The primary objective of this training is to equip participants with the Advanced Excel skills required to create efficient, accurate, and visually appealing dashboards for dynamic reporting and data analysis. By mastering Advanced Excel functions and dashboard-building techniques, participants will be able to streamline workflows, analyze data effectively, and present insights in a user-friendly format.

Program Outline:

1.Advanced Functions for Data Analysis and Management

• VLOOKUP Function: Retrieve data from specified columns for analysis.
• Logical IF and Nested IFs: Apply conditional logic for decision-making.
• SUMIF and SUMIFS: Perform conditional summations based on multiple criteria.
• COUNTIF and COUNTIFS: Count entries meeting specific criteria.

2.Data Cleaning and Manipulation

• Concatenate Functions: Combine text and values efficiently.
• Upper, Lower, and Proper: Format text consistently.
• Left, Right, and MID Formulas: Extract and manipulate portions of text.

3.Data Visualization and Analysis Tools

• Conditional Formatting: Highlight trends, anomalies, and thresholds.
• Pivot Tables and Charts: Summarize and visualize large datasets interactively.

4.Dashboard Development

• Excel Dashboard Using Functions:
• Importing Data for streamlined integration.
• Utilizing advanced functions such as:

• INDEX-MATCH: Perform flexible and efficient lookups.

• AVERAGEIF: Calculate conditional averages.

• ERROR / IFERROR: Manage errors gracefully in calculations.

• INDIRECT: Dynamically reference cells.

• OFFSET: Create dynamic ranges for scalable reports.

• MINIF and MAXIF: Determine conditional minimum and maximum values.

• REPT: Create visual indicators or repeat text for formatting.

• Preparing and organizing data for clear visualization.