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Spreadsheet error delays opening of children’s hospital

October 26, 2020 By editor

An audit report has blamed a spreadsheet "copy and paste" error for cost overruns and delays at an Edinburgh children’s hospital.

A local politician called it

[…] one of the most expensive typos in history.

How many more high-profile spreadsheet failures is it going to take before we deem the inappropriate use of them to be professional malpractice?

Filed Under: Data analysis, Software Tagged With: spreadsheet abuse, spreadsheets

Dilbert on spreadsheet abuse

January 14, 2016 By editor

As spreadsheet abuse has now been “Dilbertized” it’s clearly entered mainstream consciousness.

About time. We’ve been complaining about it for years.

Filed Under: Data analysis Tagged With: spreadsheet abuse

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