Capability.
WHAT TO LEARN FIRST
Spreadsheet structure and pivot summaries Conditional totals and lookups Simple charting
WHAT THAT COVERS
The large majority of useful business analysis.
WHAT TO LEARN NEXT
Comparing periods properly Segmenting Recognising variation against change
WHAT MATTERS MORE THAN TECHNIQUE
Asking good questions Checking your own work Communicating findings
THAT MIDDLE ONE
Most analytical errors are unchecked assumptions, not technique failures.
WHO SHOULD LEARN
Whoever makes decisions, at least to the level of reading analysis critically.
HOW TO BUILD IT
Real questions from your own business Short exercises rather than courses Someone reviewing the work
WHAT TO ENCOURAGE
Questioning figures, including yours.
WHAT TO PROVIDE
Time to do it, and clean data to do it with.
WHAT TO AVOID
Training with no application Depending on one person entirely
WHAT TO DOCUMENT
How each recurring analysis is produced.
