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NEW COURSE OF THE WEEK - TABLEAU (apps)

Feb 21, 2020

Tableau Desktop: Part I and Part II

Changing the way you think about data

The creation of data-backed visualizations is a key way data scientists, or any professional, can explore, analyze, and report insights and trends from data. Tableau® software is designed for this purpose. Tableau was built to connect to a wide range of data sources, and allows users to quickly create visualizations of connected data to gain insights, show trends, and create reports. Tableau's data connection capabilities and visualization features go far beyond those that can be found in spreadsheets, allowing users to create compelling and interactive worksheets, dashboards, and stories that bring data to life and turn data into thoughtful action.

Audience

This course is designed for professionals in a variety of job roles who are currently using desktop or web-based data-management tools to perform numerical or general data analysis. This includes capturing and reporting on data to peers, executives, and clients. These professionals must also provide data visualizations in reports, or explain data analysis through visualizations.

Who Uses Tableau?

Upwards of 48,130 companies use Tableau. The companies using Tableau are most often found in United States and in the Computer Software industry. Tableau is most often used by companies with 50-200 employees and 1M-10M dollars in revenue.

Click here for top users by industry: https://enlyft.com/tech/products/tableau

*Most Tableau users are likely to also use Crystal Reports and/or Cognos.

Customer Pain Points

Tableau is a highly interactive solution for business intelligence. It is designed for people who don't have coding skills. With Tableau, anyone can visualize and understand data without the need for any advanced skills in data science.

Prerequisites

Part I

To ensure your success in this course, you should have experience managing data with Microsoft® Excel® or Google Sheets™

Part II

Tableau Desktop: Part 1

Optionally, having experience with other data analytics tools, such as Google Analytics™ or customer relationship management (CRM) tools, as well as an understanding of database design concepts or a background in statistical analysis, will help you get even more out of Tableau. The following courses are helpful but not required:

Google Analytics: Foundation
Database Design: A Modern Approach
Microsoft Office: Dashboards