This Tableau Desktop Training course is a jumpstart to getting report writers
and analysts with little or no previous knowledge to being productive. It covers
everything from connecting to data, through to creating interactive dashboards
with a range of visualisations in two days of your time.
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This Tableau Desktop Training course is a jumpstart to getting report writers
and analysts with little or no previous knowledge to being productive. It covers
everything from connecting to data, through to creating interactive dashboards
with a range of visualisations in two days of your time. Having a quick
turnaround from starting to use Tableau, to getting real, actionable insights
means that you get a swift return on your investment of time and money.
This accelerated approach is key to getting engagement from within your
organisation so everyone can immediately see and feel the impact of the data and
insights you create. This course is aimed at someone who has not used Tableau in
earnest and may be in a functional role, eg. in sales, marketing, finance,
operations, business intelligence etc.
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THE COURSE IS SPLIT INTO 3 PHASES AND 9 MODULES:
PHASE 1: GET READY
MODULE 1: LAUNCH TABLEAU
* Check Install & Setup
* Why is Visual Analytics Important
MODULE 2: GET FAMILIAR
* What is possible
* How does Tableau deal with data
* Know your way around
* How do we format charts
* Dashboard Basics – My First Dashboard
MODULE 3: DATA DISCOVERY
* Connecting to and setting up data in Tableau
* How Do I Explore my Data – Filters & Sorting
* How Do I Structure my Data – Groups & Hierarchies, Visual Groups
* How Tableau Deals with Dates – Using Discrete and Continuous Dates, Custom
Dates
PHASE 2: GET SET
MODULE 4: MAKE CALCULATIONS
* How Do I Create Calculated Fields & Why
MODULE 5: MAKE CHARTS
* Charts that Compare Multiple Measures – Measure Names and Measure Values,
Shared Axis Charts, Dual Axis Charts, Scatter Plots
* Showing Relational & Proportional Data – Pie Charts, Donut Charts, Tree Maps
MODULE 6: MAKE TABLES
* Creating Tables – Creating Tables, Highlight Tables, Heat Maps
PHASE 3: GO
MODULE 7: ADD CONTEXT
* Reference Lines and Bands
MODULE 8: MAKE MAPS
* Answering Spatial Questions – Mapping, Creating a Choropleth (Filled) Map
MODULE 9: MAKE DASHBOARDS
* Using the Dashboard Interface
* Dashboard Actions
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This training course includes over 25 hands-on exercises and quizzes to help
participants “learn by doing” and to assist group discussions around real-life
use cases. Each attendee receives a login to our extensive training portal which
covers the theory, practical applications and use cases, exercises, solutions
and quizzes in both written and video format.
Students must use their own laptop with an active version of Tableau Desktop
2018.2 (or later) pre-installed.
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS COURSE
“Excellent Trainer – knows his stuff, has done it all in the real world, not
just the class room.”
Richard L., Intelliflo
“Tableau is a complicated and powerful tool. After taking this course, I am
confident in what I can do, and how it can help improve my work.”
Trevor B., Morrison Utility Services
“I would highly recommend this course for Tableau beginners, really easy to
follow and keep up with as you are hands on during the course. Trainer really
helpful too.”
Chelsey H., QVC
“He is a natural trainer, patient and very good at explaining in simple terms.
He has an excellent knowledge base of the system and an obvious enthusiasm for
Tableau, data analysis and the best way to convey results. We had been having
difficulties in the business in building financial reports from a data cube and
he had solutions for these which have proved to be very useful.”
Matthew H., ISS Group