The use of Tableau for Duke University (including the School of Medicine and School of Nursing but excluding Duke University Health System) is managed through the governance structure outlined below.
In 2014, the University recognized the growing interest and use of Tableau as a core data visualization tool across the University. As such, management of Duke University’s Tableau installation was placed jointly under:
Janelle Tarpey – Associate Vice President for Administrative Systems
Janelle's office provides primary support and oversight for Tableau within the University in partnership with the Office of Information Technology (OIT). This support and oversight includes:
- Management of Duke’s Tableau Server instance
- Coordination of Tableau training and managing the Duke Tableau User’s Group
- Supporting access to core administrative data needed by Tableau users
- Security administration for Tableau – both for access to Tableau Server as well as strategy for securing access to Duke data
- Managing the vendor relationship with Tableau
Tableau Management Committee
The Tableau Management Committee meets periodically and provides oversight of all Duke Tableau functions. All Management Centers in the University are represented on the Tableau Management Committee. Committee members are:
David Bowersox | Vice Provost for Finance and Administration |
David Jamieson-Drake | Director of Institutional Research |
Chris Meyer | Senior Director, Enterprise Systems & Support, OIT |
Rachel Satterfield | Vice President for Finance |
Rossi Evans | Assistant Dean, Budget & Finance Reporting, School of Medicine |
Brenda Ratliff | Director, Enterprise Systems & Support, OIT |
Janelle Tarpey | Associate Vice President for Administrative Systems |
Chris Derickson | Associate Vice Provost and Director, SISS |
Tableau Operations Committee
The Tableau Operations Committee meets periodically to manage the ongoing operations of Tableau including security, release planning, hardware planning, training and other topics. Committee members are:
Janelle Tarpey | Associate Vice President for Administrative Systems |
Chris Derickson | Associate Vice Provost and Director, SISS |
Tevin Boggan | Senior Business Systems Analyst, SISS |
Bill Ignelzi | Business Warehouse Team Lead, ASM |
Chris Meyer | Senior Director, Enterprise Systems & Support, OIT |
Charlie Sparks | Senior Analyst, Enterprise Systems & Support, OIT |
Brenda Ratliff | Director, Enterprise Systems & Support, OIT |