By Hiran de Silva One of the great strengths of civilisation has been our relentless pursuit of improvement. Everything around us today exists because someone looked at...
A Satirical Response to “Why Use Excel for Consolidation?” By Hiran de Silva Let me start by saying that this is satire. The examples are exaggerated. The...
By Hiran de Silva One of the most successful sales messages in software history is the claim that Excel cannot consolidate data. Not that it consolidates badly. Not that...
By Hiran de Silva One of the most interesting observations I have made over the years is how differently people judge different technologies. Mention VBA and someone...
By Hiran de Silva One of the biggest misconceptions in modern business technology is the idea that ERP systems and Excel are rivals. The ERP vendors tell us that...
By Hiran de Silva For many years I have watched discussions about spreadsheets in the enterprise unfold in a rather curious way. One group points to spreadsheet failures...
A Manifesto by Hiran de Silva Why Should Anyone Care? A fair question. Much of the Excel content on social media can leave us asking exactly that. Interesting feature...
A Manifesto by Hiran de Silva Most businesses run on data. Not just accounting data. Not just records kept for legal compliance. Businesses run on data because data...
By Hiran de Silva Are you impressed by cloud-based planning tools? Perhaps you’ve watched demonstrations from Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, Planful...
A Simple Demonstration That Exposes the Excel Progress Paradox By Hiran de Silva In my previous article, The Excel Progress Paradox, I argued that something unusual has...