Example Champion Programs
Examples from real Tableau customers (anonymized) outlining their Data
Champions program
Example #1
• Company Industry: Telecommunications
• Number of Employees: 200,000
• Headquarters: United States
Example #1
for
Program goal:
organizations
1. Create a “Champions Council” to increase efficiency in
Tableau utilization and help drive to become a data-driven
organization
2. Enablement of efficiency and best practices at scale
3. Create standardization for training and getting started
resources
Example #1
Champion role:
for 1. Create a consistent Tableau culture within the organization
champions 2. Review and enable a Skill Belts program
3. Present a single, unified front to IT fro Tableau requests
4. Share best practices and experiences with Data Doctor, User groups and analytics
summits
Champion benefits:
1. Networking and leadership opportunities
2. Catalyst for change
3. Directly impact the data culture within organization
Example #1
Example #1
Program Overview:
# of Length of Identification Champion Prerequisites Summary of engagement/training Recognition
Champions program Process activities
N/A Ongoing • Appointed by leadership • Have received some benefit from visual • Quarterly champions meetings •N/A
analytics • Monthly one-hour calls
• Know and understand the Tableau • Sponsorship and judging Iron Viz
infrastructure at company Games and annual Tableau Day
• Understand budgeting process and license • Distribution of newsletters and
allocation information to own team
• Have resource to help create a CoE
Example #1
Example #2
• Company Industry: Travel and Services Industry
• Number of Employees: 5,000
• Tableau Deployment:
– 2,420 Online Users
– 140 Creators, 750 Explorers, 1,500 Viewers
• Headquarters: Mallorca, Spain
Example #2
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Program goal:
organizations 1. Empower teams with Tableau as a fast and easy data discovery tool
2. Reduce dependency on central teams for daily job activities
3. Improve the data understanding in frontline teams
4. Improve effectiveness and efficiency on data monitoring and reporting needs
Example #2
Champion role:
for 1. Be Internal points of reference and an extension of the COE
champions 2. Community representatives by being a voice and sharing feedback from all
Tableau users
3. Trusted advisor to the BI team by providing feedback and helping the BI team to
improve service and agility
Champion benefits:
1. Collaborate and work with other Champions/Tableau experts
2. Exposure to extra BI product information & roadmaps
3. Company-wide recognition as a Tableau expert
4. Positively impact other users and organizations’ objectives
Example #2
Example #1
Program Overview:
# of Length of Identification Champion Prerequisites Summary of engagement/training Recognition
Champions program Process activities
55 3 months • Held Tableau wide • Passionate for data and analytics measured • Monthly champion meetings (30 • Dashboard of the
meeting introducing the by Tableau activity minutes) month
program • Interest and willing to learn • 3 month training program • Company wide
• Attendees respond to • Willing to help others • Monthly best practice webinar recognition
survey if they’re • Networking and capacity to influence others • Forum participation • Community
interested in being a • Dedicated Data Doctor sessions representative
Champion • Weekly blog that champions contribute
• List reviewed by to
management and
selections made
Example #2
Training program
Example #2
Example #3
• Company Industry: Communications
• Number of Employees: 83,163
• Headquarters: Paris
Example #3
for
Program goal:
organizations 1. Faster onboarding and upskills of new users
2. Reduce dependency on central teams
3. Improve effectiveness and efficiency on data monitoring and reporting needs
4. Reach local organization/teams by giving them tools to use and analyze data
while offering autonomy and support
Example #3
Champion role:
for 1. Advocate – inform others about changes and updates regarding Tableau and
help adopt new processes
champions 2. Support – Help with adoption, identify use cases and participate in
standardization strategy of report
3. Help – help other users, share feedback to central BI team and request or
organize Tableau events
Champion benefits:
1. Learning and growth
2. Special training and certification opportunities
3. Networking and relationship building with BI teams
Example #3
Example #2
Program Overview:
# of Length of Identification Champion Prerequisites Summary of engagement/training Recognition
Champions program Process activities
No set Ongoing • Support from • Self-starter • Participate in the standardization strategy • Learning and growth
number manager • Manager’s approval for Tableau reporting opportunities
• Application via • New user onboarding sessions • Access to Tableau conference
Forms • Community activities • Learning Path/Certification
• 1 hour motivation • Contribute to training content and • Special relationships and
interview documentation exchange with BI teams
Questions ask on application:
1. Who are you?
2. What department are you in?
3. What is your specific role?
4. Would you be interested in helping The Tableau community at this company?
5. What is your current Tableau skillset?
6. What projects have you worked on with Tableau?
Example #3
Example #4
• Company Industry: Tech
• Number of Employees: 3,000
• Tableau Deployment:
– 80 Creators
– 400 Viewers and Explorers
– ~700 dashboards
• Headquarters: Indonesia
Example #4
for
Program goal:
organizations
1. Create data ambassadors for users’ specific teams
2. Scale COE and become a data-driven organization
3. Test and standardize best practice for Tableau training
Example #4
Champion role:
for 1. Data ambassadors for their team
champions 2. Mentors for other teams
Champion benefits:
1. Training opportunities
2. Mentoring
Example #4
Example #4
Program Overview:
# of Length of Identification Champion Prerequisites Summary of engagement/training Recognition
Champions program Process activities
43 out of 195 3 months • Application process • From a variety of departments and teams • 4 Week long training program •Showcase at end of
applicants • Business users (not in the BI team) • Followed by 3 weeks of mentoring program
• Showcase at the end of program
4 week training curriculum:
Understanding Data at
SQL 101 Intro to Data Analytics BI Sharing Session Big Query Tableau
our company
Example #4
Example #5
• Company Industry: Public Sector
• Company Size: 7,500
Example #5
for
Program goal:
organizations
1. Create a group of departmental liaisons for all things related to
Tableau.
2. Expand ITs ability to support their growth analytics capabilities
within the organization
3. Help scale Its infinitives such as data sharing, web authoring
and design best practices.
Example #5
Champion role:
for 1. Act as an data ambassador within their team
champions 2. Act as a liaison back to IT to provide updates on questions, data issues, training
resources
3. Scale ITs role and provide mentoring, best practices and getting started resources
to all users
Champion benefits:
1. Additional training opportunities
2. Opportunities to work with others outside their own team
3. Help IT develop best practices and training for all users
Example #5
Example #1
Program Overview:
# of Length of Identification Champion Prerequisites Summary of engagement/training Recognition
Champions program Process activities
N/A Ongoing • N/A • Analyst or Manager • Training on: •N/A
• Ability to attend regular trainings • Customer Portal
• Willingness to support local and internal • Desktop vs. web authoring
Tableau User Group models
• Communicate updates to their department • Identifying shared data for
and IT liaison on a regular basis web authoring and
publishing
Example #5
