Great observation! I toyed with the idea of including this section at the beginning of the programme. In the end, I decided people would expect technical content in an Excel course, so I began with something more technical. I didn't want to lose too many people at the start! But, ideally, I agree this video should come first.
Every project has an expected lifetime, so it is ok to do your optimisation of the production of diesel engines provided your client pay you for it. I have done many spreadsheets for short-lived projects and the only spreadsheet I have that is still in use after a very long lifetime is my invoicing spreadsheet, which was made in Excel 5 (1993/1994).
That's a great question - should you undertake a project if you know it doesn't have long-term utility? There's no correct answer and what you do depends on a multitude of factors. I would say earlier in my career I would have taken on such a project. These days I would not. I've come to understand that, though short term you'll get a paycheck, long term these projects put a strain on client relationships.
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Great methodology! Could even be the first video of the 30DEA course.
Great observation! I toyed with the idea of including this section at the beginning of the programme. In the end, I decided people would expect technical content in an Excel course, so I began with something more technical. I didn't want to lose too many people at the start! But, ideally, I agree this video should come first.
Good explanation at 5:43 , haha. Looking forward to the rest of this session and the last few days in this series!
Thanks Albert - appreciate your support throughout!
Every project has an expected lifetime, so it is ok to do your optimisation of the production of diesel engines provided your client pay you for it. I have done many spreadsheets for short-lived projects and the only spreadsheet I have that is still in use after a very long lifetime is my invoicing spreadsheet, which was made in Excel 5 (1993/1994).
That's a great question - should you undertake a project if you know it doesn't have long-term utility? There's no correct answer and what you do depends on a multitude of factors. I would say earlier in my career I would have taken on such a project. These days I would not. I've come to understand that, though short term you'll get a paycheck, long term these projects put a strain on client relationships.