Year: 2025

2025 Week 40 | Power BI: Announcing the DataViz World Champion

Introduction Workout Wednesday crew! Did you know that Microsoft is now hosting a Dataviz World Championships every year, twice a year? The premise is that you create a report for a preliminary round (or rounds), and 4 finalists are then selected to compete live on-stage at the Fabric Community Conference (FabCon).  I just returned from …

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#WOW2025 | Week 40 | Can you create this Zoom and Reset Scatter Plot?

Introduction I had a thought last week about using the parameter driven axis ranges and whether they could be reset to the minimum and maximum. Turns out they can be, and hence this challenge.  Click to open in Tableau Public Requirements 1 sheet You’ll need: 4 parameters 4 LODs 1 colour calc (reference lines are …

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2025 Week 39 | Sigma: Can you Navigate?

Introduction Sigma’s new features keep coming and they don’t stop coming and this past week was no different. We got two powerhouse features that eliminate SO MUCH EFFORT from maintaining beautiful workbooks: Navigation Elements and Custom headers. Today, I wanted to focus on those, since I have a feeling we’re all going to be adding …

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2025 Week 38 | Sigma: Can You Make Some S’notes?

Can you create a data request and approval app? Introduction This week, we’re proving Sigma isn’t just for crunching numbers – it’s an all-weather, cross-functional tool. The challenge is to step outside pure analytics and build a lightweight,  system for managing notes and reminders. The goal isn’t to replace your task app. It’s to show …

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#WOW2025 | Week 38 | Can you build an L-Shaped bar chart?

Introduction Sometime ago, I came across this post by Sarah Pallett ( X | LinkedIn ) introducing the idea of L-Shaped bar charts… … and I thought it would make a perfect WOW challenge (as it gave me an excuse to build a version myself). Click to open in Tableau Public Requirements Size 1000 x …

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#WOW2025 | Week 37 | Let’s Practice Table Calcs!

Introduction This week we’re going easier than typical. We’re going back to the basics. We’re going to practice our Table calculations in a simple easy dashboard. If you wanna take it up a notch, feel free but this week is keeping it simple. So here go! Let’s practice Table Calcs This week’s challenges highlights data …

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2025 Week 37 | Sigma : Can you picture this in your data?

Introduction Welcome to Week 37 of 2025! Numbers tell the story, but sometimes a picture says it faster. This week we’re charging up our Sigma skills by adding images into table cells and playing with maps. You’ll learn how to make your tables more visual, show dynamic elements like battery levels or icons, and bring …

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2025 Week 37 | Power BI: Adding a baseline bar in a bar chart

Introduction In this challenge, we are looking to add a bar with custom logic to a bar chart. Sometimes when I’m working with a customer, they want a baseline, total, or reference point to be included in the column of a column chart or the row of a table. If it’s just a matter of …

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