The twenty principles for good spreadsheet practice aims to reduce the amount of time wasted and the number of errors.
Every study that has looked for errors has found them in considerable numbers. Spreadsheeting's childhood is over.
Creating a slow spreadsheet is easy. Creating an efficient spreadsheet requires more thought and application of specific techniques.
Spreadsheet errors are reduced by using good design. Our students do three assignments to acquire good spreadsheet design skills.
This early spreadsheet, a Babylonian clay tablet c.1800 BC, contains several errors. How many errors do your spreadsheets have?
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.
Our spreadsheet methodology has criteria for designing, building, and validating spreadsheets to ensure that they work correctly.
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