MIP Academy

Your gateway to success with

MIP’s training offerings

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 Data lies at the heart of your organisation
and its effective use is vital for operational
efficiency and competitiveness.

That’s why you’ve invested in a flexible,

powerful data & analytics platform.

But the work doesn’t stop when your

solution goes live.

Business goals change and the value

needed from software evolves over time. MIP Academy
This is why MIP offers a portfolio of
training courses designed to support you
throughout your data journey.

MIP Academy courses can be delivered

in a format that suits your organisation.

The courses have been designed to ensure

you are best positioned to extract the
maximum value from your investment in Classroom On site Online and
analytics, business intelligence and
data warehousing systems.
customised courses

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 Alteryx Tableau WhereScape Snowflake

Unify your Helping people Design, The data

analytic see develop, warehouse built
experience and and understand deploy and for the cloud
break the data operate data
barriers to infrastructure
faster insights fast

Alteryx Designer Tableau Creator WhereScape Developer Snowflake Overview &

Alteryx Advanced Tableau Intermediate WhereScape Advanced Architecture
Alteryx Server Tableau Advanced WhereScape Administration
Tableau Server Data Vault Express Snowflake Fundamentals
Visual Analytics Best Practices

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 Tableau

Learn the Tableau Desktop and Server products to take advantage of all the
amazing features and functionality that the latest Tableau releases have to
offer.

MIP provides courses for new, intermediate and advanced Tableau users.

The syllabus covers

• Tableau Creator
• Tableau Prep
• Tableau Explorer
• Tableau Server

We start the learning process with simple visualisations and then move to
more advanced functionality such as an in-depth look at the different chart
and graph functions available, calculations, parameters, mapping and other
ways to display data.

The more advanced concepts cover usage of custom SQL, context filters,
advanced calculations, advanced parameters, trends and forecasting,
advanced mapping and advanced chart types.

The lessons are organised into modules that provide conceptual information,
how-to steps, ‘follow me’ - where the students follow the instructor using
Tableau - and tutorials on each concept.

Each lesson is provided with the data and hands-on exercises covering all
course content.

The end result is that you master how to visually analyse data, build
interactive dashboards and share them with others.
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 Tableau Desktop Course Content

This course covers Tableau Creator Creating Basic Visualisations Creating Groups and Hierarchies
functionality required for new Tableau users.
• Bar chart Date Functionality
It starts with simple visualisations and moves Tell me,
• Geographic map
• Discrete and continuous dates
to an in-depth look at the different chart and • Crosstab report
graph functions, calculations, mapping and I’ll forget • Scatter plot • Fiscal dates

other functionality. • Line chart Mapping

Tableau Desktop UI • Geographic maps

The lessons are organised into modules that • Filled maps
provide conceptual information, how-to • The Tableau product line • Mapping options
steps, follow me (where the students follow • Workbook windows
the instructor using Tableau) and tutorials on • Visual cues Heat Map and Highlight Table
each subject.
Tableau Prep • Difference between heat map and highlight table
The workshops provide the opportunity to
visually analyse data, build Interactive
Show me,
Tableau Desktop
Connecting to Data Calculations
dashboards and share them with others. I’ll remember • Live connection Histogram
• Extract data
• Combine data sources Dashboards and Actions
• Join tables
• Blend data sources • Dashboard design
• Cross-database join • Dashboards
• Dashboard actions

Let me do it Filtering and Sorting Data Sharing your Work

& I’ll • Tableau data source

Tableau data extract
AUDIENCE Tableau end users and analysts understand •
• Tableau workbook
• Tableau packaged workbook
DURATION 2 days

VERSION 2018.x
10.x
PREREQUISITES None

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 Tableau Intermediate Course Content

