VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONS AS A STRATEGIC TOOL IN THE AGE OF END USER COMPUTING
VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONS AS A STRATEGIC TOOL IN THE AGE OF END USER COMPUTING

Summary/Abstract: As organizations face increasing pressure to digitalize while coping with resource-constrained IT departments, End User Computing (EUC) has become a vital enabler for decentralized automation. Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), despite its age, remains a widely available and accessible scripting language for automating Microsoft Ofice processes – particularly in industrial settings. This paper examines VBA not only from a technical perspective but also through historical and organizational lenses. A literature-based analysis highlights VBA’s emergence during the rise of EUC, its strategic entrenchment through decades of institutional use, and its role in enabling local innovation. At the same time, the study explores the inherent trade-off between eficiency and governance in EUC environments, outlining both risks and mitigation strategies. The findings demonstrate that VBA is not merely a legacy tool, but a resilient and cost-eficient asset that continues to bridge operational needs and limited IT capacity – provided it is embedded within a lightweight governance framework.

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