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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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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January 2026
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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 videosβ’Total 20 minutes
- Introduction to Pivot Tableβ’2 minutes
- Creating a Pivot Table and Excel Listβ’4 minutes
- Excel List Invalid Field Namesβ’1 minute
- Filtered Excel List and Monthly Columns and Text Fieldsβ’10 minutes
- Pivot Chart Reportβ’1 minute
- Stock Analyzing Introβ’1 minute
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Pivot Table Foundationsβ’30 minutes
- Pivot Table Basicsβ’10 minutes
- Preparing Excel Data for Pivotsβ’10 minutes
- Pivot Charts and Visual Reportsβ’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 videosβ’Total 61 minutes
- Stock Data Overview with Pivot Tablesβ’11 minutes
- Stock Performance Analysis Using Pivotsβ’12 minutes
- Stock Trends and Comparisonsβ’8 minutes
- Advanced Stock Analysis Techniquesβ’14 minutes
- Intro to Training and Project Dashboardβ’4 minutes
- Project Dashboard Overviewβ’11 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Stock Data Analysis with Pivot Tablesβ’30 minutes
- Stock Data Overviewβ’10 minutes
- Stock Trends and Insightsβ’10 minutes
- From Analysis to Dashboard Thinkingβ’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 videosβ’Total 50 minutes
- Preparing Data for Project Dashboardβ’8 minutes
- Building Project Pivot Tablesβ’7 minutes
- Creating Project Pivot Chartsβ’10 minutes
- Designing Interactive Dashboardβ’3 minutes
- Using Slicers and Filtersβ’8 minutes
- Formatting and Enhancing Dashboardβ’11 minutes
- Final Project Dashboard Reviewβ’1 minute
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Building Interactive Project Dashboardsβ’30 minutes
- Project Dashboard Data & Structureβ’10 minutes
- Visualizing Project Dataβ’10 minutes
- Dashboard Interactivity & Final Reviewβ’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 videosβ’Total 93 minutes
- Company Dashboard Data Setupβ’12 minutes
- Company Performance Pivot Analysisβ’13 minutes
- Company Dashboard Finalizationβ’9 minutes
- Sales Case Study Introductionβ’10 minutes
- Sales Data Cleaning and Preparationβ’11 minutes
- Sales Analysis Using Pivot Tablesβ’11 minutes
- Sales Trend and Region Analysisβ’12 minutes
- Sales Dashboard Creationβ’6 minutes
- Sales Case Study Final Insightsβ’11 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Company & Sales Analysis Case Studiesβ’30 minutes
- Company Performance Dashboardβ’10 minutes
- Sales Case Study β Data to Analysisβ’10 minutes
- Sales Dashboard & Insightsβ’10 minutes
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Reviewed on May 14, 2026
This course provided a strong understanding of data analysis and visualization using pivot tables.
Reviewed on May 19, 2026
Fantastic learning experience that combines analytics and visualization effectively.
Reviewed on May 27, 2026
The course helped me transform raw data into meaningful insights and interactive dashboards for better decision-making.
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