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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This is an introductory-level course for Users new to Tableau who will be administering a Tableau Server installation, including managing content, users, and permissions. Overview This skills-focused course is approximately 50% hands-on, combining expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises. Our engaging instructors and mentors are highly experienced practitioners who bring years of current 'on-the-job' experience into every classroom. Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert facilitator, students will learn how to: User interactions with Tableau Server Tableau Server components Single-server installation Content administration Authorization and permissions Users, groups, and sites Data sources and extracts Schedules, tasks, and subscriptions Monitoring server status Command-line utilities and REST API Upgrading a single-server installation to a new version Modifying the authentication method This fast paced hands-on course provides in-depth coverage of Tableau Server administration. The knowledge and skills acquired are best geared toward those who will be administering a Tableau Server installation, including managing content, users, and permissions. Tableau Server Overview Tableau Product Line End-User Abilities Tableau Server Architecture Component Functions Server Diagrams Single Server Installation Technical Specifications Tableau Server Installation Checklist Configuration Options Resolutions for Common Installation Issues Installing Tableau Server Software User Experience Content Navigation, Searching, and Filtering Exploring Server Content Types and Objects Updating Account Settings Setting the Start Page Viewing Version Information Renaming a Project Adding a Workbook Description Authorization and Permissions Administrator Settings Authorization Overview Functional Security Model Site Roles Content Ownership and Permissions Permission Rules and Capabilities Permissions and the Default Project Creating Projects, Local Groups, and a Local User Importing Users and Adding Users to Groups Granting Permissions to Projects Creating a Project Leader Publishing and Changing Ownership of a Workbook Moving a Workbook Site Administration Data Sources, Extracts, Schedules, and Subscriptions Creating, Publishing, and Connecting to a Data Source Data Engine and File Store Creating and Publishing Extracts Backgrounder Schedules Subscriptions Enabling Subscriptions and Alerts Automating Server Tasks Automating and Programming Server Tasks Tabadmin Tabcmd Using the REST API Monitoring Server Viewing Server Status Admin Alerts Viewing Email Alerts and Admin Views Enabling Access to the Repository Custom Admin Views Licensing Information Performance Recording Upgrading Tableau Server Preparing to Upgrade Upgrading Software on the Same Machine Modifying the Authentication Method Importing AD Groups Log Files Administration Overview of Log Files Archiving Log Files Data Security Controlling What Users Can See User Filters

Duration 2.5 Days 15 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for those with a basic understanding of Tableau who want to pursue mastery of the advanced features. Overview The goal of this course is to present essential Tableau concepts and its advanced functionalities to help better prepare and analyze data. This course will use Tableau Hyper, Tableau Prep and more. Getting Up to Speed ? a Review of the Basics Connecting Tableau to your data Connecting to Tableau Server Connecting to saved data sources Measure Names and Measure Values Three essential Tableau concepts Exporting data to other devices Summary All About Data ? Getting Your Data Ready Data mining and knowledge discovery process models CRISP?DM All About Data ? Joins, Blends, and Data Structures All About Data - Joins, Blends, and Data Structures Introduction to joins Introduction to complex joins Exercise: observing join culling Introduction to join calculations Introduction to spatial joins Introduction to unions Understanding data blending Order of operations No dimensions from a secondary source Introduction to scaffolding Introduction to data structures Exercise: adjusting the data structure for different questions Summary Table Calculations Table Calculations A definition and two questions Introduction to functions Directional and non-directional table calculations Application of functions Summary Level of Detail Calculations Level of Detail Calculations Building playgrounds Playground I: FIXED and EXCLUDE Playground II: INCLUDE Practical application Exercise: practical FIXED Exercise: practical INCLUDE Exercise: practical EXCLUDE Summary Beyond the Basic Chart Types Beyond the Basic Chart Types Improving popular visualizations Custom background images Tableau extensions Summary Mapping Mapping Extending Tableau's mapping capabilities without leaving Tableau Extending Tableau mapping with other technology Exercise: connecting to a WMS server Exploring the TMS file Exploring Mapbox Accessing different maps with a dashboard Creating custom polygons Converting shape files for Tableau Exercise: polygons for Texas Heatmaps Summary Tableau for Presentations Tableau for Presentations Getting the best images out of Tableau From Tableau to PowerPoint Embedding Tableau in PowerPoint Animating Tableau Story points and dashboards for Presentations Summary Visualization Best Practices and Dashboard Design Visualization Best Practices and Dashboard Design Visualization design theory Formatting rules Color rules Visualization type rules Compromises Keeping visualizations simple Dashboard design Dashboard layout Sheet selection Summary Advanced Analytics Advanced Analytics Self-service Analytics Use case ? 