Spreadsheet errors... a great, often unrecognised, risk to corporate decision making & financial integrity.

People tend to believe their spreadsheets are more accurate than they really are.

Developing an error-free spreadsheet has been a problem since the beginning of end-user computing.

The issue is not whether there is an error but how many errors there are and how serious they are.

Programmers exhibit unwarranted confidence in the correctness of their spreadsheets.

The quality and reliability of spreadsheets is known to be poor.

Untested spreadsheets are riddled with errors.

94% of the 88 spreadsheets audited in 7 studies have contained errors.

Spreadsheets are dangerous to their authors and others.

The results given by spreadsheets are often just wrong.

Despite overwhelming and unanimous evidence... companies have continued to ignore spreadsheet error risks.

Most executives do not really check or verify the accuracy or validity of [their] spreadsheets...

Spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone.

Research on spreadsheet errors is substantial, compelling, and unanimous.

Spreadsheets... pose a greater threat to your business than almost anything you can imagine.

A lot of decisions are being made on the basis of some bad numbers.

A significant proportion of spreadsheets have severe quality problems.

Spreadsheets are more fault-prone than other software.

Every study, without exception, has found error rates much higher than organizations would wish to tolerate.

It is irrational to expect large error-free spreadsheets.

Spreadsheets are commonly used and commonly flawed.

Spreadsheet errors are still the rule rather than the exception.

60% of large companies feel 'Spreadsheet Hell' describes their reliance on spreadsheets.

Errors in spreadsheets are as ubiquitous as spreadsheets themselves.

Every study that has looked for errors has found them... in considerable abundance.

Spreadsheet development must embrace extensive testing in order to be taken seriously as a profession.

...few incidents of spreadsheet errors are made public and these are usually not revealed by choice.

Spreadsheet errors have resulted in huge financial losses.

Spreadsheet errors are pervasive, stubborn, ubiquitous and complex.

Spreadsheets are extraordinarily and unacceptably prone to error.

Overconfidence is one of the most substantial causes of spreadsheet errors.

It is now widely accepted that errors in spreadsheets are both common and potentially dangerous.

Spreadsheets are often hard, if not impossible, to understand.

Errors in spreadsheets... result in incorrect decisions being made and significant losses incurred.

Spreadsheets are alarmingly error-prone to write.

Despite being staggeringly error prone, spreadsheets are a highly flexible programming environment.

Your spreadsheets may be disasters in the making.

Most large spreadsheets have dozens or even hundreds of errors.

Spreadsheets are the most popular live programming environments, but they are also notoriously fault-prone.

Spreadsheets are easy to use and very hard to check.

1% of all formulas in operational spreadsheets are in error.

The software that end users are creating... is riddled with errors.

The untested spreadsheet is as dangerous and untrustworthy as an untested program.

Even obvious, elementary errors in very simple, clearly documented spreadsheets are... difficult to find.

Spreadsheet shortcomings can significantly hamper an organization's business operation.

Spreadsheets have a notoriously high number of faults.

Never assume a spreadsheet is right, even your own.

Spreadsheets contain errors at an alarmingly high rate.

Spreadsheets can be viewed as a highly flexible programming environment for end users.

Studies have shown that there is a high incidence of errors in spreadsheets.