STORIES & SOLUTIONS FOR THE MODERN BUSINESS USER

by Carly Dendinger, Shradha Ramesh, and Virginia Ryan

You can’t tell a data story until you know thy data. According to Socrates, true wisdom is knowing what you do not know. Data on its own is meaningless until you form relationships and correlate it to increase understanding. Every organization knows that information and data are abundant. But amidst an abundance of data, what do we do with it? The key lies not just in the data itself, but what we do to inform and communicate the data story. 

Tableau Cloud is the latest SaaS offering from Tableau. Here are the most commonly asked questions Data & Analytics Director Craig Dougherty gets asked about the product and the migration process.

Modernizing systems and moving to the cloud is an increasing priority for organizations across industries. Gartner estimates that the majority of enterprises will use cloud platforms by 2028 to accelerate business objectives. Tableau Cloud is the latest SaaS offering from Tableau that allows organizations to scale their analytics programs without the restrictions of on-premises solutions, providing the ability to securely share data across departments and empower all users to make data-driven decisions.

As a change leader, you understand the importance of communicating early and often and collecting feedback from stakeholders. But after collecting this data, then what? It is just as important to leverage the data you collect to analyze how ready your organization is for change and measuring the impact of change activities.

Change is everywhere. The average organization today has undertaken five large-scale changes in the past three years, with expectations of multiplying this number in coming years. Big or small, many of these changes are either directly driven by technology or have a strong technological component. Digital transformation efforts average a failure rate of nearly 70 percent, despite the right intentions.

Research shows that paid time off is one of the most highly valued benefits by employees. It is also a great way to combat burn out and manage employee mental health. Employees are entitled to paid time off; it’s needed and valued. When paid time off is mismanaged, however, it can become a burden for both employers and employees.

Over the course of the last few decades, data has become critical in understanding, maintaining, and improving business outcomes. Executives and business leaders need to quickly and efficiently understand the underlying information to make the correct decisions in operations. To address the need to process large amounts of data swiftly and effectively, we have developed modern dashboarding methods.

In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, student success and engagement are top of mind for college business leaders. Educational institutions are constantly striving to enhance the learning experience, ensure students achieve their academic goals, and are prepared with workplace skills. Data-driven decision-making has emerged as a powerful tool for achieving these goals. Data can serve as a catalyst for improving student success and fostering higher levels of student engagement.

Change management is a crucial aspect for any organization looking to maintain good culture, implement smooth change, and keep company employees bought into their strategic goals. A key ingredient in the change process is choosing the right change management approach to reach desired outcomes.