Characteristics of Spreadsheets Developed with the SSMI Methodology

TL;DR

This paper describes the characteristics of spreadsheets built with the SSMI methodology, highlighting how these features help reduce errors and improve reliability in spreadsheet development.

Contribution

It introduces the SSMI methodology's key characteristics and demonstrates their role in minimizing error-prone factors in spreadsheet creation.

Findings

Spreadsheets developed with SSMI have specific error-reducing features.

The SSMI methodology is effective in improving spreadsheet quality.

Characteristics of SSMI-developed spreadsheets contribute to error reduction.

Abstract

The SSMI methodology was developed using concepts from Computer Science, Software Engineering and Information Systems and has been taught to undergraduate and MBA students and in Executive training seminars. In this paper, we describe the major characteristics of the spreadsheets developed using the methodology and show how they contribute to reduce many error causing factors.