Assignment 13: Tableau Visualizations: Visualization Tasks 1. Sales Representative and Calls Performance
Assignment 13: Tableau Visualizations: Visualization Tasks 1. Sales Representative and Calls Performance
You are to make a number of small visualizations using Tableau that will give you an idea of what the
capabilities of a professional information visualization package are. The focus of this assignment is the
creation of visualization, however, not becoming an expert at Tableau. See our resources page for
suggested links to Tableau documentation on how to use Tableau’s main features. Also explore their
website for instructional videos and demonstrations. I strongly suggest you begin work on this
assignment earlier than usual as it requires gaining expertise with Tableau as well as making the
visualizations. This way you can be sure to ask and have answered any questions you may have in doing
the assignment. I will usually spend part of one class period helping you work with Tableau.
When you make your visualizations be sure to add the necessary elements to make them nicely finished
presentations (i.e., include title, annotations, sorting, coloring/highlighting, etc. as you see fit to best
communicate your message).
For your output, please post your resulting worksheets and dashboards to Tableau Public web space.
You’ll need to make a tableau public login. Once you have saved them, you just need to post the URL for
your work on the Tableau Public webspace on your assignment wiki page. For example see some of the
examples in the Tableau Public gallery, for instance
http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/gallery/gannett-award
http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/gallery/are-you-ready-some-football
VISUALIZATION TASKS
a) Make a visualization that shows the number of calls for each group (branch/shift)
b) Make a visualization that shows the average call wait, incoming wait, and busy times for each of
these six groups (2 branches by 3 shifts). Use color to distinguish shifts from each other.
Put your answers to these in Dashboard E.
6. Performance Evaluation
a) Review the data and make visualization(s) that supports downsizing the company by laying off one
branch.
b) Review the data and make a visualization(s) that supports recommending one employee for
employee of the month honors.
This is your chance to get creative and explore additional Tableau features if you’d like. Put these in a
single dashboard (DASHBOARD F), and be sure to include explanations for both of these in brief
annotation boxes.