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How to pass the AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals exam

October 12, 2020 Ellen Jacobsen

AZ-900, where to start… Microsoft normally offers 1-day instructor-led training leading up to AZ-900. At least in Norway. Seems like a good place to start.

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It’s time to talk about running

November 28, 2020 Ellen Jacobsen

This Christmas I got a start number for Sentrumsløpet April 27th. Also included in the present was a ‘get-out-of-jail’ card to go running whenever I

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The shoes

November 28, 2020 Ellen Jacobsen

I currently have 9 pair of running shoes, and a standing arrangement with my husband to throw away a pair before I buy new ones.

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Løpsrapport fra Sentrumsløpet 27. april

November 28, 2020 Ellen Jacobsen

Fjorårets julegaves fra mannen var startnummer til Sentrumsløpet og en haug andre goder som massasje, engasjert pt, barnepass osv. What?!? Jeg begynte selvsagt å løpe

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Ukens kvalitetsøkt — 5 x 800m

November 28, 2020 Ellen Jacobsen

Eksamen er overstått og jeg er i elendig form. Nå er det på tide å se litt nærmere på sub 50 planen min. Jeg tenker

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Sentrumsløpet 2020 og sub 55 planen

November 28, 2020 Ellen Jacobsen

I dag er det 12 uker til Sentrumsløpet. 12 uker er jo en veldig passe tidshorisont for å gjennomført et treningsprogram, så nå har jeg

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How can Power BI e-mail reports?

October 17, 2020 Ellen Jacobsen

Answer the public is a website that tracks search-words. It is presented through linking a topic with popular prepositions. It is an excellent opportunity to

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How to create a monthly family-budget

August 29, 2020 Ellen Jacobsen

Budgeting is extremly useful both in business and in your personal life. It will give you predictability and control. If you are looking for something

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Edward Tufte — The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

October 25, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

Edward Tufte is a writer, statistician and professor. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information is one of four books he has published. It is a

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How to pass the MCSA BI Reporting certification

October 13, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

Top of mind tips on passing the exams required for getting the MCSA BI Reporting certification

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Data modeling and multiple, unrelated fact tables

July 14, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

Chapter 3 of Analyzing data With Microsoft Power BI and Power Pivot for Excel discuss the use of multiple fact tables in data modeling…. Let’

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Data modeling with header and detail tables

July 1, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

Chapter 2 of Analyzing data With Microsoft Power BI and Power Pivot for Excel discuss the use of header/details tables in data modeling. Affiliate link

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Data modeling — introduction

June 20, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

Short summary or key learnings from chapter 1 of Analyzing Data With Microsoft Power Bi and Power Pivot for Excel

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Getting the Power BI sertification….

June 13, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

A few weeks ago, I decided to get certified in Power BI. The closest certification I could find is the MSCA BI Reporting sertification from

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Becoming by Michelle Obama

April 22, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

Michelle Obama published her memoirs in 2018. The book release was followed by a tour in the form of a conversation or an interview —

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Deep Work by Cal Newport

March 31, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

Kate Strachnyi is one of LinkedIn top voices within data science. She has an online book club that I’m part of. Deep Work by Cal

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Defusing buzzwords — data mining

March 15, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

Just a few weeks ago, I only knew the term “data mining“ from my previous research into Bitcoins ( = complicated stuff!!) Imaging my surprise

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Make over Monday week 6

February 9, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

Make over Monday week 6 This weeks data set is a set of metrics comparing the Chinese New Year and the American Thanksgiving celebrations. Looking

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Make over Monday week 4

February 3, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

Dashboard showing energy usage at Downing St 10 in the year 2017 in Tableau:

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Make over Monday week 5

February 1, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

#makeovermonday week 5 2019 done in Tableau

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Do you really need a data strategy?

January 28, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

Historically, differentiation as a business strategy has focused on product and marked development. Data and analytics have been mere support functions. In the age of

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The beginners guide to dashboards

January 19, 2019 Ellen Jacobsen

I love dashboards! Cognos, Click View, Power BI, Tableau or the pure Excel and Powerpoint version — I think it’s amazing. Before even considering what

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Big ideas for 2019

December 27, 2018 Ellen Jacobsen

LinkedIn editor Isabelle Roughol recently published an article about 50 Big Ideas for 2019. It got me thinking…. We are already well into the fourth

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5 reasons why strategy execution fails

December 26, 2018 Ellen Jacobsen

Google “Strategic planning” and you will have close to half a billion hits — that’s a lot! It’s a hot topic, and it has been

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Can you change the world on 40 hours per week?

December 11, 2018 Ellen Jacobsen

A few weeks ago Elon Musk tweeted about working long hours and changing the world (or not). “There are way easier places to work, but

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How to create a price volume analysis

November 25, 2018 Ellen Jacobsen
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How to simplify your forecasting

November 18, 2018 Ellen Jacobsen

I do forecast modeling and scenario planning in Excel and it is quite simple: Be clear on your assumptions — typically top left in the

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Are you delivering on strategy?

November 3, 2018 Ellen Jacobsen

In several places I have worked, I have seen the need for a simple, regular report with key figures relevant to the execution of strategy.

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Why I love Excel

November 2, 2018 Ellen Jacobsen

I took all the MS Office courses I could get my hands during my first job. Getting up to speed with advanced Excel training from

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