
Thinking positively about Data Culture
When we think about data culture quite often I see people fall into the trap of over-complicating things! Yes some of the elements of a...

Prepping (get it..) your organisation for Tableau Conference(ish)
When you heard the news that Tableau Conference was going virtual for 2020 what was your first reaction? Sadness at not being able to see...

The CoE Playbook - Introduction
Welcome to the CoE Playbook; a monthly blog series aiming to share practical tips to increase analytics adoptions within organisations

Are you suffering from perfection procrastination?
An honest reflection about the ongoing struggle people face with perfection procrastination and how you can overcome this within your CoE.

Setting the standards
When leading an analytics department, it is important to find ways to promote good dashboard design that delivers a positive and...

When a Zen comes to town
In previous blog posts I have shared my belief that, within a Centre of Excellence built on a foundation of creativity and innovation,...

Making the most of the community; team development in a Centre of Excellence
I recently found myself reflecting on the visualisations I created during May 2018 and how within the 7 visualisations, 3 of them...

I couldn't possibly comment
I have a confession to make; for 3 years I have led a Tableau Centre of Excellence and not utilised Tableau Server comment functionality....

How to create a Centre of Excellence
At the October UK Healthcare TUG (to follow on Twitter search for the #UKHealthTUG) I will be sharing the approach I have taken within my...

Being an analyst in a Centre of Excellence
An interactive tool summarising this blog post is available via Tableau Public page (https://public.tableau.com/profile/simon.beaumont#!/...

Interactor top tips and user guides
Lets get one thing out the way before I go any further; Tableau is easy to use. So yes you may be thinking to yourselves why on earth...

Creating a corporate branding
This week I had the pleasure of listening to Paul Chapman at the London TUG and he spoke about how, in a previous role, he pioneered the...

Techniques to improve data quality
Data quality is an important part of any visualisation; when analysing data we want our analysis to be based upon robust and reliable...

5 reasons to take a Tableau exam
I lead an analytics department within a healthcare provider in England and I was recently having a Tableau catch up with one of my peers...

















