- TypeTraining or Development Class
- Location Nairobi, Nairobi County,Nairobi,Kenya
- Date 07-03-2022 - 11-03-2022
Education/Teaching/Training/Development
Information Technology
Advanced Excel Formulas and Functions course on 07/03/2022 To 11/03/2022
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 with English
· Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
· Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with Foscore development center certificate (FDC-K)
· Training will be done at Foscore development center (FDC-K) center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participant within east Africa and more than twenty participant all over the world.
· Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
· The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, 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.
· One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
· Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 50%) plus free five hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.
· Payment should be done two week before commence of the training, to FOSCORE DEVELOPMENT CENTER account, so as to enable us prepare better for you.
· For any enquiry at:[email protected] or +254712260031
· Download our brochure here-http://fdc-k.org/FDC%20Brochure.pdf