Microsoft as a tool for self-service business intelligence.

Building an example of a self-service tool may inspire more office workers to build out their own PowerPivot BI applications, Microsoft officials .

While PowerPivot may be easy enough for executives to use, Microsoft also suggested that executives download this app for their assistants, in honor of Administrative Professionals' Day, .

In addition to PowerPivot, the app also requires Microsoft Exchange 2010 and Microsoft Office Excel 2010 to operate.