This course covers Tableau Creator functionality Review of Tableau Prep Reference Lines, Bands & Distributions
required for intermediate Tableau users. • Reference line
• Input • Pivot
• Options available
The course starts with a revision of Tableau Tell me, • Step • Aggregate
• Reference band
Desktop and moves to a more in-depth look at • Union • Branch
sets, quick table calculations, multiple I’ll forget • Join • Output • Reference distribution
• Boxplot
visualisations, reference lines, bands and Review of Tableau Desktop • Instant analytics
distributions, parameters, motion chart, trends
and forecasting, formatting, stories, • Bar chart • Highlight table
The Power of Parameters
performance recording and advanced mapping. • Line chart • Histogram
• Scatter plot • Groups
Motion Chart
The lessons are organised into modules that • Geographic map • Dates
provide conceptual information, how-to steps, • Filled map • Calculations
Trends and Forecasting
‘follow me’ (where the students follow the • Crosstab • Dashboard
• Heat map • Create trend lines
instructor using Tableau) and tutorials on each Show Tableau
me,
subject. Desktop
Creating Sets
• Model types
I’ll remember • Create forecast
The workshops provide the opportunity to • Statistic sets
• Dynamic sets Formatting Visualisations
visually analyse data, and use these
• Combined sets
intermediate skills and techniques to enhance
your Tableau experience. Quick Table Calculations Stories
• Story usage
Multiple Visualisations • How to create stories
• Measure names and measure values Performance Recording
Let me do it • Side by side bar
• Combined axis chart
& I’ll • Stacked marks
Advanced Mapping

understand • Dual axis chart • Background images

AUDIENCE Tableau end users and analysts • Bar in bar chart • WMS servers
• Mapbox maps
DURATION 2 days

VERSION 2018.x
10.x
PREREQUISITES Tableau Desktop training is required
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 Tableau Advanced Course Content

This course covers more advanced Tableau Tableau Best Practices Advanced Calculations
Creator skills required for Tableau users who • How best to create data visualisations • Split/custom split
wish to take their skills to a higher level so • When not to use Tableau • Profitability as a percent of total
that they get the most out of their data. Tell me, • The different visualisation types • Level of detail (fixed, include, exclude)
Common data visualisation problems Size (number of row in partition)
The course starts with a section on Tableau I’ll forget •
• Data integrity (typical political tricks)
•

best practices, followed by data connections

and data sources, a review of Tableau Data Connections & Data Sources Advanced Parameters
Desktop/Intermediate, usage of custom SQL, • Files • Multiple views in a container
context filters, advanced calculations, • Relational databases • Dynamic hierarchies, colouring, sorting and
advanced parameters, advanced mapping • OLAP databases measuring values
and advanced chart types. • Big data sources
Advanced Mapping
• Cloud data sources
The course is provided with data and • Tableau data server • Point to point maps
workbooks enabling the participants to fine Show Tableau
me, Calculation distances between two points on a
tune their advanced Tableau skills. Desktop
Review of Tableau Desktop •
map
I’ll remember • Bar chart • Pie chart • Dual axis map
• Line chart • Tree map • Australian LGAs
• Scatter plot • Motion chart
• Geographic map • Histogram Bars on Tooltip
• Filled map • Dashboard
• Crosstab report • Groups Advanced Chart Types
• Side by side bar • Sets
AUDIENCE Tableau end users and analysts who • Combines axis • Dates • Bump chart
want to become power users or have • Stacked bar • Calculations • Hockey stick chart
more complex visualisation Let me do it • Dual axis • Quick table calcs • Pareto chart
requirements & I’ll • Bar in bar • Parameters • Gantt bar chart
Heat map Reference lines Waterfall chart
DURATION 2 days understand •
• Highlight table
• •
• Sparklines
• Market basket analysis
VERSION 2018.x Custom SQL • Multiple bars & lines
10.x • Convert to custom SQL • Box plot
• Band chart
PREREQUISITES Tableau Desktop and Tableau Context Filter • Benfords law
Intermediate courses and/or
equivalent experience required • How to create context filters
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 Tableau Server Course Content

