Tag: Dashboards

Visualizing Your Annual Survey Results: Four Makeovers That Didn’t Work, and the Fifth That Did

Apr 11th, 2019 / Dashboards, Data Analysis, Data Visualization

Virtually every organization conducts satisfaction surveys of one kind or another. I’m going to show you the before version followed by five makeovers. The first makeover didn’t work. The second makeover didn’t work. The third makeover didn’t work. The fourth makeover didn’t work. Just as I was about to give up, I found a winning design with my fifth attempt!

Seven Tips for Formatting Tableau Dashboards: What We’ve Learned from Designing Dashboards at NASAA

Jul 3rd, 2018 / Dashboards, Data Visualization

Guest blogger Patricia Mullaney-Loss from the National Association of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), shares seven tips for formatting Tableau dashboards.

Revamping a Tired Data Table: A ‘Before’ and ‘After’ Reveal

May 15th, 2018 / Dashboards, Data Visualization

Guest blogger Mia Schmid shares how she revamped a tired data table into an easier to read and more engaging documents that communicates progress.

Behind the Scenes: TechnoServe’s Results Portal

Dec 19th, 2017 / Dashboards, Data Visualization

As we were wrapping TechnoServe’s 2016 Impact Report, I also began consulting on TechnoServe’s Results Portal. The Results Portal is an interactive, web-based dashboard that’s embedded within TechnoServe’s website.

Giving Your Tableau Visualizations a Makeover: Custom Fonts

Nov 7th, 2017 / Dashboards, Data Visualization

Whether you are using Tableau, Excel, or any other visualization tool, you will come across defaults. The problem with using something right out of the can is that it often does not speak directly to your audience. I’ll show how to use custom fonts in Tableau.

Getting Started with Tableau

Oct 24th, 2017 / Dashboards, Data Visualization

Tableau, which according to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary means “a graphic description or representation,” is a powerful infographic tool with over 50,000 users. It has some perks depending on what you’re looking for in terms of dataviz. My plan is to give you some background on the versions available, how to download it, and resources for getting started!

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