A poorly documented spreadsheet erodes effective use. Our workshops help students develop good documentation habits and skills.
This early spreadsheet, a Babylonian clay tablet c.1800 BC, contains several errors. How many errors do your spreadsheets have?
Once information is loaded into a spreadsheet, it acquires properties that it may not deserve – a process called reification.
See our bibliography of spreadsheet best practice, risk management, errors and testing, and methods for improving spreadsheets.
Solver Max provides a collection of optimization model examples in Excel (using the Solver and OpenSolver add-ins) and Python.
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.
Spreadsheets have errors like dogs have fleas. Nine out of every ten spreadsheets suffer some error, and consequences can be severe.
We can help you make better spreadsheets:
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