I recently wrote about five ways spreadsheets kill your business. Spreadsheets are a versatile tool for performing quick, ad hoc data analysis, developing presentation materials, creating small ...

Spreadsheets are one of the most versatile and widely used tools in the business world. They offer an easy way to organize and manipulate data, make calculations and create visual representations of ...

Practically every organization has workgroups that depend on spreadsheets to manage a business process. Sharing the spreadsheets via email or SharePoint can be a hassle, especially when multiple ...

Taxonomy of qualitative mistakes created during spreadsheet development. Credit: Frontiers of Computer Science (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s11704-023-2384-6 A recent study has found that 94% of spreadsheets ...

Create spreadsheet governance policies. Monitor and enforce compliance with those policies. Give preference to vendors that work well with spreadsheets. Creating clear policies for what information ...

If you ever wanted to click a magic button and make complex business tasks happen automatically, macros can make that wish come true. Macros are small programs that execute commands you specify. Write ...

Fifteen years ago, I logged my concerns about the limitations of Excel. Have we overcome these problems? Has the downside of spreadsheets been reduced? A deeper look sees progress in some areas - and ...

Learn how accounting spreadsheets work with real examples of journals plus when to switch to accounting software. Accounting often starts simple: a few transactions, a basic spreadsheet, and a clear ...