This 5-day intensive training program by Global Business Minds LTD (GBM) empowers individuals to harness the power of Excel for data management, manipulation, and analysis. Participants will develop a comprehensive skillset to extract meaningful insights from data, make informed decisions, and drive business performance.

Goals

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Efficiently manage and organize large datasets within Excel
• Perform complex data cleaning and transformation tasks
• Utilize advanced Excel functions and formulas for data manipulation
• Create insightful data visualizations to communicate findings effectively
• Apply data analysis techniques to uncover trends, patterns, and correlations
• Build interactive dashboards and reports for decision-making
• Optimize Excel performance for efficient data handling

Targeted Audience

• Business analysts
• Financial analysts
• Data analysts
• Marketers
• Operations professionals
• Anyone who works with data on a regular basis

Training Outline

Day 1: Data Management and Organization

• Excel data types and structures
• Data import and export techniques
• Data cleaning and validation
• Data consolidation and merging
• PivotTables for data summarization

Day 2: Advanced Excel Formulas and Functions

• Mastering advanced formulas (VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH)
• Conditional formatting and data validation
• Creating custom functions with VBA
• Data analysis toolpak overview

Day 3: Data Visualization and Reporting

• Creating effective charts and graphs
• Data visualization best practices
• Building interactive dashboards
• Data storytelling and presentation techniques

Day 4: Data Analysis Techniques

• Descriptive statistics and data summarization
• Correlation and regression analysis
• Hypothesis testing and statistical significance
• Forecasting and prediction models

Day 5: Power Query and Data Modeling

• Introduction to Power Query
• Data transformation and cleaning with Power Query
• Creating data models for complex analysis
• Integrating data from multiple sources

By the end of this training, participants will be proficient in using Excel as a powerful tool for data management, analysis, and reporting, enabling them to make data-driven decisions and contribute to their organization's success.