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An Evaluation of a Structured Spreadsheet Development Methodology
This paper presents the results of an empirical evaluation of the quality of
a structured methodology for the development of spreadsheet models, proposed in
numerous previous papers by Rajalingham K, Knight B and Chadwick D et al. This
paper also describes an improved version of their methodology, supported by
appropriate examples. The principal objective of a structured and disciplined
methodology for the construction of spreadsheet models is to reduce the
occurrence of user-generated errors in the models. The evaluation of the
effectiveness of the methodology has been carried out based on a number of
real-life experiments. The results of these experiments demonstrate the
methodology's potential for improved integrity control and enhanced
comprehensibility of spreadsheet models.Comment: 17 pages including reference
Structured Spreadsheet Modelling and Implementation with Multiple Dimensions -- Part 2: Implementation
In Part 1, we showed how to develop a conceptual model of a problem involving
variables of multiple dimensions, like Products, Regions, Sectors and Months.
The conceptual model is presented as a Formula Diagram, giving a global view of
the interaction between all the variables, and a Formula List, giving a precise
view of the interaction between the variables. In this paper, we present
precise steps to implement a multi-dimensional problem in a way that will
produce a spreadsheet that is easy to maintainComment: 14 Pages, 12 Colour Figures, 3 Tables. First presented at EuSpRIG
2018, Imperial College, Londo