Duration: 18 Hours
Timing: Flexible
Course Overview
The Microsoft Excel Data Analysis course is designed to equip professionals with advanced skills in analyzing, interpreting, and visualizing data efficiently. Excel is one of the world’s most widely used tools for business analysis, reporting, and strategic decision-making, making proficiency in its data analysis features a critical skill for accountants, analysts, finance professionals, and managers.
This comprehensive training goes beyond basic Excel knowledge, enabling participants to summarize and analyze large datasets, identify trends, measure performance against targets, and create actionable insights. Delegates will master advanced tools such as conditional formatting, sparklines, advanced charts, Pivot Tables, what-if analysis, data validation, and automation through macros, enhancing both productivity and accuracy.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to efficiently clean, organize, and analyze complex datasets, build dynamic dashboards, automate reports, and deliver visually compelling presentations. Whether your goal is to streamline reporting, perform financial or operational analysis, or make data-driven business decisions, this course provides the practical knowledge and hands-on experience needed to become an expert in Excel data analysis.
Course Outline
Introduction to Microsoft Excel Data Analysis
- Benefits of Performing Data Analysis
- Stages of Data Analysis
Summarizing & Analyzing Large Data
- Analyzing Performance against Target
- Using Powerful New Features
- Flash Fill
- Quick Analysis
- Advanced Data Sorting techniques
- Advanced Filtering Techniques
- Applying Validation Checks on Data
Conditional Formatting
- Highlighting Data Based on Specified Criteria
- Create your own Formatting Rules
- Using Non Charting Visualization
- Data Bars
- Icon Sets
- Color Scales
Excel New Feature: Sparklines
- What are Sparklines?
- Inserting & Modifying Sparklines
- Analyzing Data with Sparklines
- Performing Tweaks with Sparklines
- Handling Missing Data
- Making the Sparklines Dynamic (Auto-Update)
Advanced Charts & Graphs
- Going through different types of Charts
- Modifying Charts and Working with Chart Options
- Advanced Charts Formatting
- Inserting Text and Pictures inside Charts
- Modifying Chart Axis
- Creating Specialized Charts for Measuring Performance
- Combo Chart
- Dynamic Chart
- Thermometer Chart
- Bullet Chart
Pivot Tables
- Analyzing Data with Pivot Tables: A very Powerful Reporting Tool
- Creating & Modifying Pivot Tables
- Performing Calculations within Pivot Tables
- Working with Pivot Charts
- Analyzing Data with Excellent New Features in Pivot Tables
- Slicers
- Timelines
What-IF Analysis
- Using the brilliant Goal-Seek Feature
- Performing Sensitivity Analysis with Data Tables
- Using Scenario Manager to Summarize Results
Data Validation
- Creating Drop Down List
- Regulating & Managing the Entry of Data
- Custom Input Message and Error Alert
Enhancing Interactivity
- Adding Interactive Advanced Controls
- Buttons Control
- Check Box
- Spin Buttons
- Option Buttons
Automating Reports
- Using Macros to Automate Reports
- Recording a Macro
- Running a Macro
- Assigning Macros to Objects & Buttons
Who is it for?
This course Microsoft Excel Data Analysis are for those who are in reporting areas like accountants and other professionals who uses the application to make their work easier.
Why Choose Optimizer Middle East for Excel Data Analysis Training
1. Regional Expertise & Tailored Content
Optimizer Middle East understands the specific business environment and workflow requirements of professionals across the UAE and the Middle East. The Excel Data Analysis course is tailored to reflect real-world scenarios in finance, accounting, reporting, and operations, ensuring that the training is practical and relevant to your daily work.
2. Experienced Trainers with Industry Knowledge
Our instructors are certified Excel experts with extensive experience in corporate finance, data analysis, business intelligence, and reporting. They provide hands-on exercises and real-life case studies that make advanced Excel concepts easy to understand and apply.
3. Hands-On, Practical Learning
Optimizer emphasizes interactive learning, enabling participants to work with complex datasets, build dynamic dashboards, use Pivot Tables, perform advanced calculations, and automate reports during the course. This ensures immediate applicability in the workplace.
4. Flexible Training Formats
Whether you prefer classroom sessions in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or Riyadh, or virtual online training, Optimizer Middle East provides flexible options with modern facilities and platforms that accommodate busy professionals.
5. Post-Course Support
After completing the course, participants receive follow-up materials, exercises, cheat sheets, and ongoing support to reinforce learning and maintain proficiency in Excel data analysis.
6. Recognized Certification & Career Advantage
Participants receive an Optimizer Middle East Certificate, demonstrating verified Excel data analysis expertise. This credential is recognized by leading employers in finance, accounting, analytics, and reporting, enhancing career growth and employability.
7. Proven Track Record
Optimizer Middle East has successfully trained professionals from top organizations in the region, consistently delivering measurable improvements in productivity, accuracy, and data-driven decision-making.
Benefits of the Microsoft Excel Data Analysis Course
Enrolling in the Microsoft Excel Data Analysis course with Optimizer Middle East provides professionals with the skills and confidence to efficiently analyze, interpret, and visualize data for better decision-making. The course is designed for accountants, finance professionals, analysts, and reporting specialists who want to improve productivity and accuracy in their daily work.
1. Master Advanced Data Analysis Tools
Learn to work with Pivot Tables, advanced charts, sparklines, conditional formatting, and what-if analysis to extract insights and identify trends from large datasets.
2. Improve Productivity and Accuracy
Automate repetitive tasks using macros and advanced functions, streamline reporting workflows, and minimize errors to save valuable time in professional tasks.
3. Enhance Reporting and Visualization Skills
Create visually compelling and dynamic dashboards, graphs, and charts to communicate complex data effectively and support data-driven decision-making.
4. Make Smarter Business Decisions
Use Excel’s analytical tools to measure performance against targets, perform scenario analysis, and forecast outcomes, enabling more informed and strategic business decisions.
5. Boost Career Growth and Employability
Proficiency in Excel data analysis is highly sought after across industries. Completing this course strengthens your CV and increases your value to employers in finance, accounting, operations, and analytics.
6. Apply Skills Immediately in the Workplace
Hands-on exercises and real-world case studies ensure participants can immediately implement advanced Excel techniques to improve data handling, reporting, and analysis in their roles.
7. Gain Recognized Certification
Upon completion, participants receive an Optimizer Middle East Certificate, validating their advanced Excel data analysis skills and enhancing professional credibility across the UAE and the Middle East.
