The Best Practice Spreadsheet Modelling Standards ("Standards") are the highest professional standards that are publicly available in relation to spreadsheet development, maintenance and use anywhere in the world.

The Standards provide a comprehensive framework for:

• developing any Excel^® spreadsheet in accordance with "best practice"; and
• reducing the time and cost associated with Excel^® spreadsheet development, maintenance and use.

The Standards were developed by BPM Financial Modelling and were first released to the public in July 2003. Since then, the Standards have rapidly gained general market acceptance and are either in the process of being, or have already been, formally endorsed by several investment banks, commercial banks, accounting firms, government bodies, advisors and stockbrokers.

The Standards are now governed by the Spreadsheet Standards Review Board ("SSRB"), a body established to facilitate participation in the Standards by the business community, with the charter to assess submissions to modify Standards, as well as maintain and develop the Standards.

The Standards can be easily implemented within any organisation using BPM's software, training courses or support services.