Advanced Excel & MIS Reporting
Microsoft Excel powers the backend operations of almost every Indian enterprise, bank, and SME. Master modern dynamic arrays, nested lookups, automated Power Query data merges, and executive MIS dashboards.
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Business Analyst Desk
Investigate falling regional revenue using 300 fictional orders. Clean duplicates, flag missing fields, and assemble 3 executive cards.
Core Track Highlights
Structured Phase-by-Phase Syllabus
Focus on build-by-doing milestones rather than passive video consumption.
Phase 1: Modern Formulas & Dynamic Arrays
- XLOOKUP vs VLOOKUP/HLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH-MATCH
- Dynamic functions: FILTER, UNIQUE, SORT, SEQUENCE
- Text manipulation: TEXTSPLIT, TEXTJOIN, nested IF/AND/OR logic
Phase 2: Pivot Tables & Power Query ETL
- Multi-file folder data ingestion in Power Query
- Unpivoting columns, data type conversions, conditional columns
- Pivot Tables, Slicers, Timelines, and calculated fields
Phase 3: Executive MIS Dashboard & VBA Basics
- KPI scorecard design, chart formatting, color theory
- Recording macros and basic VBA for button triggers
- Protecting workbooks and automated email triggers
Technical Interview Questions & Answers
Q1: Why is XLOOKUP superior to VLOOKUP in modern Excel?
XLOOKUP searches in any direction (left or right), defaults to exact match, does not break when columns are inserted/deleted, and handles missing values natively with an if_not_found argument.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Excel still relevant when Power BI and Python exist?
Yes! Over 80% of day-to-day corporate communication and fast decision modeling happens in Excel before any BI tool is touched.
Target Job Roles
MIS Executive
Demand: Very HighOperations Data Analyst
Demand: HighCommercial Business Associate
Demand: HighRelated Career Tracks
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