Analyze & Build Dashboards Using Excel Pivot Tables

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Analyze & Build Dashboards Using Excel Pivot Tables

This course is part of Analyze Business Data Using Excel Pivot Tables Specialization

Instructor: EDUCBA

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

9 hours to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

9 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Create and customize Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts to analyze large datasets.
Build interactive Excel dashboards using slicers, filters, and formatting best practices.
Interpret business and sales data to generate actionable insights for decision-making.

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There are 4 modules in this course

By the end of this course, learners will be able to create Pivot Tables, analyze datasets, build interactive dashboards, and interpret business insights using Excel.

This course provides a complete, practical guide to working with Excel Pivot Tables and dashboards, starting from the fundamentals and progressing to real-world business and sales case studies. Learners will first master data preparation, Pivot Table creation, and Pivot Charts, ensuring a strong analytical foundation. They will then apply these skills to stock analysis, learning how to evaluate performance, compare trends, and calculate meaningful metrics. What makes this course unique is its hands-on, project-driven approach. Learners will design interactive project dashboards, use slicers and filters, and apply best practices for formatting and usability. The course concludes with company and sales case studies, helping learners translate raw data into actionable insights that support decision-making. With structured modules, practice quizzes, graded assessments, and real-world examples, this course is ideal for business analysts, Excel users, and professionals who want to strengthen their data analysis and dashboarding skills using Pivot Tables.

This module introduces the fundamentals of Pivot Tables, focusing on proper data preparation, common errors, and creating basic Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts for effective data summarization.

What's included

6 videos4 assignments

6 videos Total 20 minutes

Introduction to Pivot Table 2 minutes
Creating a Pivot Table and Excel List 4 minutes
Excel List Invalid Field Names 1 minute
Filtered Excel List and Monthly Columns and Text Fields 10 minutes
Pivot Chart Report 1 minute
Stock Analyzing Intro 1 minute

4 assignments Total 60 minutes

Graded-Pivot Table Foundations 30 minutes
Pivot Table Basics 10 minutes
Preparing Excel Data for Pivots 10 minutes
Pivot Charts and Visual Reports 10 minutes

This module focuses on applying Pivot Tables to stock market data, enabling learners to analyze performance, identify trends, and transition analytical results into dashboard-ready insights.

What's included

6 videos4 assignments

6 videos Total 61 minutes

Stock Data Overview with Pivot Tables 11 minutes
Stock Performance Analysis Using Pivots 12 minutes
Stock Trends and Comparisons 8 minutes
Advanced Stock Analysis Techniques 14 minutes
Intro to Training and Project Dashboard 4 minutes
Project Dashboard Overview 11 minutes

4 assignments Total 60 minutes

Graded-Stock Data Analysis with Pivot Tables 30 minutes
Stock Data Overview 10 minutes
Stock Trends and Insights 10 minutes
From Analysis to Dashboard Thinking 10 minutes

This module guides learners through designing professional project dashboards using Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, slicers, and formatting techniques to create interactive and user-friendly reports.

What's included

7 videos4 assignments

7 videos Total 50 minutes

Preparing Data for Project Dashboard 8 minutes
Building Project Pivot Tables 7 minutes
Creating Project Pivot Charts 10 minutes
Designing Interactive Dashboard 3 minutes
Using Slicers and Filters 8 minutes
Formatting and Enhancing Dashboard 11 minutes
Final Project Dashboard Review 1 minute

4 assignments Total 60 minutes

Graded-Building Interactive Project Dashboards 30 minutes
Project Dashboard Data & Structure 10 minutes
Visualizing Project Data 10 minutes
Dashboard Interactivity & Final Review 10 minutes

This module applies Pivot Table and dashboard skills to real-world company and sales case studies, enabling learners to derive insights and support business decision-making.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videos Total 93 minutes

Company Dashboard Data Setup 12 minutes
Company Performance Pivot Analysis 13 minutes
Company Dashboard Finalization 9 minutes
Sales Case Study Introduction 10 minutes
Sales Data Cleaning and Preparation 11 minutes
Sales Analysis Using Pivot Tables 11 minutes
Sales Trend and Region Analysis 12 minutes
Sales Dashboard Creation 6 minutes
Sales Case Study Final Insights 11 minutes

4 assignments Total 60 minutes

Graded-Company & Sales Analysis Case Studies 30 minutes
Company Performance Dashboard 10 minutes
Sales Case Study – Data to Analysis 10 minutes
Sales Dashboard & Insights 10 minutes

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