Sometimes in an effort to treat an issue, we generate a different risk or increase an existing one in the process. Many of us can relate to when the internal auditors come in, look at existing processes and weak controls…
More on spreadsheet risk
As a follow up to my post about spreadsheet risk and best practices have a look at this link from the European Spreadsheet Risk Interest Group (yes, I cannot believe such an organization exists either but they do.) The site…
Spreadsheet risks (a comedy of errors)
Here is a pretty good read by Forrester called “Controls to Mitigate Spreadsheet Risk” about the risks inherent in using spreadsheets; it includes a list of common spreadsheet risks including these: Lack of audit trail Poor security and access controls…