CategoryTableau Starter Kit
You downloaded Tableau Desktop, maybe you have some books, or watched some videos. Where do you begin with so little time? Right here, my friend.
5 Hacks for Learning (Tableau, Alteryx, or anything else) in the New Year
It’s a new year and everyone is setting the pace on their goals. Which, almost always, includes learning something new.
Continue ReadingSTEAL THESE TIPS! (Not the dashboard)
You want to make an all-star Tableau dashboard, but you’re tired and the coffee maker is fresh out, save for
Continue ReadingMeasure Values, Toil, and Trouble: Avoiding the ‘Dead on Delivery’ Dashboard
Tableau has this nifty feature: measure values. Its swell companion, measure names, makes doing certain types of analyses painless. This
Continue ReadingWhat is a dashboard?
As an Tableau analyst, I feel like I answer this question quite often. And when I ask it, I get
Continue ReadingData Exploration: Using Tableau Dashboards to See and Understand your data
I love Tableau like I love Giorgio Moroder. One gave me music and both gave me insight. Tableau tells me I
Continue Reading10 Intro Tips to Tableau When You’re Handed Someone Else’s Workbooks
AKA the guide to fake it until you can make it. I’ve been there. Every now and then, we start
Continue ReadingAnalytical Whoopsies (and Other Mishaps)
The ever-delightful Joshua Milligan and I recently did a webinar on the adventures we Tableau analysts take to the perils
Continue ReadingEndless abstraction forms most ambiguous: Requirements gathering in the modern world
At one point in my career, I cut fabric for a living. It’s an odd job, but it’s tangible. When
Continue ReadingThe Magic of Tableau: Small Multiples and Faceting by Design
Every now and then, one of my clients will ask a question that sends me down a rabbit hole. I
Continue ReadingSo, you want to be a Tableau dashboarder….
So you want to be a Tableau Dashboarder? Have you seen IronViz and thought you wanted to be on that
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