Uplifting a Tableau Accelerator to Design, Delight, and Deliver for an Education Admissions Dashboard – Part 1: Assessment
How do you use a Tableau Accelerator and still make it your own? Often, when we try to adapt someone
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How the EXCEL do I move beyond filters in Tableau?
I’ve earned a bit of a reputation for being anti-filter (what used to be called quick filters). In Excel, these
Continue ReadingDesigning Data Driven Applications in Tableau: How We Brainstorm
Everyone loves the idea generation phase. So, why it is the second step in our Designing Data Driven Applications in
Continue Reading5 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 ReadingDesigning Data Driven Applications in Tableau: How We Scope
What I love most about Tableau is that it lets me do some pretty amazing things without writing a line
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
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Shape Files for Tableau: GeoCoding SHP for the Rest of Us
Ever since Tableau natively started connecting to shape files, I’ve been itching to put it to good use. However, it
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 ReadingHow the EXCEL do I structure my data for Tableau?
Data is magical. When I talk to members of my family, I get the impression they view it like the matrix,
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
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