Tom Pilgrem

Tom Pilgrem

Tom has a background in Environmental Sciences (BSc) and Marine Biology (MRes), working in environmental modelling between the two. He came across the Data School and Tableau in a chance encounter from a university jobs board email and has never looked back since. He is particular interested in sporting data and is excited to meet up with others in the Tableau community since moving to London and the Data School. His previous work included producing maps using GIS software, so he is keen to explore what Tableau can do in this field as well.

Outside of the Tableau world, Tom has a passion for climbing, surfing and diving, previously working as a SCUBA instructor. Also a football player and fan, alongside having a dabble at most sports.
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Blog Posts

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Wed 30 May 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
Tom's top tips for future Data Schoolers
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Wed 30 May 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
Reflections on my time in the Data School
Well that went quickly… What a whirlwind 4 months it has been. I can’t possibly cover everything we’ve done during training here but here is a selection of highlights, things I’ve learnt and where I’ll be going next. What I’ve learnt I take pride in being humble. But I’m not going to be now
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Thu 24 May 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
How to use parameters to switch between chart types
Ever needed to use multiple chart types in one dashboard? Use parameters to switch between them I recently gave a talk at Tiny Tableau Talks in London where I ran through some examples of how to save space in Tableau dashboards
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Wed 25 Apr 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
How to exactly match a colour in Tableau
Ever needed an exact colour? Perhaps it’s for a company logo, or you have an image you want to match your chart colours to. Today in dashboard week, we’ve been making a Rick & Morty viz. I wanted to match the colours from the logo of the TV show to the colours in my viz
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Tue 24 Apr 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
How to add hyperlinks to your dashboards
Ever needed to add a hyperlink to a dashboard? Now you can! For today’s dashboard week tip – I’ll let you know how to add a hyperlink to a dashboard. Here’s my viz for today – I went with a long form dashboard, think of it as a poster
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Mon 23 Apr 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
A quick and easy way to filter your charts
It’s dashboard week! Well the curse of dashboard week has hit already
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Wed 18 Apr 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
Workout Wednesday - How can it help you and tips on solving THAT tricky calculation
A tough day in DS Yesterday was Workout Wednesday [http://www.workout-wednesday
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Thu 05 Apr 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
Alteryx Weekly Challenges - What, why and how?
Alteryx Weekly Challenges – What, why and how? Have you just started using Alteryx, seasoned pro or stuck in a rut and want to progress your skills? Alteryx weekly challenges may be just for you. What are they? Alteryx challenges are simply that – challenges
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Tue 03 Apr 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
How to display negative values as positives
How to display negative values as positives I love a diverging bar chart. If you’re not aware with them then follow Andy’s blog here [http://www.vizwiz.com/2016/01/divergingbarchart.html] on how to make them
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Thu 15 Mar 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
How to find the 2nd value in a date range
Ever needed to find the 2nd value – now you can! Sometimes we may need to find the second value in a range of dates. For example, a customers second order date. We can do this using a Level of Detail calculation (LOD)
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Tue 13 Mar 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
How to use background images in Tableau
Background images I had always wondered how to use background images in a Tableau viz. For this weeks Makeover Monday I decided to give it a go. Here’s what I learnt. The finished article This is what I produced for this weeks entry. Now let me take you through step by step how I made it. 1
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Tue 06 Mar 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
How to navigate between dashboards in Tableau
Linking dashboards in Tableau Have you ever had multiple dashboards that you would like to link together somehow? You could use story points, and flick through dashboards in a sequential order
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Sun 04 Mar 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
What's the deal with colour?
Getting the most from colour In my last post [https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/tom-pilgrem/kiss-keep-simple-stupid/], I briefly mentioned about how the use of minimal colour in a simplistic viz can get the most from your data. Let’s have a look in a little more detail about using colour in Tableau
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Sat 24 Feb 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
Keep It Simple, Stupid! KISS – this is a principle I have come across in past work and life in general before joining The Data School and entering the world of data analytics
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Tue 20 Feb 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
Viz in Tooltips - How can they help you?
Viz in Tooltips are here – how can they help you and things to be wary of If you’re sat there with your shiny new version of Tableau 10.5 open in front of you, you may have heard of Viz in Tooltips
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Mon 19 Feb 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
Here's a handy tip to remove those pesky grid lines!
Are you often left frustrated searching for grid lines to remove which the formatting pane say aren’t there? First off. You’re probably wondering what the deal is with the dogs in the picture? This is going to be the symbol for when I’m posting up a handy hint to help you speed up your Tableau work
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Sat 17 Feb 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
Week One - Done and dusted
Reflections on week one in the Data School Well , well, well. What a great week! I’m still pinching myself to check I’m not in some sort of crazy dream. Every person you meet and talk to just hammers home further and further how great an opportunity the Data School is
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Thu 15 Feb 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
Alteryx. You had me at hello
Want to change your analytical life? Get Alteryx! That may sound like a bold claim, but I challenge you to dismiss it. The last two days at the Data School we have been learning Alteryx. Chris Love [https://twitter
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Tue 13 Feb 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
What on earth is the Tableau Server?
What’s Tableau Server, I hear you ask? Today in the Data School we had a crash course 101 in the ins and outs of Tableau Server with Jonathan MacDonald [https://twitter.com/macdonaldj] (JMac as he likes to be known!)
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Mon 12 Feb 2018 | Tom Pilgrem
A fresh chick in the henhouse
Well, I’m finally here. It’s taken nearly 10 months from my initial forays with Tableau Public to walking through the door into 33 Cannon Street, taking my seat at this famous round table for the next 4 months
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