Excel-Based Dashboards (EBD)
Bismarck Ramkota June 24
8 CPE Hours
$250 Member ($300 Nonmember)
Add $25 after 6/10/2010

Getting Better Information, Now!
Dashboard reporting is rapidly becoming the norm for organizations seeking to improve financial and operational reporting processes. Dashboards allow recipients easy access to mission-critical data, usually in an on-demand environment, thereby allowing users to get the information they need when they need it. With greatly enhanced charting and graphing capabilities, along with the ability to handle much larger volumes of data, Excel is an ideal tool for creating high-impact dashboards in businesses of all sizes. In this course, learn how to build Excel-based dashboards that extract information from your accounting application along with other databases and to present this data as actionable information in a dashboard setting. Don’t miss this chance to learn how to create and implement Excel-based dashboard reports as a means of improving the financial and operational reporting processes in your organization.

• Learning dashboard fundamentals
• Exploring advanced Excel charting and graphing
• Turbo-charging your dashboards with simple macros
• Learning how to use third-party products such as Xcelsius to create dashboards
• Extracting dashboard data through ODBC queries
• Distributing dashboard reports throughout a business

Designed For: Accountants who want to learn how to use Excel to create dashboards
Level: Advanced
Developer: K2 Enterprises
Group - live demo and discussion using color computer projection - NOT a hands-on course