The news stories are from EUSPRIG : next month is their SIXTH annual conference on spreadsheet errors ; it takes a while to get attention, but it's attracting some significant attendees this year. Ray Panko has of course spoken there:
And I'll add a plug got my book: http://www.sysmod.com/scc.htm
If spreadsheet users had a driving licence, this would be their
seat belt, air bag, navigation aid, repair kit, hazard indicators, and the rules of the road.
This new book describes how to produce well-crafted spreadsheets that are easy to understand,
maintain, audit, and operate. It shows how to ensure data quality and accuracy and protect
against formula and operational errors.
Thanks for the story, dykofone!
May I add it to the collection at
http://www.eusprig.org/stories.htm , please?
For those interested in these things, check out the sixth annual European Spreadsheet Risks Conference at http://www.eusprig.org/
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.eusprig.org/ European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group
http://www.uwic.ac.uk/eusprig/2006/index.htm The Sixth annual conference theme is Managing Spreadsheets: Improving corporate performance, compliance and governance.
And I'll add a plug got my book:
http://www.sysmod.com/scc.htm
If spreadsheet users had a driving licence, this would be their seat belt, air bag, navigation aid, repair kit, hazard indicators, and the rules of the road. This new book describes how to produce well-crafted spreadsheets that are easy to understand, maintain, audit, and operate. It shows how to ensure data quality and accuracy and protect against formula and operational errors.
Thanks for the story, dykofone! May I add it to the collection at http://www.eusprig.org/stories.htm , please? For those interested in these things, check out the sixth annual European Spreadsheet Risks Conference at http://www.eusprig.org/