The twenty principles for good spreadsheet practice aims to reduce the amount of time wasted and the number of errors.
Once information is loaded into a spreadsheet, it acquires properties that it may not deserve – a process called reification.
Spreadsheets have errors like dogs have fleas. Nine out of every ten spreadsheets suffer some error, and consequences can be severe.
60% of large companies feel 'Spreadsheet Hell' describes their reliance on spreadsheets either completely or fairly well.
See our bibliography of spreadsheet best practice, risk management, errors and testing, and methods for improving spreadsheets.
Overconfidence is one of the main causes of spreadsheet errors. Being informed about overconfidence leads to more accurate spreadsheets.
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