REGISTER FOR UPCOMING WEBINARS THE RELIANCE ON HISTORICAL DATA IS USELESS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN For Anne Robinson, supply chain and analytics go hand-in-hand. You have to use your intuition, along with your mathematical modeling to know if information is relevant. (7:15) KEY POINTSUnderstand your data (where is it, what does it look like), what drives […]
Continue readingREGISTER FOR UPCOMING WEBINARS ADJUST YOUR THINKING FROM THE BIG INITIATIVE TO THE SMALLER INITIATIVE. By starting small and making mistakes, Mike Kravec believes you are able to move forward and make adoption happen. (3:30). Recognize when you don’t hit the mark and course correct. Mistakes are sometimes necessary to make things happen. (6:55) Here are […]
Continue readingREGISTER FOR UPCOMING WEBINARS Do you have to have a final product or solution immediately to help someone with their question? Not according to Ted Bross! Ted believes if you get something going and get your hands on data to analyze, then you’ll be able to see the connections between the question and the solution. (12:30) Follow […]
Continue readingREGISTER FOR UPCOMING WEBINARS EMPOWER PEOPLE TO USE DATA BETTER For Jordan Morrow, data awareness is more important than data training. Help people see how data improves their job — and is not going to take over their job. (13:34) Jordan explains data literacy is a main driver to accomplish these ideas. KEY POINTSData literacy is the ability […]
Continue readingREGISTER FOR UPCOMING WEBINARS Think data and numbers are the same thing? Donald Farmer has a surprise for you! By not telling people how the numbers were developed and not giving them the opportunity to investigate the numbers, you are not delivering a complete data analysis. (6:35). Here are specific actions Donald recommends to more effectively use […]
Continue readingREGISTER FOR UPCOMING WEBINARS Dan hears it all the time, “Can’t you just make me a dashboard?” Short answer : Yes. Better answer : Without addressing basic questions about goals, there might be incomplete data and access issues which results in the dashboard not working. Here are specific actions Dan recommends to improve project outcomes and […]
Continue readingREGISTER FOR UPCOMING WEBINARS Is there such a thing as too much data? Jim Sterne thinks so!Instead of “give me all the data you have,” Jim believes in reducing the amount and variety of data to analyze what the client needs, not necessarily what they want.What are their business goals? What questions are they trying […]
Continue readingTHE EARLY DAYS Lee Feinberg (LEE)I’m here with Jock Mackinlay, Tableau’s first Technical Fellow, and we’re going to explore what it was like in the early days of the company. Since Tableau’s going through a major change right now, I figured it would be good to take a step back. Jock, thanks so much for taking […]
Continue readingIn my work, I am always searching for inspiration and tools! Took a few minutes to wade through my bookmarks and organize them for you. Leave a reply below for any you’d like me to add …
Continue readingI’m a baseball fan (check out my Tableau Public work here). When I’m not watching the Yankees on TV (@Yankees), I’m following on ESPN’s mobile app. It’s amazing to me not only how well the app stays in sync with the game, but how much data they have packed onto a small screen. Except … […]
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