Advanced Excel for Data Analysis and Dashboards

Course Overview

Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool for organizing, analyzing, and presenting data across almost every professional field. Advanced Excel skills enable users to transform raw information into meaningful insights, automate recurring calculations, identify trends, and build interactive dashboards that support better decision-making.

This practical program equips participants with advanced techniques in data preparation, formulas, analytical modeling, PivotTables, Power Query, Power Pivot, visualization, and dashboard development. Participants will work with realistic datasets and complete the program by building a professional interactive dashboard.

What You Will Learn

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

Structure and organize datasets for reliable analysis.
Clean, combine, and transform data using Power Query.
Apply advanced formulas and dynamic array functions.
Perform conditional, lookup, date, and text-based calculations.
Analyze large datasets using PivotTables and PivotCharts.
Build relationships between tables using the Data Model.
Create calculated measures and performance indicators.
Design professional and interactive Excel dashboards.
Automate recurring data preparation and reporting activities.
Develop a complete data analysis and dashboard project.

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for:

Business and data analysts.
Finance and accounting professionals.
Sales and marketing specialists.
Operations, procurement, and supply chain professionals.
Human resources and administrative employees.
Project managers and project control professionals.
University students and recent graduates.
Anyone seeking advanced Excel skills for employment or career development.

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Advanced Data Preparation and Management

Structuring data using Excel tables, named ranges, and consistent formats.
Importing data from spreadsheets, text files, folders, and external sources.
Cleaning, combining, and transforming data using Power Query.
Applying validation rules, duplicate controls, and data quality checks.

Module 2: Advanced Formulas and Analytical Functions

Using logical, conditional, text, date, and error-handling functions.
Applying XLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH, and advanced lookup techniques.
Creating multi-criteria calculations using SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, and related functions.
Building dynamic reports using array functions and structured references.

Module 3: PivotTables and Analytical Reporting

Creating and customizing PivotTables for multidimensional data analysis.
Grouping, filtering, sorting, and comparing results across different categories.
Creating PivotCharts, slicers, timelines, and interactive report controls.
Developing calculated fields, summaries, and performance comparisons.

Module 4: Power Pivot and Data Modeling

Building relationships between multiple datasets using the Excel Data Model.
Creating calculated columns and measures using DAX fundamentals.
Developing KPIs, targets, variances, growth rates, and time-based calculations.
Improving model accuracy, structure, performance, and maintainability.

Module 5: Interactive Dashboard Design and Automation

Selecting appropriate charts for trends, comparisons, composition, and performance.
Designing KPI cards, scorecards, management summaries, and dashboard layouts.
Adding interactive filters, dynamic titles, navigation, and user controls.
Building and presenting an automated end-to-end Excel dashboard project.

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Course Details

Course Fee

199$ per participant

Course Duration

5 Training Days – 25 Training Hours

Delivery Method

Live Online Training, In-Person Training

Training Language

English and Arabic are Available

Course Level

All Levels