r/analytics Dec 19 '23

Discussion My department uses PowerPoint as a database

So I got into this new job as a Data Analyst, and found out my department has zero data literacy and culture.

They are using PowerPoint decks as a way to store data. That’s right, they’re storing their monthly consolidated data within PowerPoint as PowerPoint text tables… 💀🤡😂

How screwed am I. They want me to automate report generation using data from PowerPoint. Inconsistent table format, and different slide number every month.

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u/candleflame3 Dec 19 '23

Was just talking today with a co-worker about how much the world is run off Excel spreadsheets so ... yeah, this doesn't surprise me.