VIRTUAL ZOOM SMALL GROUPS - DC TUG

THE FIRST VIRTUAL DC TUG!


With everyone at home, unable to meet in person, the DC TUG had their first virtual meeting (March 25, 2020).  The theme of this meeting was Workout Wednesday.  The plan was to start as a big group, do our regular welcome and announcement, introduce the small group leaders and their Workout Wednesday exercises, break into small groups in separate conference rooms, then come back together at the end to discuss what we learned.

#HOWTABLEAUCHANGEDMYLIFE

It may sound like a cliche marketing ploy to say that a data visualization software changed my life, but I can quite honestly say that’s what Tableau has done for m...

DC DATA + WOMEN DATA ANALYTICS WORKSHOP

IT ALL STARTED WITH AN IDEA Last year, our DC data + women group had the idea of working with local schools to educate youth about the field of data analytics.  We felt that when we were in high school, we weren’t exposed to data and didn’t realize that data analytics could be a job.  For me personally, I really enjoyed math, technology, problem solving, and photography.  At the time, I didn’t realize that these are great qualities for a data visualization developer!  It wasn’t until I graduated from college that I was...

CUSTOM TABLEAU SERVER REPOSITORY DASHBOARDS

Have you wanted to see exactly what users are viewing on your Tableau Server?  Or maybe you’ve been asked “Is anyone even looking at my dashboards?!...

DATA + WOMEN RECAP 3/16/17

SET GOALS You have to set goals, if you don’t know what you’re aiming for what are you going to base your career and personal decisions off of? At the beginning of this year our DC Data + Women group did a workshop on setting goals. Emily Kund facilitated a fantastic workshop outlining goals and how to accomplish them! Once you have drafted your goals you need to create an actionable plan with a timeline and milestones to get you there. Note that your goals may change or evolve so it’s good to revise when necessary. Shortly after graduating...

CALCULATION TIPS AND TRICKS




When you're new to Tableau or working on complex calculations it's easy to get circular in your thoughts.  Here are some tips and tricks that I use to help organize my thoughts when creating calculations.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, I'M NEW!

Recently I’ve been getting questions from new users, “I’m new to Tableau and data visualization.  I’m really interested in learning more.  What should I do?” When it comes to Tableau or really anything the best way to learn (in the words of Nike) is “just do it!”  Here is the advice that I have been giving to new user...