This article is not for the faint hearted! As Md Ismail Hosen pointed out in a bit of a rant on LinkedIn just now, there are hundreds of new videos...
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Some may argue that I’m being overly critical of people who are just starting to learn Excel, diving into VLOOKUPs and discovering the...
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How Social Media Encourages Bad Practices in Excel Education: The Disconnect Between Popular Techniques and Enterprise Realities
In today’s hyper-connected world, social media platforms have an outsized influence on education and skill development, including Excel...
Recently, I came across an insightful post by Jessica S, who begins by putting the common phrase “A spreadsheet is not a database” in...
I’ve recently been reflecting on the Excel training landscape, triggered by a couple of episodes from the WSP Annual Budgeting series. It...
In both the FP&A tools industry and the professional Excel world, we find ourselves pushing against the same fundamental pain: the chaotic...
Enterprise Context In professional Excel, we are primarily dealing with an enterprise context. This requires a different mindset compared to single...
Having explained the difference between popular Excel and professional Excel, it’s clear that these two approaches serve very different...
In today’s business landscape, there exists a significant yet often overlooked dichotomy between what I call Popular Excel and Professional Excel. At...
Microsoft’s product development and marketing strategies have long been a topic of interest, especially as the company pivots to keep pace with...