I am doing a summer internship and people use excel for everything even if it can be done in word. A project brief doesn't need to be done in excel it can be done in word.
Trending Content - Business School and GMAT Forum
Career Resources
WSO Free Modeling Series - Now Open Through
August 31, 2026
9 Free Financial Modeling Lessons
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
+Bonus: Get 27 financial modeling templates in swipe file
+Bonus: Get 27 financial modeling templates in swipe file
High Finance Applications
Guaranteed
Get at least one offer GUARANTEED
- 1:1 support
- 92% success rate
- 2,000+ mentor network
- Unlimited Live bootcamps
- AI for resume + LinkedIn
- Networking automation tools
- HireVue simulation tool
- Full course library
- Private Slack community
- 20hrs of mocks
- + much more...
finance is all about calculating things....so of course excel is the natural place to do that. using excel to write a project brief is just being lazy out of habit...but if it works..then it works.
Velit aut quo dolores explicabo voluptas architecto voluptate. Eaque voluptates est nam molestias eos perferendis. Deleniti iste quam dolores non mollitia dolor et. Rerum sit ipsum culpa aut. Quam voluptatem commodi commodi et earum reprehenderit sit. Sint tempora voluptatibus velit dolorem.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...