The FAST Modeling Standard
  • Home
  • The FAST Standard
    • 01.00 – Workbook Design
      • 01.01 – General Workbook Design Principles
      • 01.02 – Sheet Organisation
      • 01.03 – Multiple Workbook Models
    • 02.00 – Worksheet Design
      • 02.01 – Universal Design Layout Principles
      • 02.02 – Calculation Blocks
      • 02.03 – Header Design
      • 02.04 – Input sheets
      • 02.05 – Presentation Sheets
      • 02.06 – Control Sheets
    • 03.00 – The Line Item
      • 03.01 – Line Item Taxonomy
      • 03.02 – Formula Design Fundamentals
      • 03.03 – Formula Simplicity
      • 03.04 – Formula Clarity
      • 03.05 – FAST Labeling Convention
      • 03.06 – Links
      • 03.07 – Timing Flags and PPFs
    • 04.00 – Excel Features Used In Modeling
      • 04.01 – Excel Functions
      • 04.02 – Formatting Features
      • 04.03 – Excel Names
      • 04.04 – Data Validation
      • 04.05 – Group Outline
      • 04.06 – Macros / VBA Considerations
    • Appendix A: FAST Formatting
    • Appendix B: FAST Terminology
      • Alert
      • Balance
      • Base Case
      • Calculation
      • Calculation Block
      • Calculation Order
      • Calculation Sheet
      • Call-up
      • Cascading Calculation
      • Check
      • Code Replication
      • Constant
      • Control Sheet
      • Corkscrew
      • Counter-flow
      • Daisy Chain
      • Dashboard
      • Data Range
      • Display Total
      • Embedded Constant
      • Export
      • FAST Modeling Alliance
      • Flag
      • Flow
      • Import
      • Indexation Factor
      • Input
      • Line Item
      • Link
      • Live Labeling
      • Model
      • Normally Positive Convention
      • One-sheet Wonder
      • Partial Period Factor
      • Placeholder
      • Presentation Sheet
      • Results
      • Series
      • Signatory
      • SMU
      • Source
      • Standard Monetary Unit
      • Temporary Code
      • Time Axis / Time Ruler
      • Timing Flag
      • Units Designator
      • Workbook
      • Workings
      • Worksheet
    • Appendix C: Rules in Short
  • About FAST
    • The FAST Acronym
    • How Rules are Organized
    • Document conventions
    • Introduction to FAST webinar
    • Financial Modeling Podcast
    • The FAST Modeling Alliance
  • Blog
  • Signatories
  • Participate
  • Contact

Recent FAST Discussion

  • Financial Modelling Podcast | Impact of the financial crisis | The FAST Modeling Standard on Podcast 6: Impact of the financial crisis on financial modelling – part 1
  • Peter on Podcast 6: Impact of the financial crisis on financial modelling – part 1
  • Harlan Grove on 04.01 – Excel Functions
  • Woodpecker on Model
  • Raghavendra Rao on 04.01 – Excel Functions

Recent Blog Posts

  • Podcast 7: Impact of the financial crisis on financial modelling – part 2
  • Podcast 6: Impact of the financial crisis on financial modelling – part 1
  • Podcast 5: Spreadsheet errors – with Ray Panko
  • Podcast 4: Preview of the 2010 EUSPRIG conference
  • Podcast 3: Model Audit – Jerome Brice of Mazars

Recent Blog Comments

  • Financial Modelling Podcast | Impact of the financial crisis | The FAST Modeling Standard on Podcast 6: Impact of the financial crisis on financial modelling – part 1
  • Peter on Podcast 6: Impact of the financial crisis on financial modelling – part 1
  • Patrick O'Beirne on Podcast 3: Model Audit – Jerome Brice of Mazars
  • Kenny Whitelaw-Jones on Podcast 2: Business Analysis Lifecycle
  • Qais Hamza on Podcast 2: Business Analysis Lifecycle

Sign up for e-mail updates

* indicates required

Copyright © 2010 The FAST Modeling Standard - All rights reserved