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Geo-spatial Analytics Summary Improving Performance Improving Performance Understanding the performance-recording dashboard Exercise: exploring performance recording in Tableau desktop Performance-recording dashboard events Behind the scenes of the performance- recording dashboard Hardware and on-the-fly techniques Hardware considerations On-the-fly-techniques Single Data Source > Joining > Blending Three ways Tableau connects to data Using referential integrity when joining Advantages of blending Efficiently working with data sources Tuning data sources Working efficiently with large data sources Intelligent extracts Understanding the Tableau data extract Constructing an extract for optimal performance Exercise: summary aggregates for improved performance Optimizing extracts Exercise: materialized calculations Using filters wisely Extract filter performance Data source filter performance Context filters Dimension and measure filters Table-calculation filters Efficient calculations Boolean/Numbers > Date > String Additional performance considerations Avoid overcrowding a dashboard Fixing dashboard sizing Setting expectations Summary Additional course details: Nexus Humans Advanced Tableau training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Advanced Tableau course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for The course is designed for individuals who want to gain in-depth knowledge and practice in the discipline of Modelling Business Processes (Business Analysts, Requirements Engineers, Product manager, Product Owner, Chief Product Owner, Service Manager, Service Owner, Project manager, Consultants) Overview Students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding and application of Modelling Business Processes principles and techniques. Key areas are: The role of business process modelling Modelling core business processes at an organizational level Modelling business processes at the process level Documenting and analyzing tasks The use of gap analysis in improving business processes The Business Analyst role analyzes, understands and manages the requirements in a customer-supplier relationship and ensures that the right products are delivered. The course provides in-depth knowledge and practice in Modelling Business Processes Course Introduction Let?s Get to Know Each Other Course Overview Course Learning Objectives Course Structure Course Agenda Introduction to Business Process Modelling Exam Details Business Analysis Certification Scheme The Context for Business Process Modelling Purpose and benefits of business process modelling Three levels of business process hierarchy (Organization, process and task level) Process view versus the functional view of an organization Assessing the impact of a new process design (POPIT model) Implementation of a business change (Pilot, phased, direct changeover, parallel running) The Organizational Context for Business Processes Construction of an organizational level model of a business process External and internal elements of an organizational model Supporting the value proposition Modelling the Business Processes Construction of a business process model Standard notation Process, task and step OPOPOT External, internal and time-based events Internal performance measures and customer expectations of performance Documenting Tasks A task description UML activity diagram notation and structured english Improving Business Processes task automation, removal of gaps and disconnects, process reengineering business rules and assumptions Unsatisfactory performance Combinations of conditions Gap analysis

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Project Managers, Business Analysts, Business and IT stakeholders working with analysts Overview Provide a solid foundation for applying business process modeling principles and best practices with BPMN Demonstrate how to solve practical business problems using BPMN Business Process Diagrams (BPDs) Students will learn to map business processes easily and efficiently using the industry standard - BPMN which stands for Business Process Modeling Notation from the Object Management Group (OMG). Students will learn the best practices in process mapping using the latest industry standards (BPMN) so that both the business and IT stakeholders will be able to understand the models and map processes consistently through-out their organization. Introduction What is Business Process Modeling? What is Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)? Benefits of BPMN An Overview of Governance An overview of governance Key governance questions to ask What happens if you don?t have effective governance? Mapping the Business Problem Define a strategic outcomes map Define a Business model and relevant processes Modeling Simple BPMN Structures When do you use BPMN? What are simple BPMN structures? AS-IS vs. TO-BE modeling Modeling Complex BPMN Structures What are complex BPMN structures When to use complex BPMN structures Analyzing Process Models Identifying poor process models Creating process models that everyone can understand Identify criteria for a well-defined process Process Mapping vs. Process Modeling Determine when to create a process map Determine when to create a process model Asking the four ?Ares? Additional Resources Learning about BPMN 2.0 More useful BPMN links BPMN 2.0 free editors

An insightful, enjoyable and experiential programme to help you analyse data and information and make a balanced decision based upon sound commercial reasoning. It will enable you to identify options, make decisions and take actions based on a thorough analysis combined with instinct and intuition to make a positive effect on profitability. This programme will help you: Identify ways to analyse data and sort relevant from irrelevant information Develop analytical and numerate thinking, and consider the financial implications of a decision Make decisions based on sound commercial reasoning - a mix of intuition and analysis Select from a range of tools to analyse a situation and apply these effectively Understand how costs and profits are calculated Use tried-and-tested techniques to manage and control your budgets Appreciate the fundamentals of financial analysis Focus on the bottom line Identify the basics of capital investment appraisal for your business Evaluate results and seek opportunities for improvement to your business 1 The commercial environment What do shareholders and investors want? What do managers want? Profit v non-profit organisations Investor expectations 2 Financial and non-financial information Risk and reward considerations Drivers of commercial decisions 3 Running a business A practical exercise to bring financial statements to life Different stakeholder interests in a business The impact and consequences of decisions on financial statements 4 Where do I make a difference to the organisation? How can I contribute to an improved business performance? Key performance indicators - measuring the right things A 'balanced scorecard' approach - it's not all about money! 