ADVANCED EXCEL WITH AI - CLAUDE
An advanced, practical Excel training programme designed for learners who want to move beyond basic Excel and develop advanced skills in formulas, data analysis, reporting, dashboards, automation concepts and AI-assisted productivity using Claude.
Course Format
About the Programme
The programme progresses from foundational Excel capabilities into advanced spreadsheet, analytical and AI-powered applications.
It covers advanced workbook organisation, complex references, advanced formulas, logical functions, lookup functions, dynamic arrays, advanced text and date analysis, advanced conditional formatting, data cleaning, data validation and controls, Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts and Slicers, Power Query, data consolidation, advanced charts, dashboards, business and financial analytics, What-If Analysis, forecasting, automation concepts and practical Excel + Claude AI workflows.
Whom Is This Course For?
Data & MIS Analysts
Professionals who manage complex spreadsheets, build recurring management reports, and need automated data transformation.
Finance & Business Professionals
Executives handling revenue modeling, budget-vs-actual variance, What-If scenario forecasting, and financial analysis.
Managers & Team Leaders
Leaders looking to build executive KPI dashboards and leverage AI assistants to interpret metrics and draft summaries.
Spreadsheet Power Users
Learners with basic Excel knowledge eager to master dynamic arrays, Power Query, and Claude-assisted AI productivity.
Course Content
Advanced Architecture, References & Nested Formulas
Named ranges, structured references, complex mixed references, multi-layer nested formulas, and advanced logical functions (IF, IFS, AND, OR, IFERROR).
Modern Lookup & Dynamic Array Functions
XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH; dynamic array formulas: FILTER, SORT, UNIQUE, SEQUENCE and automated spill range calculations.
Text/Date Analytics, Data Cleaning & Validation
TEXTJOIN, CONCAT, SUBSTITUTE, FIND/SEARCH; working days, ageing, quarter analysis; deduplication, data standardisation and dynamic validation controls.
Pivot Tables, Power Query & Data Consolidation
Pivot Tables, calculated fields, Slicers, interactive Pivot Charts, Power Query ETL transformations, and consolidating multi-sheet/multi-workbook reports.
Business Analytics, Financial Modeling & Dashboards
Combination charts, KPI dashboard design, variance/growth analysis, cashflow modeling, What-If Goal Seek, Scenario analysis, forecasting and VBA concepts.
Excel + Claude AI Workflows & Final Project
Prompt engineering for Excel, formula creation from English, AI troubleshooting, data cleaning prompts, AI management summaries and dashboard capstone project.
Project
Power Query Data Pipeline
Automated ingestion, cleaning, transformation and multi-file consolidation of raw business records.
Advanced Analytics & Modeling
Dynamic array filtering, XLOOKUP models, What-If sensitivity scenarios, and variance forecasting.
Interactive Executive Dashboard
Slicer-driven interactive Pivot Charts, visual KPI scorecards, and formatted presentation layouts.
Claude AI Summary & Prompts
AI-generated executive commentary, automated insight narratives, and reusable prompt collection.
What Will the Learner Get
Practical advanced Excel and analytics skills covering advanced formulas, references, lookup functions, dynamic arrays, text and date analysis, data cleaning, validation, Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, Slicers, Power Query, data consolidation, advanced charts, dashboards, business analytics, financial analysis, What-If Analysis, forecasting and introductory automation concepts. Learners will also develop practical Claude-assisted skills for formula creation and troubleshooting, data analysis, data cleaning, management summaries and dashboard planning.
How Will This Course Help
The course helps learners progress from basic Excel usage to more complex professional spreadsheet work. It develops the ability to analyse structured data, consolidate information, build advanced management reports and dashboards, perform business and financial analysis, explore scenarios and forecasts, understand automation concepts and use Claude to support formula development, troubleshooting, analysis, cleaning, reporting and dashboard planning.
Earning Opportunity
There is no earning opportunity or income-generation promise on completion of this course. The programme develops advanced Excel, analytics, reporting and AI-assisted productivity skills that learners may apply in their own work or professional activities, subject to their individual skills, experience and opportunities.
Why Choose SPANDAN?
Builds on foundational Excel skills and takes learners into advanced analytics, reporting, dashboards and AI-assisted productivity. Seamlessly integrates Claude AI into daily spreadsheet workflows to solve difficult formulas and extract insights in seconds. Combines guided learning, hands-on practice, and practical professional use cases to help learners build confident workplace capabilities.
Refund Policy
Attend the first session. Decide within 24 hours.
If you are dissatisfied after attending the first Class/Session,
you may request a refund
within 24 hours of attending that session. Refund
requests made after this 24-hour period will not be accepted.
Approved refunds will be for the course fee paid, excluding
GST.