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Replacing a 15-Tab Fragile Spreadsheet with a Bespoke Client Portal

B2B management consulting firm in Bristol servicing 45 ongoing corporate retainer accounts.
Next.js 15PostgreSQLSupabase Auth & RLSDrizzle ORMTailwind CSSTypeScript
// EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (DIRECT ANSWER)

LookADev replaced a fragile 15-tab spreadsheet with a secure bespoke client portal built on Next.js 15 and PostgreSQL with RLS for a UK consultancy, eliminating 100% of billing errors, accelerating invoice approvals by 4x, and saving 15 partner hours per week.

Invoicing Errors
0
Reduced from weekly disputes to absolute zero
Approval Cycle
4x mais rápido
Compressed from 14 days to under 48 hours
Partner Time Saved
15h/sem
Restored weekly to high-margin client advisory
Capital Payback
60 dias
Achieved via faster cash collection and zero billing loss
01 // THE OPERATIONAL PROBLEM & FRICTION

Consultancy managed deliverables, client billing, and project milestones across a fragile 15-tab shared spreadsheet, suffering constant formula corruptions, version sync locks, and 15 hours lost weekly to manual data reconciliation.

02 // THE FINANCIAL COST OF INACTION & BOTTLENECK
ANNUAL COST OF THE BOTTLENECK

£24,000/year in lost partner hours reconciling numbers, plus 20-day average cash collection delays caused by disputed billing line items.

Inherent architectural failure of flat spreadsheets for multi-user concurrency without row-level access control; clients lacked live transparency and staff spent every Friday assembling manual status PDFs.

03 // THE LOOKADEV SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

Secure bespoke client portal built on Next.js 15 and PostgreSQL with strict Row Level Security (RLS). Gives corporate clients a live self-service dashboard to track milestones, sign off deliverables, and view invoices in real time.

Complete consolidation of operational workflows and billing into a secure bespoke web system, eliminating shared spreadsheets, formula corruption, and billing discrepancies.

// ARCHITECTURAL MODULES IN PRODUCTION
Next.js 15 App Router PlatformPostgreSQL with Strict Row Level Security (RLS)Drizzle ORM Relational SchemaAutomated Invoice & Milestone Audit EngineSelf-Service Client Collaboration Portal
04 // MEASURED ROI & AUDITED RESULTS
MEASURED FINANCIAL PAYBACK

Zero invoicing discrepancies (100% billing auditability), cash collection accelerated 4x, and full project payback in 60 days.

Invoicing errors reduced to zero, invoice sign-off cycles accelerated 4x, and 15 partner hours per week restored to billable client advisory.

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