See our bibliography of spreadsheet best practice, risk management, errors and testing, and methods for improving spreadsheets.
Once information is loaded into a spreadsheet, it acquires properties that it may not deserve – a process called reification.
Overconfidence is one of the main causes of spreadsheet errors. Being informed about overconfidence leads to more accurate spreadsheets.
The twenty principles for good spreadsheet practice aims to reduce the amount of time wasted and the number of errors.
60% of large companies feel 'Spreadsheet Hell' describes their reliance on spreadsheets either completely or fairly well.
We are conscious of very few of our errors. When people are confronted with their actual error rates, they are typically shocked.
This early spreadsheet, a Babylonian clay tablet c.1800 BC, contains several errors. How many errors do your spreadsheets have?
Spreadsheets have errors like dogs have fleas. Nine out of every ten spreadsheets suffer some error, and consequences can be severe.
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