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...

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...

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...

Excel is one of the most widely used business tools in the world, and for good reason. It is flexible, powerful, and accessible to virtually anyone in an organization...

This article is a follow-up to my deep dive into Excel and its relationship with social media influence, as discussed in my previous episode, The Absurdity of Social...