Deploying Tableau Online Using a Phased Approach for SMBs
Candra McRae
Founder & CEO
Lumodis
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About Me:
A Seattle native and Atlanta transplant that loves to help
people understand their data and solve problems with a
little math, creativity, and sweat equity.
What Do I Do:
• Founder of Lumodis – Analytics and Experimentation
Consulting Firm
Past Professional Lives:
• Analytics at Dave Ramsey/Ramsey Solutions
• Finance at Georgia-Pacific (Consumer Products)
• Analytics at Deloitte Consulting (Strategy & Operations)
What You’ll Walk Away With
The Windy Road to Tableau Online
Criteria Used to Select a BI Platform
Practical Tips to Overcome Hurdles with Minimal Drama
Key Facts About the SMB
• Low $100s (million) in Revenue
• Around 1,000 Team Members
• Broad Portfolio of Customer Products and Services
• An Extensive Network of Legacy Systems and an Emerging Cloud-Based Data Platform
• Moves Fast and At the Speed of Cash
Identified What We Were Looking For
EASE OF USEEXTENSIVE
NATIVE INTEGRATIONS
ADVANCED ANALYTICS CAPABILITY
SECURITYTOTAL COST
OF OWNERSHIP
Phase I: Start Small, Prove Value
To Create To Share
We quickly outgrew this approach and needed more sharing power
Phase II: Pilot Tableau Online Locally
Analytics Content
Created in Tableau
Low Cost of Entry Delighted Consumers
Phase III: Scale the Deployment, Go Global
Low Cost of
OwnershipTech Alignment Exec Champions Embedded Strategy
Phase IV: Water the Garden
• Expand License Basis through Increased Content Creation
• Continue to Encourage Data Exploration through Self-Service Data Sandboxes
• Create a Robust Tableau User Community
• Continue to build out the deployment
Thank you!
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Candra McRae
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/candra
Website: www.lumodis.io
Email: [email protected]
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