Spreadsheet News & Research

Spreadsheet of the Month - April 2009 | Media Manager | Spreadsheet of the Month | Farm Futures

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:09:00 +0000

Spreadsheet of the Month - April 2009 | Media Manager | Spreadsheet of the Month | Farm Futures:

"Farmer-developed spreadsheet helps make sense of federal program."

NorthJersey.com: Colleagues back Coniglio as trial testimony wraps up

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:05:00 +0000

NorthJersey.com: Colleagues back Coniglio as trial testimony wraps up:

"...He added that a legislative spreadsheet crediting Coniglio for some of that money was inaccurate..."

Salary spike was a city spreadsheet error - Newton, MA - Newton TAB

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:24:00 +0000

Salary spike was a city spreadsheet error - Newton, MA - Newton TAB:

Headline blames the software for what was a human error: "he had omitted a number of employees from the 2007 report, accounting for a lower total headcount and compensation than was actually paid."

Microsoft: Laid-off can keep extra pay after all - USATODAY.com

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:34:00 +0000

From article...sounds like a spreadsheet user error:

Brummel called the glitch a clerical error, and said that at some point in the process of calculating severance packages, communicating with employees and cutting checks, "we had payments misaligned with people's names." (Brummel said she didn't know whether an Excel spreadsheet was at the root of the problem.)

Microsoft: Laid-off can keep extra pay after all - USATODAY.com

New apps make iPhone a business accessory

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:34:00 +0000

New apps make iPhone a business accessory

Excel error leaves Barclays with more Lehman assets than it bargained for

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:12:00 +0000

Excel error leaves Barclays with more Lehman assets than it bargained for

Barclays Blames Spreadsheet Error, Wants to Revise Lehman Deal - Headline Watch

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:22:00 +0000

Barclays Blames Spreadsheet Error, Wants to Revise Lehman Deal - Headline Watch

'Rounding error' forces Baltimore police to alter rankings for sergeant promotion -- baltimoresun.com

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:19:00 +0000

'Rounding error' forces Baltimore police to alter rankings for sergeant promotion -- baltimoresun.com

The Bellingham Herald / Local / Lab mistake threatens DUI cases

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:29:00 +0000

The Bellingham Herald / Local / Lab mistake threatens DUI cases: From the article: "The failure to update a simple function in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet document went undetected for two years, slightly throwing off test results for a series of solutions the lab distributes to calibrate breath test machines."

Eight of the Worst Spreadsheet Blunders - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:24:00 +0000

Eight of the Worst Spreadsheet Blunders - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

Redwood, New Hope get faulty tax bills

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:46:00 +0000

newsobserver.com | Redwood, New Hope get faulty tax bills

Decimal point error skews Spokane breathalyzer results

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:05:00 +0000

Decimal point error skews Spokane breathalyzer results

LinuxWorld | Scientists cash in on fixing spreadsheet errors

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:54:00 +0000

LinuxWorld | Scientists cash in on fixing spreadsheet errors

IT-Director.com - Security! What security?

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:36:00 +0000

IT-Director.com - Security! What security?:

From the article:

"All of that being the case, it is surprising that none of the established players in the enterprise spreadsheet management market have majored on providing spreadsheet security as a first and foremost requirement. Instead, the likes of Compassoft, Mobius, Cimcon and Prodiance have focused on control and compliance—no doubt because of the pressure to be able to sign-off against the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley and similar regulations."

Pacific Daily News - www.guampdn.com - Hagatna, GU

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:29:00 +0000

Pacific Daily News - www.guampdn.com - Hagatna, GU:

From the article:

"But the spreadsheets didn't provide lawmakers with the answers they were seeking. Instead, minutes after session began, near 3 p.m., Speaker Mark Forbes noted how the totals of the revenue forecasts broken down on a month-to-month basis in the spreadsheets didn't match up with those used in Bill 74.

Forbes noted a difference of more than $200,000 in the revenue projections shown on the spreadsheet for 2007 GRT collections."

Compensation Management: The Newest Spectator Sport

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:25:00 +0000

E-Commerce News: CRM Systems: Compensation Management: The Newest Spectator Sport

Report questions incentive benefits

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:20:00 +0000

Spreadsheet used in North Carolina economic development decision making process. Garbage in, garbage out?

From the article:

The report says that the model is flawed and that officials too often use inflated assumptions that make projects look better than they are. It challenges a central defense that the governor and other state officials have used to justify the tax breaks, grants and other perks promised to companies.
Those officials often tout the figures from the spreadsheet as proof that the state makes wise incentives decisions.
“Aggressive use of a reasonable, but imperfect, model appears to be leading the state to regularly make overly generous incentive offers,” the report says.

Recount gives Hamilton win

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:21:00 +0000

Recount gives Hamilton win: "The difference in Friday's total and the total certified two weeks ago might have resulted from a spreadsheet error, election officials said."

Spreadsheet Management Business Expected To Boom Fixing Old Error-Ridden Spreadsheets - Industries News by InformationWeek

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:18:00 +0000

Spreadsheet Management Business Expected To Boom Fixing Old Error-Ridden Spreadsheets - Industries News by InformationWeek

Recount gives Hamilton win

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:50:00 +0000

Spreadsheet error affects initial election result?

Recount gives Hamilton win: "The difference in Friday's total and the total certified two weeks ago might have resulted from a spreadsheet error, election officials said.

Union: Firefighters asked about pay (requires free registration)

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:55:00 +0000

MorningSun.net

From the article:

Members of the Pittsburg Fire Department Labor Management Committee said Monday that city firefighters repeatedly asked about a glitch in a spreadsheet formula that overpaid them by close to $150,000 in salary and benefits between Jan. 1, 2005 and May 2006.

and later (emphasis added),

The audit received by The Morning Sun had names blacked out to protect privacy, but it said that a payroll clerk identified that he or she "believed the spreadsheet was in error within the first several months of 2005," and brought it to the attention of "several people." But nothing further was done because someone, whose name was blacked out, believed that the spreadsheet was correct.

Madison Daily Leader - Professors develop spreadsheet to help farmers allocate water supplies

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:08:00 +0000

Madison Daily Leader - Professors develop spreadsheet to help farmers allocate water supplies

Spreadsheets in Election Politics. The Seattle Times: Politics: Judge left to mull vote-fraud claim

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:56:00 +0000

The Seattle Times: Politics: Judge left to mull vote-fraud claim

From the article:
The key piece of evidence Republicans relied on was a spreadsheet developed by their data analyst. It contained King County records showing a discrepancy between absentee ballots counted and voters shown as having voted absentee.

EuSpRIG 2005: Spreadsheets and SOx Conference Comes to London

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:51:00 +0000

EuSpRIG 2005: Spreadsheets and SOx Conference Comes to London

Avoiding Errors in Excel Spreadsheets - 13 Jun 2005

noreply@blogger.com (Roger Grinde) — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:48:00 +0000

Some reasonable questions here, but fairly general. Published by accountingweb.com. Avoiding Errors in Excel Spreadsheets - 13 Jun 2005