We've recently written two new courses, Tableau for Data-driven Decision Makers and Power Bi for Data-driven Decision Makers. They're classes for professionals who get data and reports in Tableau and Power BI, but don't really know how to use those tools. In a previous post, we mentioned some jobs, such as project manager, that will benefit from these classes. In this article, we’re going to drill into that topic a little further and discuss a variety of jobs where data analysis and data visualization skills can help your career.
You can read more about the classes, what they cover, and who should take them here.
What Jobs Need Tableau and Power BI Skills
To ask the question a different way, who can benefit from data analysis and data visualization skills? A short list would have to include:
Project managers
Project directors
Scientists (data and every other type)
Engineers
Healthcare professionals
Researchers
Computer security analysts
Financial analysts
Most other types of analysts
Security traders
Realtors
Accountants
Quality control engineers
and...
Anyone reporting data to stakeholders, executives, or customers, or using data to make decisions.
Simple Questions
For us, the title of your job doesn't matter. It's about what you do, and how you work with data. If you get reports or visuals in Tableau or Power BI that you have to interpret, comment on, or make decisions with, what are your answers to the following questions:
Are you able to drill into the data in those reports and visuals to your satisfaction?
Can you take the data and reports you're given in Tableau and Power BI and analyze them based on the unique perspective of your job role?
Can you do it without exporting it to Excel?
If you were asked to customize a report or create a new visualization to present findings based on your role using Tableau or Power BI, could you do it?
If you answered "no" to any of these, you might be a good candidate for this class.
As you can see, these skills can help in a large number of roles and career paths, but we think these skills are a must-have for project managers and managers of all kinds.
Conclusion
If you or your team use Tableau or Power BI and have the same types of questions, this course is for you. See the full Tableau class description here and the full Power BI class description here. See our class schedule or reach out for a free 15-minute training consultation.
You can see all of our content about these courses here.