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...
The distinction that changes everything By Hiran de Silva For more than forty years, we have all talked about “spreadsheets” as though there were only one...
By Hiran de Silva For some time now I’ve been asking myself a question. What exactly is LinkedIn supposed to be? Is it an academic forum? A professional...
Why Enterprise Systems Need Transfer Buses as Well as Ocean Liners By Hiran de Silva For many years I have used a simple illustration to explain one of the biggest...
By Hiran de Silva Every morning, somewhere in the world, Microsoft announces another new Excel feature. Within hours, YouTube fills with demonstrations. LinkedIn fills...
By Hiran de Silva One of the great strengths of civilisation has been our relentless pursuit of improvement. Everything around us today exists because someone looked at...
A Satirical Response to “Why Use Excel for Consolidation?” By Hiran de Silva Let me start by saying that this is satire. The examples are exaggerated. The...
By Hiran de Silva One of the most successful sales messages in software history is the claim that Excel cannot consolidate data. Not that it consolidates badly. Not that...
By Hiran de Silva One of the most interesting observations I have made over the years is how differently people judge different technologies. Mention VBA and someone...
By Hiran de Silva One of the biggest misconceptions in modern business technology is the idea that ERP systems and Excel are rivals. The ERP vendors tell us that...
By Hiran de Silva For many years I have watched discussions about spreadsheets in the enterprise unfold in a rather curious way. One group points to spreadsheet failures...