Microsoft Power BI

Microsoft Excel - What If Analysis, Goal Seek, Scenarios and Data Tables

Course Duration: 90 Minutes

Target Audience:

This session is intended for Excel users who wish to make forecasts and projections on data using ‘what-if’ analysis tools.

Course Objectives:

This session will use the Goal Seek facility (single variable) and set up scenarios incorporating several variables, apply those scenarios and produce a scenario report. This session will also examine how to set up ‘what-if’ data tables.

Course Outline:

Introduction and Overview

CONTENT

Goal Seek

  • Use the Goal Seek Feature

Create and Manage Scenarios

  • Create Scenarios
  • Apply Scenarios
  • Create a Scenario Summary
  • Use Range Names in a Scenario Summary

1 and 2 Input Data Tables

  • Create a One-Way Data Table
  • Create a Two-Way Data Table

Discussion and Question Time