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 The Kevin McMahon Budget Review challenge raises a much bigger question than whether a particular spreadsheet solution is good, bad, modern or old...
And How Knowing It Could Triple Your Pay By Hiran de Silva There is something your CFO probably doesn’t know about Excel. And that creates an extraordinary...
From Slate Anchor Systems on LinkedIn Also saved on C drive. THIS IS A TYPICAL POST ON LINKEDIN by people who do not know Excel in the Enterprise. 1. More Than One...
Why does Excel cause so much pain in Finance? By Hiran de Silva Most people think of a spreadsheet as a document. And they think of Excel as a document editor. That...
By Hiran de Silva So far… …our imaginary motorway has been at a standstill. You’re sitting in your family car. Three helicopter salesmen are...
By Hiran de Silva There is one important clarification to the Helicopter Salesman analogy. When I say that the ordinary family car has had a hidden switch for thirty...
By Hiran de Silva Imagine you’re sitting in your car. You’re late. Traffic is at a standstill. The motorway is gridlocked, the sat-nav estimates keep getting...
Why I’ve Changed My Mind About Thirty Years of Arguing with the Excel Replacement Industry By Hiran de Silva For almost thirty years I have been fighting what I...
Why so many technology products are marketed by attacking a problem they never properly define By Hiran de Silva For more than twenty years I’ve noticed an...
By Hiran de Silva For well over a decade, one of the most widely quoted pieces of marketing in the enterprise planning industry has been Workday Adaptive...