutes?<\/b>  If so, you\u2019re wasting time.  Within a matter of seconds, you should be able to see any piece of data you wish to see.  For example, applications like this <a href=\"https:\/\/crazybikes.com\/CRAZYBIKES.R00090s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red; font-weight: bold;\">interactive report<\/span><\/a> or this <a href=\"https:\/\/crazybikes.com\/CRAZYBIKES.R00180s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red; font-weight: bold;\">web pivot table report<\/span><\/a> give you a high level view of data, but let you \u201cslice-and-dice\u201d it however you want.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If your reporting isn\u2019t that simple, maybe it\u2019s time to examine your options.  All of the reports above were created with m-Power, which lets anyone create web apps without programming.  If you want to try it out for yourself, sign up for a <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(&#039;\/blog\/Click\/B110329_CreateBusinessReportsIn5Minutes_TestDrive&#039;);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/aw\/test-drive.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red; font-weight: bold;\">free trial right here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some people request them from the IT department. Others lock themselves in their offices for a day or two and go crazy with spreadsheets. Others delegate the task. Whatever the method, everyone has a process for creating business reports. But, what if your process wastes time? What if the hours you spend running reports or &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/create-business-reports-in-under-5-minutes\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Create business reports in under 5 minutes<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Create business reports in under 5 minutes - mrc&#039;s Cup of Joe Blog","description":"Some people request them from the IT department. 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