Advanced Excel for Data Analysis

Course overview

A practical, project-based Excel programme designed for professionals and analysts who want to move beyond basic spreadsheet tasks and develop advanced data analysis skills. Students learn advanced formulas, lookup functions, data cleaning, PivotTables, Power Query, dashboard development, data visualisation and Excel automation using real-world business datasets.

Who it's for: Data analysts, finance professionals, operations staff, business users, administrators and professionals who already use Excel and want to develop advanced data analysis and reporting skills.

What you will learn

• Use advanced Excel formulas and functions confidently
• Apply XLOOKUP, INDEX and MATCH to solve complex data problems
• Build dynamic formulas using modern Excel functions
• Clean, transform and structure messy datasets for analysis
• Use Excel Tables and structured references effectively
• Analyse large datasets using PivotTables and PivotCharts
• Create interactive dashboards with charts, slicers and timelines
• Use Power Query to automate data cleaning and transformation
• Perform advanced business and statistical analysis in Excel
• Build professional management and executive reports
• Automate repetitive reporting and spreadsheet workflows
• Apply Excel-based analysis to real-world business problems

Curriculum

Tools you'll use

Projects you'll build

• Sales Performance Analysis Dashboard
• Financial Budget vs Actual Analysis
• HR Workforce Analytics Dashboard
• Inventory & Operations Dashboard
• Automated Management Reporting System
• End-to-End Excel Data Analysis Capstone Project

Prerequisites

• • Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• • Basic formulas and spreadsheet operations
• • Basic understanding of tables and charts

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