Advanced Tableau Desktop Bootcamp

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Course Description

This unique 3-day Advanced Tableau Desktop Bootcamp training is designed for the intermediate to advance-level user of Tableau Desktop. You should have a deep understanding of all the fundamental concepts of building worksheets and dashboards. This Tableau course will include extensive hands-on activities to re-enforce the skills and knowledge attained. Tableau user will learn complex visualizations and learn how to combine them in interactive dashboards and Tableau stories.

This course is a combination of the Tableau Desktop Intermediate and Advanced curriculum. It is for anyone who works with data – regardless of technical or analytical background.

All of our trainers are certified and enthusiastic about Tableau! The Tableau course is offered onsite or via live instructor-led virtual classroom. All delegates receive course materials and access to a licensed Tableau environment for hands-on labs.

Course Summary

Next Public Course Dates

UK & Europe:

  • 16 - 18 June 2026
  • 7 - 9 July 2026
  • 21 - 23 July 2026

US & Canada:

  • 9 - 11 June 2026
  • 23 - 25 June 2026
  • 14 - 16 July 2026

More dates

Prerequisites
  • Tableau Desktop II: Intermediate or Tableau Desktop Bootcamp for Beginners
Duration
  • 3 Days
Available Formats
  • Public Virtual Live Instructor-Led
  • Private Virtual Live Instructor-Led
  • Private Onsite

Course Modules

  • Introduction
  • Overview of connection options
  • Live vs extract connections
  • Load different types of data sources
  • Dealing with data changes in your data source (field addition, deletion or name change)
  • Multiple connections
  • Advance filtering in Tableau
  • Parameters
  • Global filters and action filters
  • Reference and trend lines
  • Forecasting and clustering
  • Tableau formatting and tips for formatting
  • Creating dashboards and stories – next step
  • Making visualizations more interactive
  • Introduction to Visual Best Practices
  • Maps in Tableau
  • Mapping options in Tableau (WMS & Mapbox)
  • Customization of map visualizations
  • Intro into previous calculation sessions
  • Table calculations and aggregations
  • LOD calculations
  • Parameter connection with calculations
  • Advance date calculations
  • Quick introduction into Tableau Server
  • Publishing Workbooks
  • Options of sharing workbooks
  • Best practices overview
  • Advance chart types and visualizations
  • Build dashboards based on different data sets
  • Learn how to preclean data and perform joins
  • Pivot data and read different formats of data sets
  • Build different type of visualizations like standard corporate design dashboards and inforgraphics
  • Learn Tableau on different subjects (Economics, Movie industry etc.)

Testimonials

“The content was great for an introduction to Tableau. I truly appreciate the way Michael was able to explain everything, and would recommend this class to anyone needing to get their feet wet with Tableau.”

★★★★★

- Shianne DeGeorge, Business Intelligence Group, Kaiser Permanente

“Great Tableau Course.  Lots of information packed into short period.”

★★★★★

- Matt, Data Analyst, Fortune Brands

“Your private Tableau Desktop Bootcamp I for Beginners training was excellent, our 15 staff members thoroughly enjoyed it!”

★★★★★

- David Sonntag, US Airforce

Upcoming Public Virtual Live Instructor-led Course Dates

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