Aiming for data-driven? Don’t forget the people.
I’ve been in this situation too much recently: I’m having a conversation with someone about the state of analytics and there’s a sudden turn to product feature comparison. What follows …
Don’t be a Bridge, Instead be a Lock
Lately I’ve spent a lot of time pondering my role in the world of data. There’s this common phrase that we as data visualization and data analytics (BI) professionals hear …
Star Trek The Next Generation: Every Episode (#IronViz 3)
It’s that time again – Iron Viz feeder contest! The third and final round for a chance to battle at conference in a chef coat is upon us. This round …
Alteryx Inspire – Day 1
When I went to the Tableau Conference last year, I felt it was important to spend some time documenting my experience. Anytime I go to a conference related to my …
#MakeoverMonday 11/22/16 – Advanced Logging Edition
And it’s time – my first ever Makeover Monday. I’ll admit, I’ve attempted to catch up in the past, but always lost steam. I think the first data set might …
Funnel Plots
As I continue to read through Stephen Few’s “Signal: Understanding What Matters in a World of Noise” there have been some new charts or techniques I’ve come across. In an …
Thoughts on sorting in Tableau
Now with video 🙂 Last week I ran into an interesting situation with Tableau. I wanted to sort dimensions within larger dimensions by a measure. After that sort, I wanted …
Me vs. ETL
I had a great moment today. A moment where I felt like I conquered the beast known as “ETL.” For those of you who don’t know (lucky you!) ETL stands for …
Dot Plots
Today I was reading Stephen Few’s Information Dashboard Design aloud while Josh was doing some fall PC clean up and was on the chapter “An Ideal Library of Graphs.” As …
Getting started in data
Continuing on the path I started the other day, here’s another blog post that I first wrote internally back in March of this year. The question: How do you think …