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The Radar Chart: The solution for evaluating multiple variables in HR and Marketing | Xyclos
Scenario for assessing multiple HR competencies Let's imagine a common scenario in human resources: you are part of your company's...

Carlos Altamirano
May 9, 20258 min read


The perfect triad: generative AI + human judgment + deterministic tools | Xyclos
It all started with this idea today, which I made to ChatGPT o3: " LLM's are predictive, and you can't expect consistent or equal...

Carlos Altamirano
Apr 24, 20253 min read


Automation in Outlook, Excel, and Power BI | Xyclos
In 2025, everyone is talking about automation and AI agents. And I started to think that I've been managing automation for more than 30...

Carlos Altamirano
Mar 24, 20254 min read


Smart Data Analytics: Power BI and ChatGPT in Action | Xyclos
The best of both worlds. In Power BI, I created 3 measures to understand the performance of a client's bottle production: Total bottles...

Carlos Altamirano
Sep 17, 20243 min read


My first experience programming with ChatGPT and Visual Basic | Xyclos
Introduction I had a very special and interesting request from a customer. Marcela, a service salesperson for an international company,...

Carlos Altamirano
Sep 8, 20243 min read


Optimizing and improving financial reports in Power BI: A real case
Introduction In the financial world, the quality of reports depends not only on the data they contain, but also on how this data is...

Carlos Altamirano
Aug 16, 20243 min read


Advantages of using DAX Query View in Power BI | Xyclos
In Power BI Desktop we have a very useful tool to visualize the results of DAX instructions before using them in our Model. It is called...

Carlos Altamirano
Jul 1, 20242 min read


Create custom Data Model pages in Power BI Desktop | Xyclos
Introduction In the world of data analysis, a well-structured Data Model is the backbone of any Business Intelligence project. In Power...

Carlos Altamirano
Jun 27, 20243 min read


Learn the processes and components of Power BI Desktop | Xyclos
This is an introduction to the process and components we have in the Power BI Desktop application, for Windows. Power Query It is the...

Carlos Altamirano
Jun 20, 20242 min read


Are you looking for the best Basic Intermediate Business Excel course? | Xyclos
In April of this year 2024, I trained several people from a company in the Basic Intermediate Business Excel course. I evaluated their...

Carlos Altamirano
Jun 13, 20242 min read


Create button to clear all applied slicers in Power BI | Xyclos
Have you ever found yourself browsing a Power BI report with multiple slicers applied and wishing you could delete them all with a single...

Carlos Altamirano
Jun 6, 20242 min read


Advanced methods to concatenate cells | Microsoft Excel | Xyclos
When we need to concatenate or join cells, we have several functions that can help us with this: Concatenate Concat Textjoin Suppose we...

Carlos Altamirano
May 22, 20242 min read


With Power Query everything is easier | Xyclos
Case to solve The other day a client called me who had the following problem. On the one hand, it has a book currently made up of 3 tabs...

Carlos Altamirano
Apr 19, 20244 min read


Concept: Granularity in Power BI and Microsoft Excel | Xyclos
What is granularity or granularity applied to a Data Model? Granularity is the level of detail that a table contains. In principle it can...

Carlos Altamirano
Apr 13, 20241 min read


Convert a date to month as text | Microsoft Excel | Xyclos
We are going to learn how to display and how to extract the month from a date, along with other examples that include the day and year....

Carlos Altamirano
Apr 4, 20243 min read


The secret to professional success: UP-Skills, RE-Skills | Xyclos
Skills We all have one or more abilities or skills that we have acquired over time by performing certain tasks with safety and...

Carlos Altamirano
Apr 3, 20243 min read
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