Introduction

The course focuses on those aspects that are important in everyday day operation of organization. Intermediate users will also benefit from this course as it covers the in-depth topics of Complex Charts, PivotTables, Pivot Charts and management Dashboards. The program explores an advanced approach t data validation and excel. Participants will be able to boost their excel reporting expertise as a result of this training program.

DURATION

5 days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Accountants, senior and junior accountants, business analysts, accounting and finance professionals, research professionals, marketing and sales, administrative staff, supervisors, general business professionals and staff from any function who need to learn and apply state-of-the-art techniques to their daily business reporting, reconciliations, and analysis.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course the participants will be able to:

·         Understand business analytics and its importance to business

·         Learn the functions of excel analytics

·         Learn the use of different datasets using slicers and pivotal tables

·         Understand solving of problems using Excel tools

·         Learn the application of statistical tools and concepts such as ANOVA and regression analysis using Excel

·         Use tables, and charts to represent the results

·         Learn the use of Power BI

DURATION

5 Days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course targets professionals who are utilizing Excel and want to learn more on reporting, preparation, and analysis. The course also targets individuals who want to learn about business analytics via the use of  Advanced Excel.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module one:LOGICAL FUNCTIONS

·         Understanding Logical Functions

·         Using IF With Text

·         Using IF With Numbers

·         Nesting IF Functions

·         Using IFERROR

·         Using TRUE and FALSE

·         Using AND

·         Using OR

·         Using NOT

·         SUMIF & SUMIFS

·         COUNTIF & COUNTIFS

Module Two: LOOKUP FUNCTIONS & Project Plan (Gantt Chart)

·         Understanding Data Lookup Functions

·         Using CHOOSE

·         Using VLOOKUP

·         Using VLOOKUP for Exact Matches

·         Using HLOOKUP

·         Using INDEX

·         Using Match

·         Understanding Reference Functions

·         Using ROW and ROWS

·         Using COLUMN and COLUMNS

·         Using ADDRESS

·         Using INDIRECT

·         Using OFFSET

 Module Three:WHAT-IF ANALYSIS

·         Scenario Manager

·         Goal Seek

·         Data Table

Module Four:FORMULA AUDITING

·         Show formulas

·         Errors checking

·         Evaluate formula

·         Trace precedents

·         Trace dependents

·         Remove arrows

Module Five:Solver

·         Understanding How Solver Works

·         Installing the Solver Add-In

·         Setting Solver Parameters

·         Adding Solver Constraints

·         Performing the Solver Operation

·         Running Solver Reports

Module Six:VALIDATING DATA

·         Validating Data

·         Understanding Data Validation

·         Creating a Number Range Validation

·         Testing a Validation

·         Creating an Input Message

·         Creating an Error Message

·         Creating a Drop Down List

·         Using Formulas as Validation Criteria

·         Circling Invalid Data

·         Removing Invalid Circles

·         Copying Validation Settings

Module Seven:DATA CONSOLIDATION

·         Understanding Data Consolidation

·         Consolidating Data with Identical Layouts

·         Creating a Linked Consolidation

·         Consolidating Data with Different Layouts

·         Consolidating Data Using the SUM Function

Module Eight:PIVOT TABLES& DASHBOARD MANAGEMENT

·         understanding Pivot Tables

·         Recommended Pivot Tables

·         Creating Your Own PivotTable

·         Defining the PivotTable Structure

·         Filtering a PivotTable

·         Clearing a Report Filter

·         Switching PivotTable Fields

·         Formatting a PivotTable

·         Understanding Slicers

·         Creating Slicers

·         Inserting a Timeline Filter

·         Dashboard Management

Module Nine:TIME SERIES SALES FORECASTING USING ADVANCED EXCEL

·         Understanding Time series concept

·         Historical sales data management

·         Historical data analysis

·         Time series plot

·         Understand trend components

·         The irregular component in time series

·         Design with graph quarterly time series forecasts

Module Ten:INTRODUCTION TO MODELS IN EXCEL

·         Definition

·         Keys Models and Use

·         Practical Exercises

Module Eleven: Business Analytics using Excel

·         Solver Addin

·         Histogram

·         Goal Seek

·         Data Table

·         Scenario Manager

·         Descriptive Statistics

Module Twelve:Statistical Analysis using Excel

·         Testing hypothesis

·         ANOVA

·         Covariance

·         Correlation

·         Regression

Module Thirteen:Excel VBA

·         MsgBox

·         VBA variables

·         Events

·         Array

·         VBA functions

·         Application Object

Module Fourteen:Power BI

·         Power Pivot

·         Power View

·         Power Query

·         Power Map

General Notes

·         All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants' needs

·         The participant must be conversant in English

·         Presentations are well-guided, practical exercises, web-based tutorials, and group work. Our facilitators are experts with more than 10 years of experience.

·         Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with a Foscore development center certificate (FDC-K)

·         Training will be done at the Foscore development center (FDC-K) centers. We also offer inhouse and online training on the client schedule

·         Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.

·         The course fee for onsite training includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance, and other personal expenses.

·         Accommodation, pickup, freight booking, and Visa processing arrangement, are done on request, at discounted prices.

·         Tablet and Laptops are provided to participants on request as an add-on cost to the training fee.

·         One-year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.

·         Register as a group of more than two and enjoy a discount of (10% to 50%)

·         Payment should be done before commence of the training or as agreed by the parties, to the FOSCORE DEVELOPMENT CENTER account, so as to enable us to prepare better for you.

·         For any inquiries reach us at training@fdc-k.org or +254712260031

 

 

·         Website:www.fdc-k.org