Spreadsheets have errors like dogs have fleas. Nine out of every ten spreadsheets suffer some error, and consequences can be severe.
Every study that has looked for errors has found them in considerable numbers. Spreadsheeting's childhood is over.
Good spreadsheets are essential for informing decision making. But most spreadsheets are not good. We help you make better spreadsheets.
We are conscious of very few of our errors. When people are confronted with their actual error rates, they are typically shocked.
Only a quarter of survey participants were satisfied with their spreadsheet testing. Their techniques are largely manual and lack formalism.
The twenty principles for good spreadsheet practice aims to reduce the amount of time wasted and the number of errors.
Creating a slow spreadsheet is easy. Creating an efficient spreadsheet requires more thought and application of specific techniques.
The cascading structure of typical spreadsheet formulae means that just about every spreadsheet is almost certainly wrong.
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