Program and Budget Analysis Using Microsoft Excel

Overview

Learn to effectively navigate Excel for more productive analyses and the ability to graphically represent data, aiding in organizational efforts to track expenditures and control budget execution. You will spend about 75% of your time working in Microsoft Excel to get the hands-on training to apply what you learn back on the job.

Who Attends

This course is designed for all program and financial management personnel who want to learn about many of the data analysis tools available in Microsoft Excel to aid in creating more compelling analyses of their programs.

Course Level: Intermediate
CLP: 32 | CPE: 32
Duration: 4 Days

Price: $ 2059.00 Course prices shown here do not include a credit card surcharge. Payments by ACH, EFT, or check do not include the surcharge and are offered at a lower price. At checkout, you may choose a payment method that avoids the credit card surcharge.
A 3% credit card surcharge will be applied.

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Available Dates

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July 20 - July 23, 2026

Class ID: 265182007

Washington, DC

8 AM - 4 PM EST

September 14 - September 17, 2026

Class ID: 265182009

Washington, DC

8 AM - 4 PM EST

October 13 - October 16, 2026

Class ID: 265182010

Virtual

9 AM - 5 PM EST

November 30 - December 3, 2026

Class ID: 265182012

Virtual

9 AM - 5 PM EST

Learning Objectives

Navigate the Excel ribbon
Query databases using the Filter tool and the Advanced Filter tool
Aggregate and display different attributes of a data set using the PivotTable®
Use Excel’s Descriptive Statistics tool to calculate statistical measures of central tendency, variation, and shape
Use the Histogram tool to organize your data and create a frequency distribution
Perform graphical analysis of data
Use the Rank and Percentile tool to calculate a data item’s rank and percentile ranking
Use time series data and Excel’s Trendline function to forecast future budgets, costs, and workloads
Learn which trendline (linear, polynomial, logarithmic, or exponential) is the best to use based on the r-squared value
Identify cost drivers using Excel’s Correlation tool
Develop simple linear and multiple linear regression models to develop forecasts and predictive equations using Excel’s Regression tool

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Program and Budget Analysis Using Microsoft Excel

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Who Attends

For Groups

Available Dates

Learning Objectives

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This course is part of the following Management Concepts Certificate Programs:

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