Spreadsheets are Models Too [Position Statement]
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Spreadsheets are among the most widely used tools in systems engineering, especially for documenting system requirements and tests, and for supporting tasks like impact analysis, traceability management and project planning. We argue for the treatment of spreadsheets as models, in order to support the systems engineering lifecycle, and to provide a suitable migration path for organisations to follow in maturing their use of modelling techniques.
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