Social media influencers have become a fascinating phenomenon, particularly in specialized fields such as Excel and business software. At its core, social media...
In today’s rapidly evolving professional landscape, Excel experts are in a unique position to surpass traditional consultants and IT-driven solutions. With the right...
Excel Hell is not an inevitable outcome—it is an entirely avoidable problem. It exists only because users approach enterprise processes with the wrong mindset, applying...
The Question That Started It All Professor Janek Ratnatunga recently asked me, “Give me 10 things that will be better improved, 10 benefits to me by adopting your...
The starting point for this discussion is Excel Hell. This is illustrated by my sketch of Tim and his colleagues working in a point-to-point collaboration process—a...
The Two Worlds of Spreadsheet Use There are two fundamentally different ways in which spreadsheets are used in business: the standalone, single-user approach and the...
There is a widespread belief, popularized by social media and even mainstream business publications, that Excel is clumsy, chaotic, and manual. This perception has...
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The Misconception of Excel in Enterprise: Why Client-Server Architecture is the Real Game Changer
There is a recurring genre of social media posts, particularly on LinkedIn, that claim Excel is not suitable for enterprise-level work. These posts argue that superior...
This in the series Excel Deep Dive Paul Barnhurst recently posted about FP&A, emphasizing that its role is to help businesses make better, smarter, and faster...
There was a recent post by Paul Kelly promoting the idea of becoming a “serious” VBA expert. It raised a fundamental question that I think is worth exploring...