Analytics & AI for Modern Excel
When teams start looking for Excel training, one question almost always comes up early: Should this be custom? The reasoning is usually straightforward. Our data is different. Our workflows are …
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For many of the teams I work with, Excel isn’t an occasional tool. It’s the foundation of how decisions get made. Forecasts, budgets, scenario plans, capacity models, pricing analysis, investment …
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If you’ve been on enough analytics discovery calls, you already recognize this pattern. You’re brought in by the economic buyer for what’s meant to be a high-level conversation: outcomes, …
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Over the past two years since Copilot's rollout, I have seen a growing pattern in how teams talk about AI in Excel. The question is almost always framed along these lines: What is striking is …
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By now I’ve written plenty of year-end reflections about running a one-man Excel business, but this one hits differently. 2025 wasn’t about doing more or going faster. It felt steadier, calmer, and …
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If you teach technical training long enough, there is a moment you come to recognize immediately. Someone raises their hand and asks: On the surface, these are reasonable questions. People want …
