AI for Spreadsheets: Smarter Analysis and Automation

Formats   Live Virtual: 4 hrs./1 Day  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./1 Day

AI for Spreadsheets: Smarter Analysis and Automation training course explores how artificial intelligence can transform the way professionals organize, analyze, and present data in Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet applications. Participants learn how to use AI to generate formulas, automate repetitive tasks, clean and analyze data, create charts and dashboards, and uncover actionable insights more efficiently. The course emphasizes practical, real-world techniques that improve accuracy, productivity, and data-driven decision-making while maintaining human oversight and validation.

Learning Objectives »

  • Use AI to create and improve spreadsheet formulas.
  • Automate common spreadsheet tasks and workflows.
  • Analyze and summarize data using AI tools.
  • Create charts, dashboards, and visual reports with AI.
  • Validate AI-generated outputs for accuracy and reliability.

Course Agenda

AI-Powered Spreadsheet Content

  1. AI-Spreadsheet Partnership Model
  2. Clean Data, Secure Practices
  3. 5-Element Prompting Framework
  4. Quality Assurance: 4-Point Verification
  5. Quality Assurance: Verification Process
  6. Creating a Formula with AI
  7. Prompting Best Practices & Pro Tips
  8. Common Prompting Mistake

Automating Spreadsheet Work

  1. Real Data Problem: Messy Datasets
  2. AI Data Cleaning Prompt
  3. Data Cleaning: Early QA
  4. Data Cleaning Payoff
  5. Complete Analysis Workflow
  6. Knowing What You Want AI To Do

Data Analysis & Visualization

  1. Chart Selection: Matching Chart to Data
  2. Chart Design Essentials
  3. Data Storytelling: Fact to Action
  4. Creating Interactive Reports

Advanced Productivity Techniques

  1. What to Automate: ROI Analysis
  2. Workflow Architecture: 5-Step Design
  3. Governance: Rules for Safe Automation
  4. Scaling Across Your Team
  5. Measuring Impact & ROI
  6. Foundation for AI Mastery
  7. Risk Management

Two young women at work analyzing colorful Excel charts and numerical data on large computer screens.

AI for Spreadsheets: Smarter Analysis and Automation

Formats   Live Virtual: 4 hrs./1 Day  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./1 Day

AI for Spreadsheets: Smarter Analysis and Automation training course explores how artificial intelligence can transform the way professionals organize, analyze, and present data in Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet applications. Participants learn how to use AI to generate formulas, automate repetitive tasks, clean and analyze data, create charts and dashboards, and uncover actionable insights more efficiently. The course emphasizes practical, real-world techniques that improve accuracy, productivity, and data-driven decision-making while maintaining human oversight and validation.

Learning Objectives »

  • Use AI to create and improve spreadsheet formulas.
  • Automate common spreadsheet tasks and workflows.
  • Analyze and summarize data using AI tools.
  • Create charts, dashboards, and visual reports with AI.
  • Validate AI-generated outputs for accuracy and reliability.

Course Agenda

AI-Powered Spreadsheet Content

  1. AI-Spreadsheet Partnership Model
  2. Clean Data, Secure Practices
  3. 5-Element Prompting Framework
  4. Quality Assurance: 4-Point Verification
  5. Quality Assurance: Verification Process
  6. Creating a Formula with AI
  7. Prompting Best Practices & Pro Tips
  8. Common Prompting Mistake

Automating Spreadsheet Work

  1. Real Data Problem: Messy Datasets
  2. AI Data Cleaning Prompt
  3. Data Cleaning: Early QA
  4. Data Cleaning Payoff
  5. Complete Analysis Workflow
  6. Knowing What You Want AI To Do

Data Analysis & Visualization

  1. Chart Selection: Matching Chart to Data
  2. Chart Design Essentials
  3. Data Storytelling: Fact to Action
  4. Creating Interactive Reports

Advanced Productivity Techniques

  1. What to Automate: ROI Analysis
  2. Workflow Architecture: 5-Step Design
  3. Governance: Rules for Safe Automation
  4. Scaling Across Your Team
  5. Measuring Impact & ROI
  6. Foundation for AI Mastery
  7. Risk Management