Computer Science – Computers and Society
Scientific paper
2008-03-03
Proc. European Spreadsheet Risks Int. Grp. (EuSpRIG) 2006 53-64 ISBN:1-905617-08-9
Computer Science
Computers and Society
12 Pages, One Figure
Scientific paper
In this paper, we report some on-going focused research, but are further keen to set it in the context of a proposed bigger picture, as follows. There is a certain depressing pattern about the attitude of industry to spreadsheet error research and a certain pattern about conferences highlighting these issues. Is it not high time to move on from measuring spreadsheet errors to developing an armoury of disciplines and controls? In short, we propose the need to rigorously lay the foundations of a spreadsheet engineering discipline. Clearly, multiple research teams would be required to tackle such a big task. This suggests the need for both national and international collaborative research, since any given group can only address a small segment of the whole. There are already a small number of examples of such on-going international collaborative research. Having established the need for a directed research effort, the rest of the paper then attempts to act as an exemplar in demonstrating and applying this focus. With regard to one such of research, in a recent paper, Panko (2005) stated that: "...group development and testing appear to be promising areas to pursue". Of particular interest to us are some gaps in the published research record on techniques to reduce errors. We further report on the topics: techniques for cross-checking, time constraints effects, and some aspects of developer perception.
Ball David
Thorne Simon
Vemula V. R.
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