Advanced Excel training

Categories Data Analysis and Reporting Skills

5.00(2 Ratings)

Course Duration: 20h

About Course

The Advanced Excel Training course is designed to equip participants with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, enabling them to efficiently analyze data, create complex spreadsheets, and develop dynamic dashboards. The course covers both basic and advanced concepts of Excel, including what-if analysis, logical functions, data validation, lookup functions, charting techniques, slicers, Excel dashboard creation, and VBA macro programming. Participants will learn how to utilize Excel's powerful features to perform complex calculations, manipulate data, and visualize insights effectively. By the end of the course, participants will be proficient in leveraging Excel for sophisticated data analysis and reporting tasks.

Understand and apply what-if analysis techniques to explore different scenarios and make informed decisions.
Learn how to use logical functions such as IF, AND, OR, and NOT to perform conditional calculations and data manipulation.
Implement data validation rules to ensure data accuracy and consistency in Excel spreadsheets.
Master lookup functions like VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX, and MATCH to search and retrieve data from large datasets.
Create visually appealing charts and slicers to represent data effectively and facilitate insights discovery.
Design interactive Excel dashboards with dynamic elements such as pivot tables, charts, and slicers to visualize trends and key metrics.
Automate repetitive tasks and enhance productivity using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) macros.
Apply advanced Excel techniques to streamline data analysis workflows, improve reporting efficiency, and drive data-driven decision-making processes.

Course Curriculum

Basic Concepts
Module 1: Introduction Overview of Excel and its importance in data management and analysis. Module 2: Basic Functions in Excel Introduction to basic functions like SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, COUNT, etc., and their applications. Module 3: Formatting in Excel Learn about formatting options such as cell formatting, conditional formatting, and custom formatting. Module 4: Mathematical Functions Explore mathematical functions like SUM, SUMIF, SUMIFS, etc., for performing calculations in Excel. Module 5: Text Functions Introduction to text manipulation functions such as CONCATENATE, LEFT, RIGHT, MID, etc. Module 6: Aggregate Function Learn about the AGGREGATE function for performing complex calculations on data sets. Module 7: Date and Time Functions Understand date and time functions like TODAY, NOW, DATE, TIME, etc., and their applications. Module 8: Power Pivot Introduction to Power Pivot for data modeling and analysis in Excel. Module 9: Vlookup, Hlookup Explore the VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP functions for vertical and horizontal lookup operations. Module 10: Sorting and Filtering Learn how to sort and filter data in Excel to organize and analyze information effectively.

Lesson Plan – Basic Concepts in Excel

Advanced Concepts
Module 1: What If Analysis Understand scenarios, goal seek, and data tables for conducting what-if analysis in Excel. Module 2: Logical Functions Explore logical functions like IF, AND, OR, NOT, etc., for making decisions based on conditions. Module 3: Data Validation Learn how to implement data validation rules to control the type and format of data entered into cells. Module 4: Lookup Functions Dive deeper into advanced lookup functions like INDEX, MATCH, OFFSET, etc., for retrieving data from tables. Module 5: Charts and Slicers Introduction to creating and customizing charts and slicers for visualizing data in Excel. Module 6: Excel Dashboard Learn how to design and create interactive dashboards in Excel to summarize and analyze data effectively. Module 7: VBA Macro Introduction to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and how to create macros for automating tasks and processes in Excel.