Tag Archives: spreadsheet risk
XLTest 1.74 spreadsheet audit addin
I have released an update to my XLTest Excel add-in for spreadsheet auditing, visualisation, and testing. Changes up to version 1.74 (September 2021) Start Session dialog changed to show internal workbook information before opening, and to open in manual calculation … Continue reading
A look ahead to Eusprig 2019
The 20th annual conference of the European Spreadsheet Risk Special Interest Group (http://www.eusprig.org) will be held on July 11 & 12 at The Barrister’s Court, Browns, 82-84 St Martin’s Ln, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4AG, UK. David Lyford-Smith of the … Continue reading
Irish Computer Society evening talk on Spreadsheet Controls
My talk on “Spreadsheet Management and Controls” is next month at the ICS. Monday 18:00 – 19:30 9th Jun This session outlines current concerns about risks from the uncontrolled use of spreadsheet-based information systems. The session will cover how to … Continue reading
EuSpRIG 2013 Conference report
4-5 July 2013, University of Greenwich, London. http://www.eusprig.org We had a slightly smaller number of attendees this year than we expected, considering the publicity that attended recent spreadsheet errors, such as the London Whale or the Reinhart & Rogoff debacle. … Continue reading
EuSpRIG 2013: The World’s Leading Spreadsheet Risk Management Conference
I’ll be there: The European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group 14th Annual Conference (EuSpRIG 2013) will be held at the University of Greenwich, London, on the 4th & 5th July 2013. EuSpRIG is the world’s only independent, authoritative & comprehensive conference … Continue reading
Corporate Governance and Safe Spreadsheet Practice
I am giving a presentation at the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland in Dublin on 5th June at their event “Corporate Governance and Safe Spreadsheet Practice – The Importance of Mitigating Risk for Professionals” which also features Dr Kevin McDaid of … Continue reading
Happy new year!
Twelve years ago I wrote the book on the Euro Changeover in IT systems (“Managing the Euro in Information Systems”, Addison-Wesley, 1999). I wonder will 2012 see the year some countries have to switch back? Internally it should be easy … Continue reading
The Science of Spreadsheet Risk Management, July 5-6 2012, Manchester UK
The European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group (www.eusprig.org) has issued a call for papers for their 13th Annual Conference on the theme “The Science of Spreadsheet Risk Management”. The conference will be held on the 5th and 6th of July 2012 … Continue reading
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