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There's no question that spreadsheets are a fantastic tool for many jobs involving small to moderate amounts of data. But is there a better way?

A Team God is probably the most effective solution to managing the fallout from shortcuts and poor management. But there is a price to pay.

We've seen how some organisations cut corners and play fast and loose with best practices. Now we'll see how they can still succeed in spite of the consequences.

Shortcuts on testing and quality assurance is a favourite choice amongst time-poor, resource-poor organisation.

A popular shortcut in software teams is to leap over the analysis phase, with the expectation that issues will be found and easily resolved during the development or implementation phases.

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail, so goes the saying. Yet skipping or cutting back on planning work and discussions is an important shortcut for many organisations.

We often like to think that a business - especially our business - is a completely unique, a free agent that can tear up the rulebook and do whatever it pleases in any way it chooses. This series of articles will show you how, but be warned, there are consequences!