Tableau Blogs

I used to think an “insight” was just pointing out the highs and lows. The biggest variances. The odd outliers. Sorry – that was lazy. Those things aren’t insights. They’re data…

“This looks great — when can we go live?” You’ve barely finished your first draft. The filters aren’t wired. The tooltips are placeholders. Half the logic is still in your

Dashboards aren’t just built. They’re delivered. Imagine ordering something online and hearing nothing for ten days. No order confirmation. No tracking updates. No expected delivery date. Then, out of the

Why the dashboards that divide opinion often drive real change… If your dashboard gets applause from everyone, it might not help anyone When a dashboard earns polite applause, vague praise,

How to prevent your dashboard from quietly sabotaging decisions   Imagine this. You’ve designed a beautiful dashboard. The metrics are accurate. The filters work. The layout looks clean. But then

They tell you ‘what’. It’s your job to find out ‘why’. The Brief Isn’t the whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth… When a stakeholder says, “Can I have a

Why your dashboard’s real job begins after it delivers its first wins. You delivered. It worked. Now what? You scoped it well. You built something smart. You refined it with

When people talk about dashboard success, it’s almost always about the “big reveal.” The impressive visuals. The sleek interactions. The perfectly polished charts. But here’s the thing – the most

If your dashboard doesn’t know where it’s going, why should your users follow it? I’ve made this mistake too often: it’s incredibly easy to get caught up in the bells

Most dashboards get opened. Very few change what people do. And if your dashboard isn’t changing decisions, it’s just an admin tool. A prettier spreadsheet. A digital shrug. The fix