Let’s Talk Tableau Conference 2016

Letrsquos Talk Tableau Conference 2016

October 2016

Tableau Desktop 9 Certified Professional DQA

Sr Informatics Analyst at Aetna

httpwwwjacksontwocom

AnnUJackson

httpswwwlinkedincominAnnUJackson

Ann Jackson

Attending in person

The week at a glancehellip

Monday

bull Welcome Reception

bull Meetups

bull Pre-Conference Training Workshops

bull Certification Exams

Tuesday

bull Tableau Keynote

bull Tableau Doctor

bull Breakout Sessions

bull Hands-On Training

Wednesday

bull Guest Keynote Session

bull Tableau Doctor

bull Iron Viz

bull Breakout Sessions

bull Hands-On Training

bull Data Night Out

Thursday

bull Tableau Doctor

bull Breakout Sessions

bull Hands-On Training

bull Closing Keynote

bull Certification Exams

Friday

bull Post Conference Training Workshops

bull Certification Exams

Training Workshops amp Certification Exams require additional fee and pre-registration

Full Schedule httpstc16tableaucomlearnscheduleall

Types of sessionshellipK

eyn

ote

s bull Tableaursquos vision

bull Developers on Stage

bull Shankar Vedantam

bull Bill NyeB

reako

ut

Sess

ion

s bull Lessons from the field

bull Lecture style typically PowerPoint with demos

bull First come first serve

bull Hour-long

Han

ds-

On

Tra

inin

g bull Two-hour classroom style session

bull Tips amp tricks

bull Pre-register in the app

Meetu

ps bull Informal

gathering by area of interest

bull Save your favs in app

Breakout Sessions are recorded amp will be available on-demand Hands-On

Training session materials available post-conference

What to expect at TC

These Folks Have Done It

bull Practical Advice + Peer Guidance + Proof

bull How to put new features to work for the enterprise

bull Therersquos a story for you regardless of where you are on your Tableau journey

bull Learn from others blunders demos and best practices

Battle Stories from the Field

bull Real World Situations ndash Scaling Tableau

bull Making the impossible possible

Global Deployment Strategies

bull See what other BI leaders are doing and how

bull Hear about the most successful enterprise deployments

bull Learn what technology amp solution mix other organizations are using

Westin Austin

Downtown

310 E 5th St

Courtyard Marriott

Austin Downtown

300 E 4th St

Hilton Austin

500 E 4th StJW Marriott Austin

110 E 2nd St

Austin CC

500 E Cesar Chavez St

Radisson

111 E Cesar Chavez St

Four Seasons Hotel

Austin

98 San Jacinto Blvd

Hotel Van Zandt

605 Davis St

The main venueshellip

Download the app

bull Leave space in your bag for swag

bull Bring business cards

bull Dress comfortably including shoes

bull Engage in social media

bull Make friends

bull Bring snacks amp water bottle

bull Carry extra power

bull Plan your sessions ahead

bull Pick some backup sessions

bull Step outside of your industry comfort

zone

bull Download the app

bull Donrsquot be afraid to walk out

bull Donrsquot miss the keynotes or IronViz

Top Tips from Zen Masters

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bull httpswwwinterworkscomblogtcostello20130905packing-tcc13-tips-conference-veteran

bull httpswwwconcentracoukbloghow-get-most-out-tableau-customer-conference

bull httpoldiwpreviewinterworkscomblogsdwyers201408282014-tableau-conference-survival-

guide

bull httpswwwlinkedincompulsetableau-data-nerds-unite-what-you-need-know-when-tc16-

george

bull httpswwwlinkedincompulse6-tips-from-tableau-conference-attendee-how-make-most-

mcmullen

bull httpsthatdatavizguycom20161011everything-you-need-to-know-to-prepare-for-the-

tableau-conference-2016

Need more prep material

Most links taken from Jonathan Drummeys Tableau Padawan

Letrsquos hang out

You can find mehellip

General sessions amp meetups

Mondaybull Meetup Data+Women 3-5 PM

bull IT Welcome Meet Up 3 ndash 4 PM

bull Welcome Reception 5-8 PM

bull Hackathon 8 AM to 10 PM

Tuesdaybull Meetup Healthcare amp Life Sciences 7-8 AM

bull Keynote ndash Tableau Vision 830 ndash 10 AM

bull Meetup Tableau Community Team amp User Group Leaders 245 ndash 315 PM

bull Keynote ndash Tableau Devs on Stage 5 ndash 6 PM

Wednesdaybull Keynote ndash Shankar Vedantam 9 ndash 10 AM

bull IT Approach to Tableau UG 1215 ndash 245 PM

bull Data Night Out 530 ndash 10 PM

Thursdaybull Keynote ndash Bill Nye 145 ndash 245 PM

Heading back to PHX in the evening

Landing at 2 PM

Planning on attending Jedi hands-on sessions

Canrsquot make it to Austin

Join in on the fun virtuallyhellip

Tableau Conference Live

bull Keynotes streamed live

bull 11 most popular breakout sessions

streamed live

bull 400+ breakout sessions after

conference conclusion

bull Breakout content including

presentations amp workbooks httptclivetableaucomSignUp

httptc16tableaucomlearnsessions3641

Every event has a session IDhellip

When Monday 300pm to 500pm

Where ACC - L1 - Ballroom A

Speaker(s)

