Introduction I know what you’re thinking…”Kyle, we just did dynamically zooming maps a couple months ago!” And you’re right, we did. However, sometimes data is structured in a way we need to do some things differently. So we’re working on a different method for dynamically zooming this week, which doesn’t use spatial parameters. “But Kyle, why …
#WOW2025 | Week 46 | Can you create a dynamically zooming map? Read More
Introduction Sean here and I’m back with another challenge this week. This week we’re challenging you to create a population pyramid using HR data from RWFD. Check it out! Click to open in Tableau Public Requirements Size 1300×600 1 sheet Show the male and female head counts by age group Show the total headcount by …
Introduction Some time ago the brilliant Sam Parsons, developed a “Satellite” or “Spiral” Chart as an alternative way to visualise a donut that exceeded 100%.https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/sparsonsdataviz/viz/SpiralingSatelliteCharts/SpiralingSatelliteCharts. As with many things Sam comes up with, I always want to see if I can build it, and once again it’s a great excuse for a #WOW challenge. Back …
#WOW2025 | Week 44 | Can you build a satellite chart to represent values exceeding 100%? Read More
Introduction A huge thank you to Valerija Kirjackaja for her continued support as guest coach. This week I had an idea that I didn’t have time to test and implement, due to other life priorities, so I feel very grateful to be able to lean on the people around me for support. This feels like …
#WOW2025 | Week 43 | Can you build a ranked heatmap tile? Read More
Introduction I recently received a business request with the following requirements: The user wants to easily change the dimension that colors the charts on a dashboard. The list of dimensions might be added or removed in the future, so the solution needs to be simple and easy to maintain. This week’s challenge is inspired by …
Introduction In this challenge, you’ll recreate a Tableau Pulse–inspired dashboard from scratch. One of the key features of Tableau Pulse is to automatically detect trends and changes in your data, displaying an “Expected Range” for each metric to help users instantly grasp performance at a glance. Your task is to reproduce this concept using Tableau’s …
#WOW2025 | Week 41 | Let’s Make a Tableau Pulse-inspired Dashboard! Read More
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 …
#WOW2025 | Week 40 | Can you create this Zoom and Reset Scatter Plot? Read More
Introduction Today at work I started to create a two-level hierarchy bar chart, but then I realized one of the measures I was using was a MAX() value for the 2nd tier, but I wanted to sum those for the top tier. So I needed to create a drill down instead of a hierarchy. In …
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 …
#WOW2025 | Week 38 | Can you build an L-Shaped bar chart? Read More
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 …
