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Formula Audit

Audit the formulas in the watershed model to find where a bad input propagates: trace precedents from the suspect outp…

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AExecute — “help me do it”Audit the formulas in the watershed model to find where a bad input propagates: trace…+
Audit the formulas in the watershed model to find where a bad input propagates: trace precedents from the suspect output back through formulas, wrap detected error-prone formulas with IFERROR notes, and list cells that depend on the bad input so I can fix it before reports go out.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before reports go out, make the audit actionable for the model owner: produce a dependency map…+
Before reports go out, make the audit actionable for the model owner: produce a dependency map highlighting broken links, show example inputs that trigger errors, suggest fixes (e.g., replace hard-coded constants with named ranges), and create a short remediation plan with affected sheets and owner names.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

8 of them
Audit the formulas in the watershed model workbook to trace where a bad input is propagating and fix it before reports go out.
Audit the formulas that produce the monthly fines summary so the court administrator can trust the totals used for billing.
Audit the formulae used in maintenance-cost reports to ensure no hidden errors affect budget requests.
Audit the formulas in our master cost workbook to ensure no hidden links or broken inputs will misstate product margins.
Audit the formulas in the consolidated portfolio workbook to find precedent links that could break when systems change.
Audit the formulas in the production budget workbook to find where a link is pulling the wrong rate.
Audit the store's weekly sales report formulas so management can trust the numbers I send them.
Audit the formulas in the development-cost model to ensure no precedents point to obsolete sheets before we publish advice.

Who does this

9 roles
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Questions people ask

honest answers

Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Excel — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.