After watching this video of Felienne Hermans (https://youtu.be/wbiVK6HKHHg) I felt that she means well, but she painted Excel and Excel users quite negatively.
Near the end of her video she showed images conveying BI solutions as the cockpit of an airplane and Excel as a rusted bike with flat tires.
I don’t think she meant to be insulting but throughout her talk I kept thinking “they really don’t know who we are.” The folks who control the conversations about data seem ever-wary of spreadsheet users and not always for good reason.
In my video I describe the Excel world, from my own perspective, and I suggest 2 things:
1. We all (Excel users, IT, DBAs, etc.) need to see that we’re on the same team.
2. Excel users need to speak up and be involved in conversations. We kick MUCH ass when we’re on our game. We are not rusty bicycles.
A lot of the solutions suggested by IT professionals DO NOT work for Excel users. In order for there to be more workable solutions, we ALL need to be in the conversation.