Fundamentals of Spreadsheet Controls
2 days|Delivered on request
Fundamentals of Spreadsheet Controls is built for delegates who need to be useful in this area quickly. It starts at first principles and works through self service analytics and SQL querying without assuming prior specialist training. The programme exists because reporting effort scales badly when the underlying model is wrong, and because capability in this area is usually built on the job with no structure behind it. Delegates leave able to work confidently with storytelling with data, statistical fundamentals and data modelling in their own organisation.
What delegates leave able to do
- Improve storytelling with data within their own organisation, measured against recognised data governance frameworks
- Make a decision about statistical fundamentals without waiting for a specialist
- Explain data modelling to someone who does not do the work
- Spot where data warehouse concepts is failing before it becomes a finding
What the course covers
- Self service analytics
- SQL querying
- Storytelling with data
- Statistical fundamentals
- Data modelling
- Data warehouse concepts
- Report automation
Who should attend
- reporting specialists
- team leaders responsible for KPIs
- data analysts
- professionals moving into analytics
