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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.
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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.
MODULE 1: CHECK ABILITIES
Revision – What I Should Know
What is possibleHow does Tableau deal with dataKnow your way aroundHow do we format chartsHow Tableau deals with datesCharts that compare multiple measuresCreating 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
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
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
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.
“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