How to prevent user errors in the financial year 2022?
In a recent poll – that I conducted among hundreds of managers – over 40% said that User Errors is their biggest issue – when it comes to working with Excel.
This does not come as a surprise to me.
Excel is so powerful in the modelling and yet so unforgiving when it comes to user errors.
- It could be as simple as copying and pasting the wrong number into the wrong columns.
- Or mistyping 95 for 59 and not noticing the difference.
- And – even worse – overwriting a meaningful formula with a value – that might look right, but will change the cause of the model forever
How can you prevent this from happening?
The simple answer is: reduce the manual handling of data as much as you can – at all cost.
Here are some relevant tips for you:
- Use the internal macro-language to install proper dialog boxes
- Have checksums and error-checks in place
- Automate the creation of dashboards
- Audit your existing spreadsheets
- Document the workflow and highlight the entry cells
Most Excel users don’t know what really is possible to achieve with Excel – I can tell you: it is mind-blowing.
Get yourself another set of eyes to help.

When you need your car repaired, you go to the garage you trust.
And when user-errors in your workflow are prevalent, it is best to work with a business strategist that has a mind for numbers, systems, and automation.
Contact me for a free 30-minute call to explore your specific needs, because every situation is different – even though that there are common issues when it comes to Excel.
The most common one is too many user errors – over 40% just confirmed that.
Now is the time to make your financial year 2022 user-error-free.
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