{"id":6131,"date":"2017-12-08T14:54:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T19:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=6131"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:06:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:06:08","slug":"first-ever-u-m-iron-viz-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2017\/12\/08\/first-ever-u-m-iron-viz-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"First-ever U-M Iron Viz Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-6217\" style=\"max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-6217 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Iron Viz 1712\" data-height=\"400\" data-width=\"600\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_6217\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_6217\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6219 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2017-12-08 09:13:21\" data-filename=\"24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z-600x400.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z-600x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6217 slide-6219 msDefaultImage\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">The winners of the Iron Viz Championship with their sous vizzes (L-R): Travis Tasgold, Tyler Hughes (first place), Beth Plotts (second place), Dave Berrie, Dan Stanish (third place), and Chris Allan. (Stephanie Dascola, HITS Communications)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6221 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2017-12-08 09:14:58\" data-filename=\"tyler-hughes-viz-e1513019821410-600x400.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/tyler.hughes#!\/vizhome\/AnnArbor-TreeTownofMichigan\/AnnArbor-TreeTownofMichigan\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/tyler-hughes-viz-e1513019821410-600x400.png\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6217 slide-6221 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Tyler Hughes' winning data visualization. Click on the image to see more of his \"viz.\" He was inspired by the desire to create something that people would find enjoyable to use, and answer their own questions.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6223 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2017-12-08 09:16:29\" data-filename=\"dan-standish-viz-e1513019718733-511x341.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/beth.plotts#!\/vizhome\/AnnArborTrees-RiskyTrees\/RiskyTrees\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dan-standish-viz-e1513019718733-511x341.png\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6217 slide-6223 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Beth Plotts' data viz. Click on the image to learn more about her inspiration: neighborhood power outages caused by downed tree limbs.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6225 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2017-12-08 09:17:13\" data-filename=\"dan-standish-viz-e1513019718733-511x341.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/dan.stanish#!\/vizhome\/HistoryofAnnArborTrees\/AnnArborTrees\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dan-standish-viz-e1513019718733-511x341.png\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6217 slide-6225 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Click on the image to see more of Dan Stanish's viz that was inspired by the rich history of the university and the bicentennial celebration.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6227 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2017-12-08 09:18:36\" data-filename=\"23885127027_44dc10f3ac_z-600x400.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/23885127027_44dc10f3ac_z-600x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6217 slide-6227 msDefaultImage\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">The trophies were hand-crafted by Jonathan Greenberg, director of Analytics, HITS, who is an avid woodworker. (Stephanie Dascola, HITS Communications)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s like \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron_Chef\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iron Chef<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d but with data instead of ingredients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first-ever U-M Iron Viz Championship was held on November 30, 2017, in the Arbor Lakes Dome. Using Tableau Software\u2019s visual analytics capabilities, data analysts were tasked with building a data visualization\u2014or viz\u2014in front of a live audience in just 20 minutes using 45,000+ rows of data about trees in Ann Arbor.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts from across the university entered the competition in October, and the field was narrowed down to three in early November. The finalists then had two weeks to practice and refine their viz.<\/p>\n<p>Each analyst had a \u201csous viz,\u201d much like a sous chef supports the head chef. Each helped with time management and answered questions during the competition.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/tyler.hughes#!\/vizhome\/AnnArbor-TreeTownofMichigan\/AnnArbor-TreeTownofMichigan\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first-ever winner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was <strong>Tyler J. Hughes, B.B.A.<\/strong>, a financial analyst with Medical School Finance. His sous viz was <strong>Travis Tasgold<\/strong>, a financial analyst with the Finance Development Program. Hughes&#8217;\u00a0visualization was inspired by the desire to create something that people would find enjoyable to use, and answer their own questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/beth.plotts#!\/vizhome\/AnnArborTrees-RiskyTrees\/RiskyTrees\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">second place winner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was <strong>Beth Plotts<\/strong>, a business systems analyst senior on the Analytics Team, Data Reporting and Analytics Division, HITS. Her viz was inspired by neighborhood power outages caused by downed tree limbs. Her sous viz was <strong>Dave Berrie<\/strong>, a business intelligence analyst, Analytics Team, Data Reporting and Analytics Division, HITS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/dan.stanish#!\/vizhome\/HistoryofAnnArborTrees\/AnnArborTrees\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third place winner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was <strong>Dan Stanish<\/strong>, business intelligence analyst senior, Facilities and Operations Information Systems, and his sous viz was <strong>Chris Allan<\/strong>, business systems analyst lead, Institute for Social Research. Stanish\u2019s viz was inspired by the rich history of the university and the bicentennial celebration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judges <strong>Tracy Pattok<\/strong>, <strong>Andy De<\/strong>, and <strong>Kelly Miller<\/strong> based their picks on storytelling, best practices, and real-world application. The audience also had a chance to weigh in with online voting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Tom Cook<\/strong>, a business intelligence analyst from HITS, had emcee honors and said, \u201cThe Iron Viz Championship helped share knowledge about tools and skills. It also got people excited about work and showcased new ideas that can be applied to their jobs!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hits.medicine.umich.edu\/news\/first-ever-iron-viz-championship-u-m\">Read the full story on the HITS website&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/147137716@N05\/albums\/72157666944370699\/with\/23885127027\/\">View more photos from the event&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s like \u201cIron Chef,\u201d but with data instead of ingredients. The first-ever U-M Iron Viz Championship was held on November 30, 2017, in the Arbor Lakes Dome. Using Tableau Software\u2019s visual analytics capabilities, data analysts were tasked with building a data visualization\u2014or viz\u2014in front of a live audience in just 20 minutes using 45,000+ rows of data about\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2017\/12\/08\/first-ever-u-m-iron-viz-championship\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":6229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"1512691200","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[43,176,249,153],"class_list":["post-6131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-professional-development","tag-data","tag-hits","tag-its","tag-tableau"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z.jpg",640,480,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z-125x94.jpg",125,94,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z-267x200.jpg",267,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z.jpg",640,480,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z.jpg",600,450,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z.jpg",640,480,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z.jpg",640,480,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z-200x140.jpg",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z-60x42.jpg",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z-640x300.jpg",640,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z.jpg",640,480,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876768788_f4b22c4c34_z.jpg",333,250,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"D. 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