In today’s digital enterprise, one question looms large: Should spreadsheet strategy be guided by the noise of social media or the core needs of the business? This...
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Why Learning Power Query Won’t Triple Your Pay: What Excel Users Are Missing About Adding Value
Introduction There’s a widespread misdirection happening in the Excel community—particularly on social media. Influencers and online courses are telling you that...
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...
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...