Anyone who regularly uses PivotTables and/or VLOOKUP is very much the “target audience” for Power Pivot: those people who are already, ahem, “pivotal” to an org’s data workflow today. Power Pivot dramatically extends the powers of “normal” Excel, and more specifically, the powers of people who use it. MrExcel himself, Bill Jelen, proclaimed this upon Power Pivot’s release in 2010: That’s right, it’s part of Excel, and is built by Microsoft itself. We agree wholeheartedly with this statement, but cannot claim credit for coining it. The best new feature of Excel in 20 years A Much More Agile & Cost Effective Approach to Business Intelligenceġ.The brain (and the heart!) of Microsoft’s Power BI Suite. The best new feature of Excel in 20 years.Power Pivot is all of these things, which we will briefly explain in more detail in the sections below: In our experience over the last five years, no other technology comes close to its game-changing capabilities, precisely because of the way in which it empowers human beings to realize their full potential, and to fully harness those three qualities listed above.ĭepending on your background, there are a few “best” ways to understand what Power Pivot is, its role, and what it can do for you. (If you’re ready to get started, you can get Power Pivot 2016 TODAY in any of the following Office versions: 365 Pro Plus, E3, E5, or Retail Pro). Power Pivot, then, is best viewed as the “missing link” in your relationship with data. If you are reading this, chances are good that you possess those qualities, and you also may know of others within your organization who share those traits. Without doubt, the most crucial ingredients in revolutionizing your relationship with data (and your organization’s relationship with data) are fundamentally human: curiosity, passion, and desire for improvement. The two most important ingredients in your data revolution: people, and Power Pivot!
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