Leverage the Experience

Gavin Butler
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March 9, 2024

Experience the benefit of experience:

In today's fast-paced business world, efficiency is the name of the game. Every minute saved, every process optimized, contributes to your success. Amidst this landscape, Microsoft Excel stands as a cornerstone tool, empowering businesses to analyze data, streamline operations, and make informed decisions. However, harnessing Excel's full potential requires more than just knowledge; it demands expertise, finesse, and a deep understanding of its both its capabilities, and its weaknesses.

The best way to impart this concept is to think yourself back to the first time you used a software application that you've been using for 10 years or more, be it Microsoft Word, or Powerpoint for example. Reflect on how much more capable you are at using this application now - not just quicker, not just more familiar with the interface, but how you inherently know how to start, how to best apply the application to the problem at hand, how to avoid obvious and non-obvious pitfalls and shortcomings that consume time, and how to use this experience to your benefit in order to meet tight deadlines over and over again.

Efficiency vs Effectiveness.

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things. (Peter Drucker)

It is entirely possible to apply Excel efficiently to problems - to achieve a level of automation that accelerates tasks but that is implemented in a way that is cumbersome and difficult to understand, or perhaps took a long time to put in place, or involves specials skills to modify and keep current.

The ECC Approach.

At Excel Consulting Canada every solution we deliver adheres to these primary goals:

  • It must directly support a sound business process and improve this process.
  • It must prioritize standard Excel functionality over customization and complexity (Visual Basic is a last resort)
  • It must adhere to the separation of concerns principle - data vs business logic vs presentation.
  • It must be understood and able to be owned, run & maintained by the business owner.

One size does not fit all when it comes to Excel solutions. Your business has unique needs, processes, and challenges. At Excel Consulting Canada we have the expertise to understand these intricacies and tailor solutions that align perfectly with your requirements

written by
Gavin Butler
Director, Excel Consulting Canada
Excel Consulting for Canadian Businesses

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