Paul Barnhurst has just posted a list of Excel educators—Mark Proctor among them—urging followers to learn from these individuals to improve their Excel skills. On the...

Mark Proctor has long voiced skepticism toward what he perceives as “systems development” with Excel—particularly when it involves relational databases. To him, this...

BASED ON A REAL CASE STUDY The company is a UK engineering consulting group, carrying out large civil engineering projects such as the Elizabeth Line in London and...

Mark Proctor and others in the modern Excel movement often express frustration that senior management doesn’t prioritize training their teams in the latest Excel...

By Hiran de Silva Mark Proctor, a respected Excel expert and Microsoft MVP, has remarked on a puzzling phenomenon: the surprisingly low demand for training in Excel’s...

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...