Maggie Scanlon

My experience started a little slow and had to deal with many frustrations with Tableau access, a very busy customer (Walmart’s Travel and Expense team), and SAP Lumira. Because of licensing issues, I could not get access to Tableau, so I began using SAP Lumira. However, I ran into many issues with SAP Lumira such as connecting to data, usability,…[Read more]

I learned many things in my internship that I couldn’t not learn from a textbook. I got hands on experience with data analytics and visualization specifically with SAP Lumira and Tableau, and I learned design tips from my colleagues and how to format the perfect dashboard.
I also got experience with project management and agile methodology.…[Read more]

I have used what I learned in Data Analytics to manipulate and visualize data. In particular, my experience with the data analytics challenge helped me approach my data set, and our experience with SAS helped me understand predictive analytics. Digital Design and innovation taught me how to be a BA and how to gather requirements and work with…[Read more]

Adjusting to a 8am – 5pm corporate job was my first obstacle. Once I was (somewhat) adjusted, juggling the internship, school work, and a personal life became slightly easier. I tend to be very forgetful, so it is necessary for me to write down EVERYTHING. I maintain a work calander in outlook and every morning write out my meetings and major…[Read more]

So far, I have discovered that effective communication is a vital skill in my internship at Walmart, whether through email, on the phone, in person or on Jabber. It is especially important to be open-minded and willing to learn new skills. So far I have been learning SAP Lumira, Design Studio, and Tableau by watching tutorials and practicing. I…[Read more]