Vee Souryamat Multnomah County

Chloe Tseng Twitter

Jon Agnone Bill amp Melinda Gates Foundation

Cathy Banks Tableau

Brit Cava Slalom Consulting

Content Type Meetups and User Groups

Level Beginner

Track General

Hashtag DataPlusWomen

Follow Zen Masters

httpstwittercomacotgreaveliststableau-zen-mastersmembers

Adam McCann adamemccann

Allan Walker AllanWalkerIT

Andy Kriebel VizWizBI

Anya ArsquoHearn datablick

Bridget Cogley WindsCogley

Brit Cava DataBrit

Chris DeMartini demartsc

Chris Love ChrisLuv

Craig Bloodworth craigbloodworth

David Murphy Datasaurus-Rex

Jeffrey Shaffer HighVizAbility

Jonathan Drummey jonathandrummey

Joshua Milligan VizPainter

Kelly Martin VizCandy

Mark Jackson ugamarkj

Matt Chambers sirvizalot

Mike Roberts DataRoberts

Paul Banoub paulbanoub

Pooja Gandhi drexelpooja

Robert Radburn robradburn

Robert Rouse bibleviz

Rody Zakovich RodyZakovich

Ryan Sleeper OSMGuy

Shawn Wallwork ShawnWallwork

Steve Wexler VizBizWiz

Tamas Foldi tfoldi

Yvan Fornes YvanFornes

httpwwwtableaucomZenMasters

Follow Us

Live tweeting

Lots of photos

Periscope

We have the best community

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Get yourself certified

Why become certified

Holding certification distinguishes you as an expert

Access to expert community amp swag

Strengthens your resume

Foundation to describe your technical skills

Demonstrates commitment amp follow through

Desktop certification comes in 2 flavors

Qualified Associate (1st Level)

bull $250 Exam Fee

bull For users with 5+ months of

experience

bull 2 hours 34 questions multiple

choice (75 passing score)

bull Schedule amp take online at any time

Certified Professional (2nd Level)

bull $600 Exam Fee

bull For users with 9+ months of

experience

bull 3 hours essay response amp

submitting work (graded by

committee)

bull Schedule amp take online at any time

Exam prep guide Exam prep guide

Knowledge based questions

Hands on multiple choice

Finding answers to basic questions

Using most common features

Leveraging built in tools

Right answer to every question

Applying your expertise

Critiquing visualizations

Re-visualizing data

Data storytelling

Advanced technical concepts

No ldquoright answerrdquo

Qualified Associate vs Certified Professional

Qualified Associate vs Certified Professional

Using the Superstore data set what

is the total sales for the lsquoHome

Officersquo segment in July 2012

A $3793018

B $216895203

C $14177341

D $51167004

Answer $3793018

Management is interested in understanding how

different regions performed in the lsquoHome Officersquo

segment Create a visualization that shows the sales for

each region compared to overall sales Point out any

interesting findings

Prepping for the examhellip

Schedule your exam 2 to 3 weeks before yoursquore ready

Become familiar with Superstore and other Tableau data sets

Exam is on a Windows virtual machine

If yoursquore a Mac user practice on a Windows machine

Expect some latency number pad may not work

Expectation that you can navigate and connect to different types of data sources

Key takeaways

Know how to navigate and different methods to do the same thing

New or popular feature Itrsquoll probably be on the test

If yoursquore writing an in depth calculated field consider an alternative

method

Pretty visualizations wonrsquot play a factor but will give you great

practical experience for Certified Professional

Need more help Tableau offers the following courses

bull httpmkttableaucomfilesDesktop_I_Course_Descriptionpdf

bull httpmkttableaucomfilesDesktop_II_Course_Descriptionpdf

bull httpmkttableaucomfilesDesktop_III_Course_Descriptionpdf

bull httpmkttableaucomfilesClassroom-Training-Visual-

Analyticspdf

Feeling cheap Access these free resources

bull httpwwwtableaucomlearnstarter-kit

bull httpwwwtableaucomlearntraining

bull httpwwwtableaucomtable-calculations

bull httpwwwtableaucomaboutblogLOD-expressions

Hope to see you at the conference

hellipor virtually via Twitter (or both)

Donrsquot forget Join us for our Intro to Tableau Hands On Workshop

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Saturday November 19th

9 AM ndash 4 PM

1625 West Fountainhead Parkway

Room 326

Tempe AZ 85282