Advisor

Errors, Mistakes, and Awareness, Part 3: Paying the Most for Errors

Posted September 19, 2006 | | Amplify

In the first two parts of this Advisor series (see "Errors, Mistakes, and Awareness, Part 1: Errors and Mistakes," 16 August 2006 and "Errors, Mistakes, and Awareness, Part 2: The Cost of Failures," 30 August 2006), I defined terms to clearly distinguish the causes and effects of human error in creating software. In this part, I shall examine how and when we notice errors.

About The Author
Patrick OBeirne
Patrick O'Beirne has been managing director of Systems Modelling Limited since 1981. His current focus is spreadsheet systems modeling and auditing services as well as IT consultancy. He is current chair of the European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group (EuSpRIG) and of SoftTest Ireland, and a fellow of the Irish Computer Society. He advised the ECDL Foundation on the content of a syllabus for a new certification in good spreadsheet practices.… Read More
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