Are you working as a temp, hired for basic Excel tasks–cleaning up messy spreadsheets, doing tedious, repetitive work no one wants to do? Imagine...
In this article, I’ll demonstrate how a single sheet in an Excel workbook can outshine even the most sophisticated ERP systems and cloud-based FP&A tools currently...
The idea of tripling your pay with Excel is not clickbait or snake oil; it’s a proven reality that you can verify yourself. If you’re one of the billion Excel...
When discussing the value of advanced Excel skills, it’s essential to ground the conversation in evidence: not just theory or popularity, but measurable, real-world...
By Hiran de Silva There’s a phrase that crops up far too often in LinkedIn posts, tech webinars, and internal policy conversations. This morning, Owen Price repeated it...
By Hiran de Silva There’s an increasingly fashionable confidence in the Excel world—especially around Power Query. And to some extent, it’s deserved. Power Query...
Why Put the Data Model Inside the Workbook—When It Could Be Serving Everyone? The overlooked case for Excel’s most powerful architecture: Hub-and-Spoke
By Hiran e Silva In the world of enterprise budgeting and reporting, we often hear that Power Query is the modern way to consolidate data. But is it truly an upgrade? Or...
Why Are Enterprise Spreadsheets Built for Novices? A Response to Mark Proctor and the Literal Thinkers
By Hiran de Silva Mark Proctor’s stance on Excel training—popular, profitable, and persuasive—rests on a deceptively simple premise: “This is what people...
By Hiran de Silva In the booming world of Excel courses and certifications, most training is sold on a familiar promise: “Here’s what’s new. Learn this feature. Master...
A satirical take on the fantasy world of Excel mis-education. By Hiran de Silva. In the age of disruption, where buzzwords buzz louder than facts, let us now gather in...
By Hiran de Silva Randy Austin recently sparked a lively discussion with his thoughtful comparison of VBA and Office Scripts. But as important as syntax and capability...
Excel Ignorance: The Price You Didn’t Budget For – Part 2: The Solution They Said Couldn’t Exist
By Hiran de Silva In Part 1, we explored a provocative challenge: a seemingly simple spreadsheet operation that worked perfectly for one call handler—but fell apart at...
By Hiran de Silva In this article, I want to show how the incorrect use of Excel—or more accurately, a lack of proper understanding of its capabilities—is costing...
From Digital Duct Tape to Digital Fortress: Solving the Excel Problem with a Hub-and-Spoke Model
By Hiran de Silva This is a follow up to the earlier article on ‘Excel Hell’. In our previous discussion, we explored the hidden dangers of running an...