Tableau for Finance: How to Save Your Time
What is the most valuable commodity for your finance team? You might say people. Well, let’s assume you have the right people, with the right skills, in the right jobs. After that, what would be your answer? My answer would be time. Time is a scarce resource in my world and I’m sure many finance teams have […]
A Glimpse into InterWorks’ Onboarding Experience
If you never get a second chance to make a first impression, then a company’s onboarding process is a great opportunity (and risk). By creating an inviting, exciting and unforgettable experience for our new hires, we get the chance to permanently imprint our values and culture. If it goes wrong … well, then we’ve started a new hire […]
My Machine Learning Journey: The First Weeks
Welcome back! Today we’re going to trace my steps through the first few weeks of the Machine Learning Nanodegree program. If you missed the first post, check it out! So far, I’m feeling good about my experience and I’m excited to share what I’ve learned so far. This will likely end up being the longest post […]
The Quantified Car: Part One – Speed and Cost
Like most people here at InterWorks, I really love data. I’ve been collecting data about different aspects of my life for a long time. Several years ago, I discovered Automatic – a little device that plugs into your car’s on-board diagnostics port and logs data about your driving. I’ve logged nearly every trip for over two […]
Event Debrief – October 2017
October reigned supreme with the busiest event of our year: the 2017 Tableau Conference. If you missed the conference, we have many blogs devoted to TC17. Whether you want a keynote analysis or a social media summary, chances are it is on our blog. But let’s step away from TC17 for a moment. Our October event […]
InterWorks Blog Roundup – October 2017
Has everyone recovered from the 2017 Tableau Conference? We sure haven’t! From the keynotes, Data Night Out and all the informative sessions, we are still riding high from Vegas. There were so many exciting announcements to come out of TC17, it’s hard to narrow down which we’re most excited for! Luckily, our amazing consultants have […]
Hot-Swapping Dimensions with LOD Expressions in Tableau
During a recent project, I received an interesting question: “Can we swap what dimension is displayed in a stacked bar chart based on a filter being applied?” I’ve decided it would be easier for me to answer this question by showing you how to do it with the Superstore data. Below, we have a stacked bar […]
Building a Washington, D.C. Museum Crawl with Tableau
Washington, D.C. is packed with incredible places to visit. As someone who didn’t grow up near the U.S. capital, I am constantly amazed during each visit by the access to museums, culture and history I could only read about while growing up in Colorado. The trouble with having so many amazing sights to visit is trying to […]
PYD45 – Oliver Wise – Analytics and Local Government
Today, we’ve got a special political edition of Podcast Your Data! InterWorks’ Michael Treadwell discusses data analytics in local government with Oliver Wise. As the Director of Performance and Accountability in New Orleans, Oliver is all about using data in a positive way to impact cities. In fact, he launched the very first performance management […]
A Data Science Treatise: Part One – Failure
One of my least favorite phrases currently being used in the analytics world is “data science.” This is ironic since “data science” is in my official InterWorks job title. But every time I hear the phrase, I get a little knot in my stomach similar to the one I feel on a turbulent plane. Five years […]