5 A 'balanced scorecard' approach Analysing and reviewing my contribution to the business direction What is the current focus of my commercial decisions? Developing the business in the right way - getting the balance right! Where should/could it be in the future? Do my decisions support the overall vision and strategy? 6 Making commercial decisions Left-brain and right-brain thinking Convergent and divergent thinking Analysis and instinct Interactive case study exercise - emotional and rational decisions Reflection - what is my style of making decisions 7 Let's consider the customer! Identifying target markets Differentiating propositions and products Customer service considerations Marketing considerations and initiatives Pricing strategies and considerations 8 Strategic analysis The external environment The internal environment LEPEST analysis SWOT analysis Forecasting Group activity - analysing markets and the competition How do these improve your decisions? 9 Comparing performance Analysing key financial ratios Ways to compare performance and results Break-even analysis 10 Profit and loss accounts and budgeting Managing income and expenditure The budgeting process How does this link to the profit and loss account? Managing and controlling a cost centre/budget The role of the finance department Different ways of budgeting Incremental budgeting Zero-based budgeting 11 Understanding the balance sheet Purpose of balance sheets Understanding and navigating the content What does a balance sheet tell you? How do you affect your balance sheet? Links to the profit and loss account A practical team exercise that brings financial statements to life 12 Business decisions exercise How does this improve your decisions? A practical exercise to apply new knowledge and bring commercial thinking to to life The impact and consequences of decisions on financial statements 13 Working capital Why is this important? The importance of keeping cash flowing Business decisions that affect cash Calculating profit 14 Capital investment appraisal Capex v Opex Payback Return on investment The future value of money The concept of hurdle rate 15 Lessons learned and action planning So what? Recap and consolidation of learning The decisions that I need to consider Actions to achieve my plan

Businesses that don't control their costs don't stay in business. How well are you doing? Is everyone in your organisation sufficiently aware of costs, managing them effectively and maximising opportunities to reduce them? If there is scope for improvement, this course will help get you back on track. It will demonstrate that cost reduction is so much more than cost control and cost cutting. True cost management is about being aware of costs, seeking to reduce them through good design and efficient operating practices whilst taking continuing action on overspending. This course will develop the participants' skills in: Being aware of costs at all times Seeking cost reduction from the start (including life-cycle costing) Appraising projects / production to identify and take out risk Understanding real budgeting Using techniques such as ZBB and ABC where appropriate Ensuring cost reports lead to action Managing a cost reduction process that delivers Benefits to the organisation will include: Identification of cost reduction and business improvement opportunities Better reporting and ownership of costs Greater awareness and control of everyday costs 1 Introduction - the cost management process The risks of poor cost control Capital and revenue costs The importance of cost awareness The importance of cost reduction Cost management - the key aspects How to build a cost management and control process checklist for your areas of responsibility 2 Cost removal - taking out costs Cost awareness Costs of poor design / poor processes Value engineering Removing redundant costs 3 The need for commercial, technical and financial appraisals Understand the problems before cash is committed and costs incurred Making the effort to identify commercial and technical risk The time value of money - DCF techniques for long term projects Cost models for production processes and projects Costing models - project appraisals The use of spreadsheets to identify sensitivity and risk How to focus on risk management 4 Budgeting - proper budgeting challenges costs The philosophy of the business - are costs an issue? The importance of having the right culture The need for detailed business objectives Budgetary control measures Designing budget reports - for action 5 Zero-based budgeting (ZBB) - the principles Much more than starting with a clean sheet of paper What ZBB can achieve The concept of decision packages - to challenge business methods and costs Only necessary costs should be incurred A review of an operating budget - demonstrating what ZBB challenges and the costs it may lead to being taken out 6 Awareness of overheads and other costs Definitions of cost - direct and indirect Dealing with overheads - what is meant by allocation, absorption or apportionment? The apparent and real problems with overheads Different ways of dealing with overheads Review of overhead allocation methods and accounting and reporting issues 7 Overheads and product costing Activity-based costing (ABC) - the principles Where and how the ABC approach may be helpful Know the 'true' cost of a product or a project Should you be in business? Will you stay in business? Identifying weaknesses in a traditional overhead allocation How ABC will help improve product or service costing Identifying which products and activities should be developed and which abandoned 8 Cost reduction culture The need for cost reports What measures can be used to identify over-spends as early as possible Cost control performance measures and ratios 9 Design of cost control reports Reports should lead to action and deliver Selecting cost control measures which can be acted upon Practice in designing action reports 10 Course summary - developing your own cost action plan Group and individual action plans will be prepared with a view to participants identifying their cost risks areas and the techniques which can be immediately applied to improve costing and reduce costs

