ROOKIE MISTAKES

AND RESOURCESE M I L Y K U N D

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THE OBJECTIVE

• Learn from my mistakes so you don’t repeat them (too many times)

• Tableau users at all levels have made these mistakes.

WHO AM I?

• Momma• Data hobbyist• Fitness enthusiast• Lover of good food• Reader of engaging

books

MY TOP ROOKIE MISTAKESL E A R N F R O M M Y M I S TA K E S ( S O YO U D O N ’ T H AV E T O M A K E T H E M )

TOO MUCH CONTENT

Users can’t quickly consume the message!

GET FOCUSEDWHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS TO

COMMUNICATE?

What’s the objective of this dashboard?

Name your top 5 items you want to see.

Supplement with additional information elsewhere.

D ATA Q UA L I T Y / A C C U R A C Y

My mistakes?

Knowing the general concepts

Relying on the person who transformed the data.

KNOW YOUR DATADIG IN AND GET DETAILED! Understand:

• the nuances with the data (updates every two weeks)

• Calculations

Get detailed!

ACCESSORIZ INGAdding lots of features because you can and surely, someone will want to use them.

TOO COMPLEXComplexity obscured the message

“I don’t understand how to read this chart.”

BEAUTY IN S IMPLIC ITYSO MANY

QUESTIONS Know: Who is your audience?

Can the reader get your message in five seconds?

OBJECT IVE REVIEWPEER REVIEW

CAN BE A LIFE SAVER!

Look at your critically, as if someone else did it.

Answer the question:

Does this add value to my viz? If not, then considering removing it.

Is the color palette viewable by all?If not, change it.

Peer review your work!

COMMUNICATIONThe biggest mistake of all!

Ways to resolve it:

Ask questions

Listen

Provide your expert opinion.

IT ’S NOT JUST ME!

My twitter poll revealed that everyone has made one, many, or all of these mistakes.

RESOURCESA K A I F I K N E W T H E N W H AT I K N O W N O W.

BLOGS

VIZWIZWhy it’s good:• Tips that are very basic to

advanced.• Understand the thought process

of someone who has been working in this field for many years.

• Examples of good data viz• Data set playground in Andy’s

Makeover Monday

• www.vizwiz.com• http://www.makeovermonday.co

.uk

DRAWING WITH NUMBERSWhy it’s good:

Facilitates understanding what goes on “under the hood” of Tableau.

Helps readers go from guessing to predicting what will happen in Tableau.

www.drawingwithnumbers.artisart.org

DATA REVELATIONSWhy it’s good:

The premier resource on visualizing survey data.

Critical approach to visualization

www.datarevelations.com

PAUL BANOUB’S V IZNINJA BLOGWhy it’s good:

Paul has established himself as a go-to resource for

Server,

Tableau adoption, and

Center of Excellence/Business Intelligence Center

https://vizninja.com/

TWITTER@bfongdata @interworks

@Matt_Francis

@infolabuk @VizChic

@cheeky_chappie@helpmedatablick

COMMUNITY FORUMS

THANKS!

L E T ’ S K E E P I N C O N TA C T

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