With many software applications available that will analyze data available, most anyone can create visualizations. The options for the types of visualizations is nearly endless. But what graphic can tell the story of your data the best. This infographic shows many of the basic rules of creating visualizations. and making them easier for the user. …
Future-proof your career
At the SAP Sapphire 2019 conference, Kerry Brown, VP of workplace adoption spoke on the technological changes affecting the workplace. He believes that "AI has the capability to impact and replace jobs in any workplace." Brown outlined 5 ways employees can "stretch" themselves from the disruption in the workforce. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-future-proof-your-career-5-tips/
Change with caution
At a recent conference, Randy Johnston, founder of K2, spoke of the emerging technologies affecting the accounting profession. He also warned of giving into FOMO or the Fear of Missing Out. Most firms cannot adopt all of the new technologies at once. For the rest of his remarks, see the article on Accounting Today at: …
Excel Tip – Flash Fill
Here's your Monday Excel tip to help you become an Excel whiz! Excel 2013 has a great new Flash Fill feature gives you the ability to take a part of the data entered into one column of a worksheet table and enter just that data in a new table column using only a few keystrokes. …
The ups and downs of Artificial Intelligence
The various forms of AI are poised to significantly change the accounting workforce. There are many benefits to using AI in the accounting functions, such as reduction of errors, the ability to process larger datasets and the availability of more data for decision-making. There are many downsides to the use of AI as discussed in …
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