Errors in the data, formulas, or manipulation of spreadsheets could be costly, even devastating.
Spreadsheets have errors like dogs have fleas. Nine out of every ten spreadsheets suffer some error, and consequences can be severe.
Incorrect use of Excel's NPV function is a common source of spreadsheet errors. We show several pitfalls and ways to avoid them.
See our bibliography of spreadsheet best practice, risk management, errors and testing, and methods for improving spreadsheets.
The twenty principles for good spreadsheet practice aims to reduce the amount of time wasted and the number of errors.
Do you document your spreadsheets? We use the FizzBuzz word game to illustrate the importance of documenting your spreadsheets.
We are conscious of very few of our errors. When people are confronted with their actual error rates, they are typically shocked.
Spreadsheets can be considered to be the world's most successful end-user programming language. Spreadsheet formulas are Turing complete.
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