2. A G E N D A
Welcome
What is Epilepsy?
Kerine Taylor, Biztory
What does being a women in data mean to me?
Libby Hickey, John Lewis Partnership
Tableau New Features
Zoe Reed & Trea McElhone, The Information Lab (DS38)
News
Refreshments
18:00
18:10
18:25
18:50
19:00
19:10
3. LONDON
Ellie
Slater
Tugba
Zengin
Selma
Nebia
Data + Women is a community and
meetup group for women who work
in, with and around data.
Our aim is to promote and celebrate
the achievements and success of
women working in the industry
and give them a platform to
share their knowledge and
experiences.
12. So how have I used data?
- Negotiations
- Competitor
analysis
- Market Research
- Supplier Analysis
- Customer
Segmentation
Buying
- Sales Analysis
- Demand
Forecasting
- Pricing Strategies
- Assortment
Planning
- Stock
management
Merchandising
- User Research
- Roadmaps
- Metrics and KPIs
- Product Analytics
- Feedback analysis
Product Management
- Identification
- Assessment
- Performance
monitoring
- Exception Handling
and Error Analysis
- Continuous
Improvement
Process Automation
13. Why did I feel this?
Challenges and
Barriers….
14. Challenges...
Buying & Merchandising, so many woman!
Whereas moving to data I found I was working in
an environment where I was the minority.
Navigating a Male dominated field
I don’t have a traditional university education
which left me always needing extra personal
justification.
I didn’t take the ‘Common Path’
Constantly doubting my abilities and feeling like
a fraud.
Imposter Syndrome
15. How qualified Women
think they have to be
to apply for a job
100%
Afraid they won’t live
up to people’s
expectations
56%
Female Executives
report experiencing
imposter syndrome
75%
16. How do I free myself from the voices of
insecurity and self-doubt?
Unleashing my
strengths…
17. How to overcome the barriers?
UNDERSTAND YOUR
STRENGTHS
• Know what to look for
• Practice ‘catching them’
• Question them
• Look for the facts
• Talk about it with people
• Set realistic goals
CHALLENGE YOUR
THOUGHTS
• Talk to your colleagues
and friends, helps you to
recognise that it’s
common
• Embrace feedback
• Find a mentor
BUILD A SUPPORTIVE
NETWORK
• Strategic
• A good translator
• Can push myself out my
comfort zone
• Measure success
• Promote teamwork
• Problem Solve
27. ● Swap your own data easily into a
premade Tableau Accelerator
● Data Mapping UI allows you to pick
and choose which fields to swap in
and out
Accelerator Data Mapping
28. ● Two new user functions
● 1. User attribute
○ Checks for an attribute
● 2. User attribute matches
○ Checks for an attribute match
User Attribute Functions
29. ● Now connect to files shared with you via
Google Drive
● Previously - could only connect to your
own Google Drive files
Google Drive File Support
30. ● Axis titles that update based on a parameter or a single value field
Dynamic Axis Titles
31. ● Can multiple select fields by holding shift
● You can now also use a relative date filter for DateTime data types
Input Step Improvements in Tableau Prep
32. ● Keep a record of the original order of rows in input data when inputting
Microsoft Excel or Text (.csv) files
● Done by including Source Row Number in the input step in Tableau Prep
Source Row Number in Tableau Prep
33. ● Enhance slack integration
● Share Tableau content more easily
within slack - now including
features like viz previews when you
share a link
Tableau for Slack
34. ● Admins can choose to prevent screen share and screen shot (Android only)
● Jailbreak and malware detection - allows admins to prevents users on jailbroken
devices or devices with malware detected from accessing their data
Additional Security Policies for Tableau Mobile
37. S P E A K E R S
https://forms.gle/pxEQhZr97KinmaJk9
Interested in sharing your knowledge at a
future D+W London meet up?
Apply to be one of our speakers!
We are always looking for women to
present on any topic you choose and in a
variety of formats.
Topics can vary from technical skills, how-
to sessions, hackathons, hands on tutorials,
experiences or even career growth
39. C O - L E A D
Inspired from tonight’s meet up?
Interested helping lead a data user
group?
Data + Women London are looking
for a new co-lead!
Speak to me or email for more info &
fill in the form by 30th June
https://forms.gle/hb4Z2kTDmsWwxnuPA