Childhood Dream comes true [personal story]
Some of you know that I have a full time job as a business analyst with one of the largest IT companies in the world. I help insurance companies do their IT better in that job. Almost a week ago, I have resigned from my day time job. Back story: As far back as I […]
Speaking at TechEd 2010 on “How to Select the Right Chart for your Data”
I have come to Bangalore to attend the TechEd 2010 conference by Microsoft. Today (April 13th), I will be speaking on “How to select the right chart for your data”. A short talk telling people how to choose the correct chart based on the message they want to convey. [You can see the schedule and […]
Welcome to Pointy Haired Dilbert – Know a Little About YOU
Hello dear reader, Welcome to Pointy Haired Dilbert. Know a little about yourself. Read this, You are awesome. You want to learn excel, become better at charting. You like to experiment with excel and see what more you can do with it. You want to be better at your work. Excel plays a major role […]
Only 5 days left, Sign-up for Excel School Today!
A quick update on Excel School before you start your weekend. So far Excel School – online excel training program has been very well received by our members at PHD. How are the registrations so far? We have 44 students in the classroom. Every day I am hearing from people who are willing to join. […]
Best Month Ever (and a charting tip inside)
Let us take a minute and bask in some glory, for, our little community at PHD had the most fantastic month ever. That is right, January 2010 is so far the best month since I started blogging. We have broken all sorts of previous records on content, conversations, connections, traffic and revenue. In January, we […]
Best Sales Dashboards, as Voted by You [Visualization Challenge #2 – Winners]
Finally, our second visualization challenge comes to an end. We got a winner. Background about Zoho Reports Visualization Challenge: (skip this section if you know what I am going to say) Back in November, 2009, I have asked the readers to come up with best possible ways to visualize a set of fictitious sales data. […]
Best of Pointy Haired Dilbert – 2009
Ah, you thought I will let you go to the next decade without a “year in review” post? No so fast my friend, not so fast.
[This post is a bit long by our standards, but full of gooey excel goodness. So get a cup of coffee or choco and get going]
And if you are in a rush, here is my wish – Happy New Year 2010 🙂