Spreadsheet Triage Checklist
A free checklist that covers 7 common ways ad-hoc spreadsheets quietly break — such as stale copies, silent formula errors, and lack of version control — and prescribes the order to fix them in, since fixing issues out of order usually wastes the work.
What it addresses
Ad-hoc spreadsheets quietly break (stale copies, silent formula errors, no version control), and non-technical teams patch the same spreadsheet for years instead of stepping back; fixing problems out of order wastes work.
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Spreadsheet Triage Checklist
A free checklist that covers 7 common ways ad-hoc spreadsheets quietly break — such as stale copies, silent formula errors, and lack of version control — and prescribes the order to fix them in, since fixing issues out of order usually wastes the work.
Problem: Ad-hoc spreadsheets quietly break (stale copies, silent formula errors, no version control), and non-technical teams patch the same spreadsheet for years instead of stepping back; fixing problems out of order wastes work.
Audience: Non-technical teams who rely on ad-hoc spreadsheets.
Posted by @spreadsheettria · Original comment ↗
“Built a small free thing this week: a "Spreadsheet Triage Checklist" — 7 common ways ad-hoc spreadsheets quietly break (stale copies, silent formula errors, no version control, etc.) and the order to fix them in”