This course covers Tableau Server functionality Business System Architecture Permissions
required for Tableau Server users regardless of their • Tableau data server • Who can set permissions?
role. • Physical architecture overview • Tableau user site role
Tell me, • User access • Projects
The course starts with an understanding of the
server components and moves to an understanding I’ll forget • Component functions & processes • Workbook and data source permissions
• Tableau server on-premises • User and group permissions
of the User Interface, Permissions, how to Interact, • Tableau reader
Collaborate using Tableau Server and how to use the • Tableau online v tableau server
Web Editor. Interact
• Undo, redo and revert
We also touch on the Tableau Server Admin Installation & Configuration
• Refresh and pause
Commands. The lessons are organised into modules • Before install • View original
that provide conceptual information, follow me • Configuration information • Share
sessions and tutorials on each subject. • Tableau Server installation • Download
The workshops provide the opportunity to use the
Show Tableau
me, Desktop
• Setting up configuration and authentication • Full screen
full functionality of Tableau Server from the different I’ll remember • Configuring additional servers
• SMTP setup
users perspective. Collaborate
• Email alerts / subscriptions
• Configuring security SSL, SAML, Kerberos, SAP HANA or • Comments
OpenID • Subscribe
• Complete configuration • Alert
• Install and configure server exercise
Web Editor
Introduction to Tableau Server UI
AUDIENCE Tableau Server system and site Let me do it • Workbook start page & worksheet
• Tableau server user interface Data and analytics windows
administrators, publishers, & I’ll • Users
•
• Format window and Show Me
interactors and viewers understand • Site roles • Tool bar, columns and rows
• Groups • Pages and filters shelves
DURATION 1 day
• Schedules • Marks card and legends
VERSION 2018.x • Tasks • Visual cues
10.x • Tableau server menu
• Content display options
PREREQUISITES None Tabadmin, Tabcmd Commands and TSM
Command Line Interface
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 Visual Analytics Best Practices Course Content

This course teaches you to design visualisations Best Practices Effective Visualisations
that effectively share information and insights
• What is visual analytics • Understand and use pre-attentive attributes wisely
with others both inside and outside of your
• Start with questions • Provide clear instructions
organisation. Tell me, • Choose the right chart type • Make it great with colour
If you’re looking to strengthen your I’ll forget • Create effective views • Make it great with size
• Create effective dashboards
understanding of visual best practices, then this Creating Effective Dashboards
• General guidelines
is the course for you. • BAN’s
Understand your Audience
• Don’t stuff your dashboards
The course starts with an understanding of what
Making Visualisations • Use visualisations that best fit the need
visual analytics is. The outcome is to design • Reduce chart junk
visualisations so they inform without misleading • Beautiful
• Battle change blindness
by using the right chart types based on the • Interactive
• Avoid double encoding
underlying data and the story that needs to be • Iterative
• Scrollbars and scrunched views
told. • Pervasive
Show Tableau
me, Desktop
• Persuasive
General Guidelines
The course will help you identify the most I’ll remember • Simple
• Guidelines that will help you design great dashboards
appropriate chart types to answer specific • Speedy
• Interactivity
• Visual
questions, apply best practices and
considerations for a variety of chart types and Start with Questions Do’s & Don’ts
how to effectively use chart types to answer Choosing the Right Chart Type • Good practice
specific questions. • Not-so-good-practice
• Time comparison
• Comparison and ranking
• Correlation
Let me do it • Distribution
& I’ll • Composition
Geographical data
AUDIENCE Tableau users and analysts understand •

DURATION 1 day

VERSION 2018.x
10.x
PREREQUISITES None

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 Why MIP Training?

Local training centres

Dedicated Australian-based training facilities focused on
providing you with the absolute best training available.

Business understanding
Understanding both technical and business process drivers
offers you a holistic approach to training.
Knowing how to apply technology to a business problem
provides a better outcome than just understanding a
bunch of product features.

Real world experience

MIP’s trainers have real-world consulting experience and
bring the skills and experience to the classroom. They
know what works and how to get the best out of the
technology.

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 MIP Australia
MIP is a data company. It has been a data
company for over 26 years.

MIP provides technology, consulting, training

and support to help our clients achieve the
“Tell me and I
forget, teach me
goal of building a self-service analytics
framework.

We help our clients

 Connect to their data
 Analyse their data
 Visualise their data
and I may
remember,
 Persist their data

MIP brings market-leading technologies and

involve me and I
the best data experts together to create
innovative solutions for our clients right across
Australia.

With offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne,

and Darwin, the MIP team of experts can build
analytics solutions that are tightly integrated
learn.”
with key business processes allowing our
clients to maximise the value of their people,
data and technology investments. – Xun Kuang

For more information, call MIP on

1800 737 126 or email info@mip.com.au

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 See what MIP can do for you!
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