Excel - Create KPI Dashboards for Maximum Impact WEBINAR
Overview
Most accountants use Excel to help them make decisions about their data. However, as the amount of data grows, it becomes difficult to make strategic decisions based on rows and rows and columns and columns of data. In this course, you will learn how to build robust dashboards for analyzing key metrics in Excel. We will begin with some dashboard design guidelines, such as understanding your audience and identifying necessary metrics. Then, we will work through importing data, setting up calculated fields and columns, and creating key performance indicators (KPIs) for the dashboards. You will learn how you can add charts and eye-catching visuals with Power View, in order to make your dashboards easily understood. This session is presented using Excel 2013. Regardless of the version you are using, ALL concepts covered in this course apply to ALL versions of Excel.
Highlights
Dashboard design guidelines. Setting up a Data Model. Creating calculated fields and columns. Creating KPIs. Adding a linked table to the data model. Creating PivotTables and Pivot Charts. Adding Power View visualizations. Reviewing the completed dashboard.
Prerequisites
Familiarity with data gathering.
Designed For
Anyone who wants to use Excel to make strategic decisions.
Objectives
Understand how you can make strategic decisions based on dashboards. Create KPI dashboards. Use various Excel tools to easily create meaningful KPI dashboards.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Bryan Smith, CPA Crossings LLC
Bryan L. Smith, CPA, CITP, CISA is the co-founder of CPA Crossings in Rochester, MI. He is a CPA with a strong background in information technology and serves as a virtual CIO to CPA firms and professional organizations. He specializes in the planning and deployment of effective technology solutions. Bryan and John Higgins recently authored Ten Steps to a Digital Practice in the Cloud, which has been published by the AICPA. Bryan helps firm leaders understand the opportunities associated with deploying information technology to improve productivity, enhance client services, and increase profitability. He uses his extensive knowledge and experience to help CPAs bridge the gap between business and technology. He is a past chair of the Michigan Association of CPAs Information Technology Committee and the Leadership Committee.
Non-Member Price $109.00
Member Price $89.00