When I teach LODs in Tableau trainings, I usually set the expectation that it will take a while (and a lot of practice) before students will understand what is going on. That still stands. Teaching the pure concept, though, we can do in ten minutes....
It was the end of April 2023 when I got a phone call from Diego, a former and very dear colleague with great experience working with Tableau (and with data in general) from whom I personally have learned tons. He told me that he recently...
When I discuss the necessity of trainings with decision makers, there are usually two arguments thrown my way: Costs Quality And I want to and need to address both of them. Costs Trainings are expensive. So, why should we do them in the first place? I get that. Of...
Breaks – Or How Our Brains Work We have a few rules about breaks among us trainers: 10 minutes break for every full hour. No reading or answering emails during a break. Not more than four hours of training per day, ideally in the morning. When we...
Let’s travel back in time — maybe a few years, maybe a few decades — back to earlier times, when you were at school. Imagine an average classroom. You as a student, with class mates, a teacher, a board, chalk, small tables, small chairs and,...
Easy! Three reasons: We love what we do. We are the best. We think learning should be fun. Convinced? Yay! Okay, okay, I think I should put in a little bit more work here. I mean, these three reasons are the core of everything we do, but...
Welcome to our latest Solution Stories blog series, where we delve into real-world client stories that offer valuable insights into navigating and solving everyday business challenges. These stories are often amalgamations of several real clients, merging real-life scenarios with standard, practical solutions. Our next story revolves...
If you skimp on training, you may burn every penny you save later in the project when it's inconvenient and more costly. Even your expert team members need training and time to become confident in their skills and knowledge of new tools and methods. Your core...
In this post, I'll cover team composition, focusing on technical and operational staff that will form the core of your team. The need for more detailed information about your business drives the desire to deploy a BI system. Typical goals include achieving better reporting, more detailed...
We’ve all seen an infomercial, and if you haven’t, you might as well take this as a cue to jump onto YouTube and ask for some of the best Infomercials ever made. For some inspiration, you can try looking up OxiClean, George Foreman Grills, The...
Tableau's suite of tools allows you to connect to a variety of data sources, analyze and visualize your data to find insights, and securely share those insights with the people who need them. Tableau Desktop's drag-and-drop interface makes it quick and easy to get started...
I was never taught how to study. I know this because of the overwhelming anxiety I felt recently as I attempted to prepare for a certification exam at a well-known proctored testing facility. The exam consisted of 200 random questions out of a possible 6000-question...
When you work at a consultancy, you’re in the business of change. When a client reaches out for the first time, they’re showing a desire for change. When you suggest a new technology to improve their work, you are actively advocating change. And once that...
Question: My calculation for percentage isn’t returning the right values, but the data is there. I’m getting the sum of a single product, not the full sum. What do I need to do? Understanding what Tableau does with calculations and aggregations is important when building calculated...
This is one of the many questions I get asked as a Tableau Trainer. It may seem straight forward enough, but it isn’t! “Is there a way to work out how many active customers we have at any given time?” Prepping the Data Most clients have data that...
We have a very special show this week. Listen in as Sian Davies from InterWorks Europe discusses our Tableau training services with Carly Capitula, IW Head of Training and Enablement Practice, James Austin, IW EU Consultant, and Sarah Nell, Product Manager of E-learning and Certification at Tableau....
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