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• 2-day interactive workshop

• Face to Face or Online

• Includes practical exercises, group work, and Q&A sessions

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Flexible Training: No minimum delegates. Your Date. Your Duration. Face to Face or Online.

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A more complex chart than Excel’s default one’s  is referred to as an advanced chart. If you want to compare many sets of data on the same chart, you can start by creating your basic chart with just one set of data, then add other datasets and add other elements, such as formatting, to it. Advanced charts are all about this.

The most recent data visualization tools and approaches in Excel are thoroughly covered in this course. Our facilitator will walk you through interactive, hands-on demos and Excel exercises as the facilitator demonstrates each Excel chart type and explain when, why, and how to use it. I’ll also introduce fundamental data visualization best practices.

The course includes the following key topics:

TOPICS

• Custom image overlay charts
• Automation with named ranges and OFFSET/COUNTAfunctions
• Scroll & Zoom functionality with Excel form controls

• Animated charts to visualize changes over time
• Dynamic, custom Excel dashboards
• Value-based chart formatting
• Custom gauge charts & pacing charts
• Grid visuals using Excel array formulas

And much more!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

► Everyone who wants to produce stunning and successful data visualizations in Excel.
► Excel users who desire to master complex charts, graphs, and dashboards but have only fundamental skills.
► Students seeking a training method that is participatory, engaging, and hands-on.
► Anyone interested in a career in business intelligence or data analysis.

OUTCOMES

► Learn HOW, WHEN, and WHY to use 20+ different chart types in Excel 2016 or later.
► Learn how to use sophisticated Excel features including dynamic formats, scrolling charts, and automatic dashboards.
► You won’t learn these specific techniques, resources, or case studies in ANY other Excel course, we guarantee it.
► Discover engaging, interactive, and very effective courses from a top-rated Excel teacher.
► Access project files, tests, homework assignments, and one-on-one expert assistance for LIFE.
► Create ten or more Excel projects to advance your data visualization abilities.

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Financial modeling is the process of using numbers to describe the operations of a business in the past, present, and anticipated future.
These models are designed to be instruments for making decisions. They might be used by company leaders to project the expenses and profitability of a proposed new project.

Financial analysts use them to explain or forecast how certain events, including internal ones like a change in strategy or business model and external ones like a change in economic policy or legislation, may affect a company’s stock price.

This hands-on, two-day course on financial modeling guides participants through the more complex MS Excel functions needed for modeling while outlining the tools and methods to employ when creating trustworthy, solid financial models.
This is a very hands-on, non-intimidating, course – delegates work through various exercises under the supervision, and with the help, of the facilitator to get to grips with the nuances of Excel’s functions.

The course includes the following key topics:

TOPICS

• Introduction
• What Is Excel Financial Modelling
• Financial Formulas
• 3 Statement Model
• 5 Bonus Models

And much more!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• All persons using Excel spreadsheets. Professions that have attended include accountants, actuaries, auditors, business analysts, chartered accountants, civil engineers, construction, consulting, corporate finance, engineers, farming, finance, hr function, landlords, lawyers, quantity surveyors, research analysts, retail, scientists and engineers
• All persons involved in the construction and use of spreadsheet models, including budgets, projections, evaluations, cash flows, projects, etc.Other areas that would benefit include budgeting, business, data analysis, debt, logistics, non-profit, project management, property management, real estate, statistics, and trading

OUTCOMES

► Understanding HOW a spreadsheet should be built to make it robust and safe.
► Best ways to set up templates to easily obtain the information required for the financial model.
► How to run comprehensive ‘What If’s through the spreadsheet.
► Understanding time value of money where relevant.

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Create eye-catching dashboards and reports that will command attention in your company. Discover how to compile and convert enormous amounts of data into concise visual information.

Use Excel’s features to create complex, interactive tables and charts to raise the standard of your reporting. Understand the principles underlying dashboard design so you can consistently generate work of the highest caliber.