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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This is an Intermediate and beyond-level Tableau course geared for experienced Tableau users who wish to leverage Tableau's more advanced capabilities. Overview This skills-focused course combines expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises. Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert facilitator, students will learn how to: Understand what data works best with Tableau Desktop and how to shape and clean it appropriately to get Learn how to maximize flexibility from Tableau Desktop. Learn how Tableau Prep folds into the analytic cycle, and when to prep data in Tableau Prep vs. Tableau Desktop. Understand the terminology used in Tableau Prep. Know how Tableau Prep approaches data sampling. Create and understand data prep flows that address common scenarios encountered in data preparation, as applied to common data use cases Know how to view data prepared in Tableau Prep using Tableau Desktop. Understand data exploration and validation in Tableau Prep and Tableau Desktop. Geared for experienced Tableau Users, Tableau Prep Building (Tableau Data Prep) for Experienced Users is a two-day hands-on course designed to provide you with the tools and knowledge of how to prepare and shape data in Tableau Prep. It?s best suited for people who have 3-6 months experience in Tableau Desktop and are somewhat familiar with writing calculations. Throughout the course, our instructors will take you from conceptual data preparation material to creating useful Tableau Prep flows that can be output to Tableau Desktop for analysisNOTE: The Tableau Training Series is independent-format training that can be tuned and adjusted to best meet your needs. Our materials are flexible, comprehensive, and are always instructed by a senior instructor with a deep understanding of Tableau and its most current features, benefits and functionality in a wide array of uses. This is not Official Tableau Training. Course Outline Introduction to the workspace Introduction to the workflow Data literacy concepts Connecting to and configuring data Exploring data Cleaning data Preferred data structures in Tableau Shaping data Combining data Opening a data sample and creating an output file Best practices for data preparation Complex flows Starting with a question Hands-on data preparation Additional course details: Nexus Humans Tableau Prep Building (Tableau Data Prep) for Experienced Users (TTDTAB010) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Tableau Prep Building (Tableau Data Prep) for Experienced Users (TTDTAB010) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Better Business Cases™ Practitioner: Virtual In-House Training Better Business Cases™ is based on the Five Case Model - which is the UK government's best practice approach to structuring spending proposals and making effective business decisions. Using this best-practice approach will allow organizations to reduce unnecessary spending and improve the decision-making process which gives you a greater chance of securing necessary funding and support for initiatives. The goal of the practitioner course is to develop a candidate's ability to deliver a comprehensive business case, through encouraging expanded knowledge to guide the practical application of theoretical foundations. Upon the completion of this Practitioner course, a candidate will be able to start applying the model to a real business case development project. What You Will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Develop the lifecycle of a business case and to establish the relationships between the five cases Apply the steps in the business case development framework, in order to support the production of a business case, using the Five Case Model, for a given scenario Overview of Better Business Cases Alignment with the strategic planning process Importance of the Business Case using the Five Case Model Overview of the Five Case Model Purpose of the key stages in the development of a spending proposal Purpose of a Business Justification Case Business Case Development Process Purpose of project / programme assurance and assurance reviews Responsibility for producing the Business Case Determining the Strategic Context and Undertaking the Strategic Assessment Scoping the Scheme and Preparing the Strategic Outline Case Planning the Scheme and Preparing the Outline Business Case Procuring the Solution and Preparing the Full Business Case Implementation and monitoring Evaluation and feedback Making the Case for Change Agree on the strategic context Determine spending objectives, existing arrangements, and business needs Determine potential business scope and key service requirements Determine benefits, risks, constraint, and dependencies Exploring the Preferred Way Forward Agree on critical success factors Determine long list options and SWOT analysis Recommend a preferred way forward Determining Potential Value for Money Revisit the short list Prepare the economic appraisal for short-listed options Undertake benefits appraisal Undertake risk appraisal Select preferred option and undertake sensitivity analysis Preparing for the Potential Deal Determine the procurement strategy Determine service streams and required outputs Outline potential risk apportionment Outline potential payment mechanisms Ascertain contractual issues and accountancy treatment Ascertaining Affordability and Funding Requirement Prepare the financial model Prepare the financial appraisals Planning for Successful Delivery Plan programme / project management Plan change and contract management Plan benefits realization Plan risk management Plan programme / project assurance and post project evaluation Procuring the Value for Money Solution Revisit the case for change Revisit the OBC options Detail procurement process and evaluation of best and final offers (BAFOs) Contracting for the Deal Set out the negotiated deal and contractual arrangements Set out the financial implications of the deal Ensuring Successful Delivery Finalize project management arrangements and plans Finalize change management arrangements and plans Finalize benefits realization arrangements and plans Finalize risk management arrangements and plans Finalize contract management arrangements and plans Finalize post-project evaluation arrangements and plans