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Just last week, I was reminded of the scene from The Christmas Story where the father (Darren McGavin) finally gets his "contest prize" delivered to the house.  There was so much excitement and mystery about what he had won.  Well, I shared that same type of excitement when the big brown truck delivered my copy of Excel Basics to Blackbelt: An Accelerated Guide to Decision Support Designs directly from the publisher.  This book, which reminds of a college text book, just hit the book stores on July 7th.  There are a few Excel books that I wouldn’t do without, but this book is different from the ones in my library.  This book explores the opportunities in Excel for decision support instead of Excel functions.  Throughout my career, I have created many decision support spreadsheets that helped management make more informed decisions.  I think this book will help build upon that résumé and explore new ideas or design methods.

As I get into the book, I will be sure to share my thoughts here on DSA Insights.  Some sections that caught my attention upon a quick flip through the pages were:

4.1 Value of Data Visualization

4.3 Visualizing Constraints

6.0 The Analytics of Optimization

7.0 Complex Optimization

10.0 Visualizing Complex Analytical Dynamics

 

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