Business Analysis with Excel and Generative AI

Modern business decisions rely on data, but manually sorting through spreadsheets to find meaningful insights can be incredibly slow. This text-based course shows you how to combine the analytical power of Excel with modern generative AI tools to streamline your business analysis workflow. You will learn to draft high-impact Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), write advanced Excel formulas, and use AI prompts to interpret complex datasets safely and efficiently. What you'll learn: - Understand the foundational concepts of business analysis, data structures, and KPI design. - Apply modern Excel features, including dynamic arrays and modern lookup functions, to organize and prepare business data. - Formulate effective generative AI prompts to automate report generation, summarize findings, and troubleshoot formulas. - Design and track strategic KPIs that align with organizational goals and drive decision-making. - Practice data privacy and security best practices when utilizing generative AI tools with business datasets. You will start with the basic terminology of business analysis before progressing through written tutorials on Excel calculations and strategic KPI design. The material concludes with practical strategies for integrating AI assistants into your daily analytical workflow. Designed for beginners looking to enter the field of business analysis, this course requires no prior experience with data analysis or AI tools. Start reading today to build the modern analytical skills needed in the data-driven business landscape.