Using a visual language to Create Better Spreadsheets

Bas Jansen (@Heerbommel) Delft University of Technology

Spreadsheet Wildlife

1 Workbook

52 Worksheets

Refers to 70 external worksheets

26038 Cells

Multinational

Multinational

ERP

Multinational

ERP

Data Warehouse

Multinational

ERP

Data Warehouse

Excel

Multinational

ERP

Data Warehouse

Excel

Powerpoint

Multinational

ERP

Data Warehouse

Excel

Powerpoint

Boardroom

Spreadsheet Wildlife

Specification in visual language

Associated spreadsheet

data

label

sum

lookup

flexibility & ease-of-use

num

ber o

f erro

rs

flexibility & ease-of-use

num

ber o

f erro

rs

flexibility & ease-of-use

num

ber o

f erro

rs

flexibility & ease-of-use

num

ber o

f erro

rs

flexibility & ease-of-use

num

ber o

f erro

rs