This Tableau Desktop Training intermediate course is designed for the
professional who has a solid foundation with Tableau and is looking to take it
to the next level.
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This Tableau Desktop training intermediate course is designed for the
professional who has a solid foundation with Tableau and is looking to take it
to the next level. Attendees should have a good understanding of the fundamental
concepts of building Tableau worksheets and dashboards typically achieved from
having attended our Tableau Desktop Foundation Course.
At the end of this course you will be able to communicate insights more
effectively, enabling your organisation to make better decisions, quickly.
The Tableau Desktop Analyst training course is aimed at people who are used to
working with MS Excel or other Business Intelligence tools and who have
preferably been using Tableau already for basic reporting.
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THE COURSE IS SPLIT INTO 3 PHASES AND 9 MODULES:
PHASE 1: AMPLIFY
MODULE 1: CHECK ABILITIES
* Revision – What I Should Know
* * What is possible
* How does Tableau deal with data
* Know your way around
* How do we format charts
* How Tableau deals with dates
* Charts that compare multiple measures
* Creating Tables
MODULE 2: COMBINE DATA
* Relationships
* Joining Tables – Join Types, Joining tables within the same database, cross
database joins, join calculations
* Blending – How to create a blend with common fields, Custom defined Field
relationships and mismatched element names, Calculated fields in blended data
sources
* Unions – Manual Unions and mismatched columns, Wildcard unions
* Data Extracts – Creating & Editing Data extracts
MODULE 3: ADVANCED CALCULATIONS
* Row Level v Aggregations
* Aggregating dimensions in calculations
* Changing the Level of Detail (LOD) of calculations – What, Why, How
* Adding Table Calculations
PHASE 2: ANALYSE
MODULE 4: EXPAND APPLICATION
* Making things dynamic with parameters
* Sets
* Trend Lines
* How do we format charts
* Forecasting
MODULE 5: ADVANCED MAPPING
* Using your own images for spatial analysis
* Mapping with Spatial files
MODULE 6: DATA COMPARISONS
Advanced Charts
* Bar in Bar charts
* Bullet graphs
* Creating Bins and Histograms
* Creating a Box & Whisker plot
PHASE 3: ACT
MODULE 7: ADVANCED DASHBOARDS
* Using the dashboard interface and Device layout
* Dashboard Actions and Viz In tooltips
* Horizontal & Vertical containers
* Navigate between dashboards
MODULE 8: PRESENT STORIES
* Telling data driven stories
MODULE 9: ENABLE DECISIONS
* What is Tableau Server
* Publishing & Permissions
* How can your users engage with content
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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 bring 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
“Course was fantastic, and completely relevant to the work I am doing with
Tableau. I particularly liked Steve’s method of teaching and how he applied the
course material to ‘real-life’ use-cases.”
Richard W., Dashboard Consulting Ltd
“This course was extremely useful and excellent value. It helped me formalise my
learning and I have taken a lot of useful tips away which will help me in
everyday work.”
Lauren M., Baillie Gifford
“I would definitely recommend taking this course if you have a working knowledge
of Tableau. Even the little tips Steve explains will make using Tableau a lot
easier. Looking forward to putting what I’ve learned into practice.”
Aron F., Grove & Dean
“Steve is an excellent teacher and has a vast knowledge of Tableau. I learned a
huge amount over the two days that I can immediately apply at work.”
John B., Mporium
“Steve not only provided a comprehensive explanation of the content of the
course, but also allowed time for discussing particular business issues that
participants may be facing. That was really useful as part of my learning
process.”
Juan C., Financial Conduct Authority
“Course was fantastic, and completely relevant to the work I am doing with
Tableau. I particularly liked Steve’s method of teaching and how he applied the
course material to ‘real-life’ use-cases.”
Richard W., Dashboard Consulting Ltd
“This course was extremely useful and excellent value. It helped me formalise my
learning and I have taken a lot of useful tips away which will help me in
everyday work.”
Lauren M., Baillie Gifford
“I would definitely recommend taking this course if you have a working knowledge
of Tableau. Even the little tips Steve explains will make using Tableau a lot
easier. Looking forward to putting what I’ve learned into practice.”
Aron F., Grove & Dean
“Steve is an excellent teacher and has a vast knowledge of Tableau. I learned a
huge amount over the two days that I can immediately apply at work.”
John B., Mporium