Excel for Data Analysis

Excel for handling large volumes of information

The “Excel for handling large volumes of information” course is for users who already know Excel’s basic and advanced functions and want to use more powerful tools to import, process, clean, combine and analyse large data sets.

The training focuses on practical techniques that cut manual work, reduce errors and allow reliable reports to be produced faster. Particular emphasis is placed on the Power Query and Power Pivot tools, and on building data models that can combine information from multiple sources.

The course suits finance departments, sales teams, accounting offices, reporting teams, data analysts and any team that regularly manages large files, recurring reports or data coming from different systems.

Typical topics include:

• Sound data structure for effective processing and analysis

• Importing data from Excel files, CSV, folders, databases and other sources

• Cleaning, transforming and preparing data with Power Query

• Combining data from multiple files or tables

• Automated refresh of data import and processing steps

• Building a data model with Power Pivot

• Relationships between tables and basic principles of data modelling

• Building summary reports from large volumes of data

• Using basic calculations and measures to analyse business indicators

• Building dynamic reports and dashboards with Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts and slicers

• Best practices for speed, reliability and sound maintenance of large Excel files

By the end of the course, participants will be able to handle large volumes of information in a more organised, faster and more reliable way, building repeatable analysis and reporting processes that genuinely support business decisions.