My meandering Tableau journey
Alistair Motion
Principal Consultant at Process Evolution | Providing evidence based consulting for Emergency Services
Self-taught, no formal training - a bit like jumping out an aeroplane without a parachute. In this talk, I document my trials and tribulations of learning Tableau on the fly - "after all it's just 'drag and drop,' it can't be that hard can it?".
Reading rather like a roadmap of what not to do, this session focuses on the key learning points, providing advice on how to fast-track your path to Tableau success focusing more on principles behind analysis rather than on technical mastery.
I'd love to hear how your learning journeys compare.
Key Lessons
?Be inspired by the community rather than overawed
?‘There is no magic just dots and lines’
?Importance of deliberate practice
?VizOfTheDay or IronViz won’t happen overnight
?With great power comes great responsibility
?The best way to learn is to have to teach
?Work smart, not hard – latest developments can save significant time
References
Workout Wednesday: workout-wednesday.com/
Spatial Offsets: https://epsg.io
Andy Kriebel blog on Small Multiples: https://www.vizwiz.com/2016/03/tableau-tip-tuesday-how-to-create-small.html
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