Excel Skills for Business Forecasting

Macquarie University via Coursera Specialization

Overview

Discover the art of business forecasting with our specialized program, "Excel Skills for Business Forecasting," offered by Macquarie University and available on Coursera. This essential specialization comprises three meticulously designed courses—Time Series Models, Regression Models, and Judgmental Forecasting—each crafted to enhance your forecasting prowess using Microsoft Excel.

Dive into the Time Series Models course to master the analysis of time series data sets. Learn to identify the underlying components of this data and apply the most suited model to forecast your business needs accurately. Advance your skills in the Regression Models course, where you will develop causal models for both time series and cross-sectional data, enabling you to refine business insights and strategize effectively by managing the inputs to achieve desired outputs.

In the final segment, the Judgmental Forecasting course, explore how to navigate situations where quantitative methods fall short. This course offers structured methodologies for creating judgmental forecasts and demonstrates how Excel can be a powerful tool in making informed business predictions.

Conclude this specialization with a comprehensive case study that brings together all the forecasting methods you've learned. This hands-on opportunity allows you to produce forecasts, the essential inputs for any organization's planning process. Enroll now to gain valuable skills in data analysis, business intelligence, and Microsoft Excel through our "Excel Skills for Business Forecasting" specialization.

Categories: Data Analysis Courses, Business Intelligence Courses, Microsoft Excel Courses.