by WayneL.Winston (Author)
Master the business modeling and analysis techniques that help you transform data into bottom-line results. For more than a decade, Wayne Winston has been teaching corporate clients and MBA students the most effective ways to use Excel to solve business problems and make better decisions. Now this award-winning educator shares the best of his expertise in this hands-on, scenario-focused guide-fully updated for Excel 2010! Use Excel to solve real business problems-and sharpen your edge! * Model investment risks and returns * Analyze your sales team's effectiveness * Create best, worst, and most-likely case scenarios * Compare lease vs. buy, and calculate loan terms * See how price, advertising, and seasonality affect sales * Manage inventory with precision * Quantify the value of customer loyalty * Calculate your break-even number and ROI * Maximize scheduling efficiency * Express "home-field advantage" in real numbers * Project company growth, predict election results, and more! * Plus-introduce yourself to PowerPivot for Excel Your companion web content includes: * Downloadable eBook * Hundreds of scenario-based practice problems * All the book's sample files-plus customizable templates
Format: Paperback
Pages: 720
Edition: 3
Publisher: MICROSOFT PRESS
Published: 25 Jan 2011
ISBN 10: 0735643369
ISBN 13: 9780735643369
Wayne L. Winston is a professor of Decision Sciences at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and has earned numerous MBA teaching awards. For 20+ years, he has taught clients at Fortune 500 companies how to use Excel to make smarter business decisions. Wayne and his business partner Jeff Sagarin developed the player-statistics tracking and rating system used by the Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team. He is also a two time Jeopardy! Champion.