by Oz du Soleil | May 22, 2015 | Being a Good Analyst
I had the honor of speaking at The PASS Business Analytics Conference 2015 last month. PASS is primarily a SQL community but they recently started to look at the larger business intelligence picture because of the ways that data flows all throughout an enterprise. So,...
by Oz du Soleil | May 8, 2015 | Being a Good Analyst
The most exciting Excel workshops that I’ve taught included having the attendees taking turns plugging their laptops into the projector, and asking for help on some vexing task. These “rodeo sessions” are opportunities for the students to get...
by Oz du Soleil | Apr 9, 2015 | Being a Good Analyst
Next week is the PASS Business Analytics Conference and I did a Meet the Experts interview that really brought me back to what continues to drive me as an analyst and someone committed to Excel and data literacy: The impact on the people who have to live with the...
by Oz du Soleil | Mar 24, 2015 | Being a Good Analyst
What does it take to be a good analyst? There are lots of thoughts about that question. Also, there’s the ongoing question of “how do you interview for Excel skill?” These two inquiries should be intertwined since Excel is just the tool. Sure, we can...
by Oz du Soleil | Jan 26, 2015 | Being a Good Analyst, Case Studies, Data Management, Excel Geekdom
Kevin Lehrbass of My spreadsheet Lab posted this video Sunday night and there are aspects of it that need to be highlighted while it’s still hot out of the oven. PEOPLE PROCESSES TOOLS In keeping with a recent theme of People-Processes-Tools, Kevin’s video...
