7Portfolio Project Handbook
As I wrote this book, I got the (somewhat ambitious) idea to put out a suite of projects that would show you what portfolio projects would look like at different skill levels, give you the opportunity to create these projects on your own, and offer support from me if you would like it.
The advice in this chapter focuses heavily on Tableau for two reasons. The first is that this is the area where people often need the most help from a guided project—the options for creating dashboards are nearly endless, whereas with SQL you are typically putting together the same functions in different arrangements. The second is that as a Tableau consultant, my strongest skill is Tableau, and I can provide the most value there.
However, since I am providing data and analysis suggestions, you are not limited to creating your projects only in Tableau. In fact, I encourage you to see how you can take this data and work with it in other tools as well. Each project would also be suitable for SQL, and I have pointed out in the description of projects when they are especially well suited to be completed in SQL first, then continued in a visualization tool.
Before the chapter is over, you will gain insight into what Tableau projects look like at different levels, have access to guided or structured ...
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