EuSpRIG 2006 Commercial Spreadsheet Review

TL;DR

This paper outlines a review process for commercial spreadsheets to ensure that modifications can be made safely without significantly increasing the risk of errors, thereby maintaining acceptable risk levels.

Contribution

It introduces a structured review process specifically designed for commercial spreadsheets to manage and mitigate error risks during modifications.

Findings

The review process effectively identifies potential error sources.

Implementation of the process reduces the risk of introducing new errors.

The approach is applicable to various commercial spreadsheet contexts.

Abstract

This management summary provides an outline of a commercial spreadsheet review process. The aim of this process is to ensure remedial or enhancement work can safely be undertaken on a spreadsheet with a commercially acceptable level of risk of introducing new errors.