You will learn all you need to know about creating a dashboard report, including how to build your calculations. If you adhere to these straightforward guidelines each time, your spreadsheets will be structured and you’ll be able to create Excel dashboards that are simple to update.

The course includes the following key topics:

TOPICS

• Introduction to Excel Dashboards
• Creating Charts and Graphs
• Creating Tables and Pivot Tables
• Adding Filters and Slicers
• Adding Conditional Formatting
• Data Preparation
• Creating the Dashboard
• Using Filters and Slicers
• Sharing the Dashboard

And much more!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Those who wish to design attractive dashboards in Excel.
• Those upgrading from earlier software versions and those with a basic understanding of Excel     2019/365.
• Users who already have a solid understanding of Microsoft Excel and want to improve it.

OUTCOMES

• Create eye-catching dashboards and reports that will command attention
  in your company.
• Discover how to compile and convert enormous amounts of data into concise visual information.
• Use Excel’s features to create complex, interactive tables and charts to raise the standard of your reporting.
• Understand the principles underlying dashboard design so you can consistently generate work of the highest caliber.
• You will learn all you need to know about creating a dashboard report, including how to build your calculations.

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Power Query is a tool used to manipulate data and is commonly used for data analysis and business intelligence. Power Query is available in both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power BI.

High-quality analysis relies on well-organized data that is free from errors and that draws data from a single source of truth. Whilst many analysts spend hours of time manipulating data, combining data, and performing
look ups, Power Query allows all of these steps to be automated with simple, repeatable steps.
Power Query is one of the most transformative tools available to any analyst working with data in Excel. Not only will it save analysts hours of time, but it will result in reduced manual errors and a better ability to source data from a single source of truth.

The course includes the following key topics:

TOPICS

• Importing Data from Text Files
• Importing Data from CSV
• Import Data from External Excel Workbook
• Import Data from Current Excel Workbook
• Append Excel Tables in the Same Workbook
• Merge Different Tables or Queries
• Append Tables from Different Workbooks into One Table
• Combine Excel files from a Folder
• Get a List of File Names from a Folder
• Split Columns
• Merge Columns
• Filter Data
• Sort Data
• Replace Values
• Fill Down
• Transpose Data
• Group Data
• Unpivot Data
• Using Locale to Manage Dates
• Column Operations
• Adding Date and Time Columns
• Transform Text with Extract Options
• Adding an Index Column

And much more!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Users of Microsoft Excel who want to manage and report their data more quickly.
• Users of Microsoft Excel who want to understand the most popular Excel tool since PivotTables were released.

OUTCOMES

► Establish Links and Look for Other Data Sources
► Excel can be used to clean, transform, and prepare data sets for reporting.
► Use Power Query Calculations to transform raw data.
► Making Data Consistent With Power Query Strong Toolbox
► Simplify Data Work by Using Power Query Steps to Automate
► Using Excel variables and Power Query parameters, create clean data interfaces.

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Microsoft Power BI is a powerful collection of software, applications and services that will help you turn raw data into meaningful stories. It is a new way to explore and visualize data, tell compelling stories, and
share those insights. This course will show you how to link and model data in Power BI to create visual reports that reveal data insights. We’ll start by exploring the Power BI interface, understanding the
different ways to connect to data sources, and creating a basic report. Then, we’ll dive into more advanced topics such as how to create a table or matrix visualization of your data, how to use parameters in your reports, and how to create custom visuals.

The course includes the following key topics:

TOPICS

• Learn about business intelligence and how to use the Power BI interfaces.
• Learn how to use Power BI and the application on a daily basis to support efficient and agile analytics.
• Identify the various data sources within an organization, extract and manipulate it quickly, and deliver critical information on time.
• Utilize best practices in database design by realizing the power of the Data Model through the use of the LOOKUP function and efficient database design.
• Learn how to use Power BI’s Data Analysis Expression (DAX) to leverage Data Models and analytics.
• Learn how to connect and visualize large datasets in order to consume and analyze information quickly and easily to support informed business decisions.
• Navigate the Power BI Ecosystem with confidence and determine which tool to use for maximum impact.
• Create, modify, and personalize interactive dashboards, visualizations, and reports to communicate specific business metrics in an easy-to-understand format.

