Playfair+ Free members are welcome to preview the entire learning path and read related written tutorials. Playfair+ Core and Premium members can also watch related video tutorials, take the exam an unlimited number of times, and earn the Visual Analytics Data Prep Fundamentals credential to share on their resume and/or LinkedIn.

Prior experience is not needed as Playfair+ has you covered with hundreds of tips related to Alteryx, Tableau Prep Builder, Power Query, and SQL. While you can learn tool-specific techniques on our platform, we also aim to help you avoid “vendor lock in” by sharing transferrable approaches to getting more out of any data engineering software.

Yes – distribution is a key aspect of visual analytics, so be prepared to learn ideas for shaping data for use with popular BI programs, storing data, automating data feeds where possible, and publishing data sources for stakeholder use.

Everything you need to complete this learning path and earn the associated credential is included with Playfair+ membership:

1. Core members can use the built-in search functionality.
2. Premium members can also get generative AI support from Will.ai.m.
3. All members will need to download the Proxy mock dataset to take the exam.

Yes – there is almost always more than one way to do the same thing in BI software… and some are better than others. We’ll share our recommended best practices on a variety of data engineering topics including writing calculations, avoiding data redundancy, filtering data while maintaining proper aggregations, and even speeding up validation checks.

Instead of focusing exclusively on specific software programs, Playfair+ instructs members on what we consider to be the four tenets of visual anlytics: Strategy, Data Prep, Design, and Engineering.

While you will learn specific software programs like Alteryx, Tableau Prep Builder, and Microsoft Power Query, you will also learn transferrable thinking that can be applied regardless of your organization’s preferred technology stack.

Playfair Data is two businesses in one providing not only vast training resources, but custom consultative support. If you need private training or additional help, contact us or fill out our 8-question partnership survey.