Learning Outcomes: Excel for Business: Data Analysis
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify business questions that can be answered using data analysis
- Translate business challenges into structured, data-driven inquiries
- Clean and prepare datasets using Excel tools
- Use basic Power Query transformations to automate data cleaning and consolidation
- Apply intermediate Excel functions to summarise and analyse data
- Create and interpret PivotTables to identify patterns and trends
- Detect and correct issues related to data bias, quality and structure
- Utilise Excel’s AI tools to generate insights more efficiently
- Communicate data insights using structured storytelling techniques that support decision-making
> See the full 1-day agenda for Excel for Business: Data Analysis in our expanded Course Guide
Learning Outcomes: Excel for Business: Data Management
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Navigate the Excel interface, customise settings and manage multiple worksheets efficiently
- Learn best practices for inputting, editing and formatting data for clarity and readability
- Adjust, insert, delete and freeze panes to keep data structured and accessible
- Use formulas, including SUM, AVERAGE, IF, COUNT and LOOKUP functions to calculate and analyse data
- Organise data alphabetically, numerically and by multiple criteria to extract insights easily
- Create and customise bar, pie and line charts to communicate trends and patterns clearly
- Apply validation rules and implement best practices for data integrity
- Discover formatting shortcuts, templates and essential Excel functions to work smarter
> See the full 2-day agenda for Excel for Business: Data Management in our expanded Course Guide