And much more!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Employees responsible for extracting, re-organizing and analyzing data.
• Those in charge of data modelling, creating and using recurring reports.
• Anyone else who is interested in saving significant time through automating the work in the above.

OUTCOMES

• Use the Power BI desktop client and web app
• Connect to a data source using either the Power BI desktop client or the web app
• Create models with the data
• Create reports and visualizations

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Reporting and decision-making can be made so much easier with the ability to develop financial or analytical models in Excel with ease. There are many functions available in Excel that are not well known that can make all the difference. So if you or someone in your team would like to transform your reporting and analytical ability, attend AstroTech’s training programme called: “Modelling in Excel for Analysts & Accountants”.

The course includes the following key topics:

TOPICS

• Business, Financial & Analytic Modelling:

– Understanding the purpose, principles and objectives of financial models
– Model design, structure and planning
– Making assumptions, defining inputs and defining outputs: Knowing when to do which
– Ensuring the integrity of the model
– Modelling in a business environment
– Data analysis and inference
– Rational decision making

• Practical Models such as:

– Management Reporting
– Break-even points
– Optimisation Models
– Forecasting Models
– Present value and Net present value
– Internal rate of return
– Debt repayment schedules
– Financial ratios
– Complex formulae
– Calculating the cost of capital
– Analysing leasing
– “What if” analysis
– Sensitivity analysis

• Excel Tools and Functions for Modelling:

– Using Goal Seek and Solver
– Pivot Table reports
– Date functions
– Arithmetic, financial and logic functions in Excel
– Logical Tests – IF, AND, OR, Nested Ifs
– Advanced sorting and filtering of data
– Lookups and reference functions
– Vlookup
– Hlookup
– Lookup
– Match
– Index
– Setting up “Controls” (Drop-Down boxes, Option buttons, Spinners)
– Protecting data in spreadsheets
– Hiding formulas
– Conditional Formatting

And much more!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Finance professionals and accountants
• Analysts working in finance, sales, marketing, strategy or HR
• Strategic planners and managers
• Risk managers
• Senior Managers and Directors
• Business professionals responsible for producing reports, graphs and decision models

OUTCOMES

• Understanding how to use practical financial models for decision making and problem solving
• Learn how to use advanced features in Excel to make your job easier
• Produce more professional reports for management
• Understand goal targeting and scenario analysis using modelling techniques
• Take some of the guesswork out of forecasting and planning

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Using Macros and VBA in Excel can help you dramatically improve the usability and efficiency of your spreadsheets. While formulas and functions are great tools, macros takes things to a whole new level particularly for repetitive tasks and regular reports.

Learn how you can transform your excel spreadsheets by attending our course called Macros and VBA for Excel: Unleash the Power in your PC.

The course includes the following key topics:

TOPICS

• Automating tasks that you perform frequently such as

– Formatting
– Reporting
– Data extraction from multiple sheets

• Creating buttons and customising toolbars
• Using the Excel Macro recorder
• Understanding the limitations of the macro recorder
• Editing, Debugging and Running Macros
• Understanding VBA
• Understanding the Visual Basic editor
• Create a macro by using VBA
• Learn about Macro Security
• Utilise Multiple Worksheets with ease
• Create User Defined Functions
• VBA Programming Concepts including Projects, Modules, Objects and Methods
• Using debugging tools on recorded cod

And much more!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Finance Personnel and managers
• Data administrators, professionals and managers
• Project managers and Engineers Analysts
• Anyone working extensively with Microsoft Excel
• Attendees should have a reasonable working knowledge of MS Excel

OUTCOMES

• Learn how to automate tasks in Excel
• Understand the difference between macro recording and VBA and when to use which
• Understand how to do simple VBA programming
• Dramatically improve efficiencies in the office relating to Excel
• Apply your knowledge of Macros to other MS Office Products such as Word and PowerPoint

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