Author - Hiran de Silva

This one is controversial. There’s a pivotal question at the heart of the Excel transformation debate — and it’s the one I’ve raised in my Hero’s Journey blog: “Shall we...

In the world of Excel education, a powerful metaphor has emerged—one that mirrors countless classic stories, from myth to modern literature. A disillusioned hero leaves...

There’s a familiar refrain in Excel circles—echoed by influencers, trainers, and even Microsoft itself—that Excel is getting more powerful by the week, and your success...

By Hiran de Silva “Advanced Excel” is one of the most overused — and misunderstood — terms in the professional world. It shows up in job descriptions...

In this article, we’ll trace the untold story of how Excel, often dismissed as a humble desktop spreadsheet, quietly scaled to enterprise level—and then global...

This post refers to the LinkedIn post PART 1 here, and PART 2 here. In today’s data-driven world, Excel remains one of the most widely used tools for business...

Beyond the Combine Button: Realities of Enterprise-Scale Budget Consolidation in Excel Thank you to everyone who took part in the Power Query consolidation challenge...

This isn’t your typical Excel challenge. Here’s an Excel test set at your job interview. The interviewer smiles as you settle in. “We believe spreadsheets are the...

In any industry-shaking transformation, there are bound to be detractors. My Excel enterprise methodology—a model that uses client-server architecture with relational...

In the world of Excel, almost everyone thinks they know what clever looks like. Ask around and you’ll hear familiar responses: Power Query, pivot tables, dynamic arrays...