I’ve recently been reflecting on the Excel training landscape, triggered by a couple of episodes from the WSP Annual Budgeting series. It struck me that one of the...
In both the FP&A tools industry and the professional Excel world, we find ourselves pushing against the same fundamental pain: the chaotic, messy, and risky use of...
Enterprise Context In professional Excel, we are primarily dealing with an enterprise context. This requires a different mindset compared to single-user scenarios...
Having explained the difference between popular Excel and professional Excel, it’s clear that these two approaches serve very different purposes. Popular Excel is...
In today’s business landscape, there exists a significant yet often overlooked dichotomy between what I call Popular Excel and Professional Excel. At first glance, these...
Microsoft’s product development and marketing strategies have long been a topic of interest, especially as the company pivots to keep pace with competitors like...
Ah, the Lazy Sunday Challenge—an oasis of weekend relaxation for some, but for others (myself included), it’s a glaring beacon of Excel absurdity. Hosted by the...
This blog is inspired by Omid’s Excel Challenge No 116, and hundreds of others. In the world of Excel, there is a growing tension between simple problems and the...
I’ve had this conversation far too many times—it’s a pattern I’ve seen over the years, each time taking on a new variation but always orbiting the same absurd core...
I am spurred into this observation, triggered by a post of Christopher T. Fennell on LinkedIn. He questions whether GroupBy and PivotBy functions make Pivot Tables...