Part 1. Business scenarios.
I have spent many hours planning and executing in-company self-service BI implementation. This enabled me to gain several insights. Now that the ideas became mature enough and field-proven, I believe they are worth sharing. No matter how far you are in toying with potential approaches (possibly you are already in the thick of it!), I hope my attempt of describing feasible scenarios would provide a decent foundation.
All scenarios presume that IT plays its main role by owning the infrastructure, managing scalability, data security, and governance.
Scenario 1. Tableau Desktop + departmental/cross-functional data schemas.
This scenario involves gaining insights by data analysts on a daily basis. They might be either independent individuals or a team. Business users’ interaction with published workbooks is applicable, but limited to simple filtering.
User categories: professional data analysts;
Technical skills: intermediate/advanced SQL, intermediate/advanced Tableau;
Tableau training: 2-3 days full time (preferably) or continuous self-learning from scratch;
Licenses: Tableau Desktop.
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Cons:
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Scenario 2. Tableau Desktop + custom data marts.
In this scenario, business users are fully in charge of data analysis. IT provides custom data marts.
User categories: business users, line-managers;
Technical skills: basic SQL, basic/intermediate Tableau;
Tableau training: two or three 2-3h sessions + ad-hoc support on daily basis;
Licenses: Tableau Desktop + Server Interactors.
Pros:
Cons:
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Scenario 3. Tableau Server Web Edit + workbook templates
This scenario fully relies on data models published by data analysts and powerful Web Edit features of Tableau Server.
User categories: line-managers, top managers;
Technical skills: Tableau basics;
Tableau training: one 30 min demo session + ad-hoc support;
License: Server Interactor.
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Cons:
Advice:
In my next post, I would like to throw light on some technical aspects and limitations of each scenario.
I highly appreciate any comments and looking forward to know about your experience.
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Posted 1 March 2021
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