Are you working as a temp, hired for basic Excel tasks–cleaning up messy spreadsheets, doing tedious, repetitive work no one wants to do? Imagine...
In this article, I’ll demonstrate how a single sheet in an Excel workbook can outshine even the most sophisticated ERP systems and cloud-based FP&A tools currently...
The idea of tripling your pay with Excel is not clickbait or snake oil; it’s a proven reality that you can verify yourself. If you’re one of the billion Excel...
When discussing the value of advanced Excel skills, it’s essential to ground the conversation in evidence: not just theory or popularity, but measurable, real-world...
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The Root Cause of Excel Hell: A Fundamental Mismatch Between Training and Enterprise Needs
For decades, the IT industry has been aware of Excel’s limitations when it comes to enterprise-level business processes. Despite being the backbone of countless tasks in...
For decades, experts have critiqued Excel’s suitability for enterprise-level business processes, especially those involving collaboration. Despite Excel’s immense...
Speaker 1I have written extensively about the IT industry, claiming for many decades that Excel is unsuitable for enterprise level business process, work, including...
By Hiran de Silva. The Nightmare Scenario In my decade-long career at the top of finance and accounting departments, one fear loomed over me constantly: Was there...
In the early days of spreadsheets, tracing the origin of calculations was straightforward. Users could look at a cell’s formula and track back to its source...
1. Introduction Purpose of this explainer: A high-level deep dive into the methodology behind the solution without discussing technical implementation. Future explainer...
Introduction The theme of this piece revolves around a contentious discussion in the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) industry—one that was sparked by a...
For over two decades, the IT industry has been waging a relentless war against Excel. Every new FP&A, planning, and enterprise performance management (EPM) tool...
The Importance of Budget Review Budget review is a critical process for financial planning and analysis (FP&A). If financial reports are published directly from an...
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An Open Challenge to Workday Adaptive Planning: Addressing the Nine Circles of Excel Hell
I am familiar with the white paper published by Adaptive Planning (now Workday Adaptive Planning) about a decade ago, titled Nine Circles of Excel Hell. This document...