WhatsApp + Excel workflow systems · Singapore

Still running your business from WhatsApp and Excel?

WorkflowSG turns manual WhatsApp + Excel workflows into simple internal systems — with status tracking, reminders, dashboards, reports, and accountability.

Show us your current chats, spreadsheets, screenshots, and manual steps. We’ll help turn the mess into one workflow your team can actually follow.

  • Replace scattered chats and spreadsheets with one source of truth
  • Track status, deadlines, payments, approvals, and follow-ups
  • See what is done, stuck, overdue, or forgotten

More practical than a website. Faster than an enterprise software project.

The real problem

If the work lives in WhatsApp and Excel, it can probably be systemised.

Many SMEs do not have a software problem. They have a workflow problem. The business is already running — but the process is hidden across chats, spreadsheets, screenshots, and memory.

!Staff updates buried in WhatsApp groups
!Excel files with different versions
!Boss has to ask for status manually
!Payments and follow-ups forgotten
!Reports prepared by copying and cleaning data
!No clear owner for each task
!No audit trail
!No single source of truth
The approach

Systemise = turn your WhatsApp + Excel process into a proper system

No buzzwords. Three practical steps to turn a manual WhatsApp + Excel workflow into a working internal system.

1

Capture the workflow

We look at the current WhatsApp chats, Excel sheets, forms, screenshots, and manual steps.

2

Structure the process

We define the users, statuses, rules, reminders, reports, and data fields.

3

Build the system

We create a simple internal system your team can use daily from phone or desktop.

WhatsApp + Excel Workflow Map Internal System Dashboard + Reminders
Examples

WhatsApp + Excel workflows WorkflowSG can systemise

Real internal systems built around how SMEs already work. Here is what changes when a manual process becomes a workflow system.

Job Tracking

Before

Jobs assigned in WhatsApp. Updates manually typed into Excel.

After

One job record with status, owner, due date, notes, photos, and overdue alert.

Payment Tracking

Before

Deposits and balances tracked in spreadsheets and chased from memory.

After

Each job shows paid, unpaid, overdue, and next collection date.

Quotation Tracking

Before

Quotes copied from old Excel files and sent manually.

After

Quote status flows from Draft → Sent → Approved → Job.

Booking / Appointment Tracking

Before

Bookings handled through chat and shared calendars.

After

Bookings, reminders, attendance, and follow-ups in one place.

Inventory / Order Tracking

Before

Orders come through WhatsApp. Stock is updated in Excel.

After

Orders, stock movement, delivery status, and collections in one view.

Approval Workflow

Before

Staff ask for approval in chat. Nobody knows what was approved.

After

Requests have approvers, status, comments, timestamps, and audit trail.

Reporting Dashboard

Before

Reports prepared by exporting and cleaning spreadsheets.

After

Boss sees live numbers for jobs, payments, overdue tasks, and team activity.

Customer / Case Tracking

Before

Customer details and follow-ups are scattered across staff phones.

After

One customer record with notes, files, status, and follow-up reminders.

Quick check

Is your workflow ready to be systemised?

If 3 or more of these sound familiar, your WhatsApp + Excel process is probably costing you time, money, or visibility.

You have multiple Excel files for the same process
Staff update job status in WhatsApp
You need to chase people for updates
Customers chase you before your team updates them
Payments or follow-ups get forgotten
Reports take hours to prepare
Work gets stuck because nobody owns the next step
Generic tools do not match how your business works

If you ticked 3 or more, start with one workflow.

Send us your current Excel + WhatsApp process. We’ll tell you if it should become a system, or if an off-the-shelf tool is enough.

Show Me Your Workflow
The process

How the process works

Practical, phased, and focused on one workflow at a time — not a giant rebuild.

1

Show us the mess

Send or show your current Excel, WhatsApp flow, screenshots, forms, and reports.

2

Map the workflow

We identify users, statuses, rules, data, reminders, and reports.

3

Build one focused system

We start with one core workflow, not a giant ERP.

4

Test with real users

Your team uses it with real jobs, customers, payments, or bookings.

5

Support and improve

The system is hosted, monitored, supported, and improved monthly.

Where WorkflowSG fits

WorkflowSG is for the work behind the business

Websites bring in enquiries. Mobile apps serve customers. WorkflowSG runs the internal workflow after the enquiry comes in.

Website

Brings customers in.

Marketing, company profile, services, enquiries.

WorkflowSG

Runs the internal work.

Jobs, payments, staff updates, follow-ups, approvals, dashboards, and reports.

★ Best fit for WhatsApp + Excel workflows

Mobile App

Serves customers at scale.

Customer-facing product experience, app-store distribution, high-volume usage.

If the work is currently handled by WhatsApp + Excel, that is where WorkflowSG fits.

Pricing

Start with one workflow

Transparent pricing for one core WhatsApp + Excel workflow, built and supported as a real internal system.

SME Workflow System
From S$8,000 setup + S$500/month managed support

For one core WhatsApp + Excel workflow, designed and built as a working internal system — not a template website.

Setup includes

  • workflow review
  • system design
  • database setup
  • web-based internal system
  • admin dashboard
  • user login and roles
  • reports / export
  • deployment
  • basic training

Monthly support includes

  • hosting / server management
  • backups
  • bug fixes
  • uptime monitoring
  • security updates
  • basic user support
  • small improvements up to 3 hours/month
  • one core workflow included
  • larger features quoted separately
  • minimum 6-month managed support recommended
  • final pricing depends on scope, number of users, integrations, and complexity
Show Me Your Workflow
Pilot Package Available · For first few clients

Pilot Package

S$5,000 setup + S$500/month

For businesses that want to systemise one limited-scope WhatsApp + Excel workflow in exchange for feedback and testimonial.

  • one focused workflow
  • faster MVP scope
  • same managed support
  • best for testing the idea before expanding
Apply for Pilot Package
FAQ

Questions about systemising WhatsApp + Excel

What does “systemise WhatsApp + Excel” mean? +
It means taking a process currently handled through chats, spreadsheets, manual reminders, and memory, then turning it into a structured internal system with users, statuses, reminders, dashboards, and reports.
Do I need to prepare technical specs? +
No. You can show your current WhatsApp flow, Excel sheets, screenshots, and manual process. WorkflowSG helps map that into a system.
Do I need a mobile app? +
Usually no. Most SMEs should start with a mobile-friendly web system first. It works on phone and desktop without app-store approval or installation.
How much does it cost? +
A typical limited-scope workflow system starts from S$8,000 setup plus S$500/month managed support. Pilot packages may start from S$5,000 setup for first few clients.
What kind of workflows can you systemise? +
Job tracking, quotation tracking, payment tracking, bookings, attendance, inventory, order tracking, approvals, customer cases, reminders, and reporting dashboards.
Can this replace my Excel? +
Yes, for the workflow being systemised. Some businesses may still export reports to Excel, but the daily process should happen inside the system.
Can this work with WhatsApp? +
The system can support WhatsApp click-to-message, status links, reminders, or WhatsApp API integration where appropriate. The first goal is to stop using WhatsApp as the main operations database.
How long does it take? +
A focused MVP can be planned and built in phases. Timeline depends on scope, feedback speed, data migration, and integrations.
Is this suitable for very small businesses? +
It is best for businesses with repeated workflows, multiple staff, many jobs or customers, payment tracking, or reporting needs. Very small one-person operations may be better served by off-the-shelf tools.
Who owns the data? +
The client owns their business data. WorkflowSG builds and supports the system, but the business data belongs to the client.
For agencies & consultants

Add workflow systems to your client offering

If your client needs more than a website — CRM, dashboard, booking system, quotation system, customer portal, or internal workflow system — WorkflowSG can build and support it in the background.

Referral commission
White-label delivery
Wholesale project pricing
Ongoing support partnership
Contact

Show us your WhatsApp + Excel workflow

Send us the current process — Excel, WhatsApp screenshots, forms, reports, or manual steps. We will help you decide whether it should become a proper internal system.

Stop running operations from chats and spreadsheets.

Show us your WhatsApp + Excel workflow and we will turn it into one internal system your team can actually follow — with status tracking, reminders, dashboards, and reports.