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Portfolio

Portfolio

Embed Jupyter Notebooks in Portfolio Projects

Embed Jupyter Notebooks in Portfolio Projects

May 23, 2024

May 23, 2024

You can now embed a Jupyter Notebook file in your Maven portfolio project using GitHub and the new embed type option. To embed a Jupyter Notebook in your project, follow these simple steps.

  1. Create an account at GitHub.com (its Free)

  2. Create a new repository

  3. Click "Import existing file"

  4. Choose your python file to upload

  5. Click "Commit changes"

  6. Copy the "Raw file" using the link in the file editor

  7. Click the "+" menu in the top right of GitHub and choose 'New GIST"

  8. Paste the HTML from step 6 in the container and give the GIST a name

  9. Click 'Create Public GIST"

  10. Copy the "Embed script" from the GIST file

  11. Navigate to your project within Maven Analytics

  12. Choose "Jupyter Notebook" from the embed type dropdown menu

  13. Paste the GIST embed script and click "Save changes"

Learning Experience

Learning Experience

Updated Customization for Guided Learning Plans

Updated Customization for Guided Learning Plans

Feb 14, 2024

Feb 14, 2024

What's new with Guided Learning Plans?

We've re-designed Guided Learning plans to be more customizable and flexible for all the different ways you can learn in Maven Analytics. We know that everyone prefers to learn in different ways, therefore we've allowed your learning plan to be specific to your learning goals and career aspirations.

Highlights & Key Updates

  1. You can now drag/drop any content in your learning plan into your preferred order. Making it easier to choose which courses or projects you work on next.

  2. Both Maven Learning Paths and custom learning paths now include recommended guided projects for practicing your skills between courses.

  3. We've optimized the custom learning plan creation to be faster and also recommend the perfect guided projects for your learning goals.

  4. We've improved the ability to add or remove courses and projects to your learning plan.

  1. You can now drag/drop any content in your learning plan into your preferred order. Making it easier to choose which courses or projects you work on next.

  2. Both Maven Learning Paths and custom learning paths now include recommended guided projects for practicing your skills between courses.

  3. We've optimized the custom learning plan creation to be faster and also recommend the perfect guided projects for your learning goals.

  4. We've improved the ability to add or remove courses and projects to your learning plan.

Coming Soon

Your learning plan should be the perfect place for you to create, track, and progress toward your specific learning goals. Stay tuned for more updates as we evolve your learning plan to include even more learning opportunities and customizations.

Learning Experience

Learning Experience

Course Progress Timezone Localization

Course Progress Timezone Localization

Dec 7, 2023

Dec 7, 2023

What is timezone localization?

Your progress on courses and learning paths in the Maven application are now tracked using your selected timezone. This means that your course progress and learning streaks are now more accurate based on your local time zone.

Previously, you had to complete lessons each day in UTC to keep your learning streak active. Now, you can complete lessons each day in your local time and your learning streak will remain active.

Setting your local time zone

To set your local time zone and accurately track your progress, follow these steps:

  1. Login to your Maven account

  2. Navigate to your account settings by clicking the profile image in the bottom left of the sidebar

  3. Select your local time zone in the "Basic information" section of your profile

local time zone
local time zone
local time zone

Live progress tracking

Your lesson and course progress is now tracked in real-time on the Maven dashboard. You can complete lessons and watch your progress increase without having to wait for any updates to the Maven platform.

Learning Experience

Learning Experience

Learning Experience

Introducing Guided Projects

Introducing Guided Projects

Nov 7, 2023

Nov 7, 2023

What are Guided Projects?

Guided Projects are the newest way to build, sharpen, and apply your data skills by solving real business problems

Unlike our self-paced courses and comprehensive learning paths, Guided Projects give you modular, bite-sized opportunities to test and apply your knowledge to specific use cases.

With Guided Projects, your goal is to solve a pre-defined series of tasks and objectives, designed to simulate the exact types of problems that data professionals encounter on the job.

Projects range from basic to advanced, feature tools like Excel, MySQL, Power BI, Tableau, and Python, and cover topics spanning HR, transportation, hospitality, retail, government, and more (with new projects launching monthly!)

Why do Guided Projects matter?

We've always believed in the power of practical, project-based learning, and Guided Projects give us yet another valuable resource to offer our students.

Our instructor team will be producing new projects monthly, allowing us to deliver fresh, relevant, and high-quality content faster than ever before. We also plan to integrate Guided Projects into our existing learning paths and personalized plans, to encourage a healthy balance of skill development and application.

We're confident that this is a game-changer for aspiring, upskilling, and reskilling data professionals, for a few key reasons:

Guided Projects allow everyone to:

  1. Solve real business problems with practical, bite-sized scenarios.

  2. Focus on applied, tangible learning vs memorization.

  3. Dive into real-world scenarios and practice your skills in real scenarios.

  4. Build professional-quality portfolio projects that align with real business needs.

  5. Explore learning for all skill levels and career goals.

Dive deeper into why we created Guided Projects in this article from Founder Chris Dutton or start learning today and explore everything about Guided Projects here.

Portfolio

Portfolio

Portfolio

Add original data source to your portfolio projects

Add original data source to your portfolio projects

Oct 2, 2023

Oct 2, 2023

In the realm of data analysis, it's crucial to understand the origins of the data behind the graphs, KPIs, and key business insights.

That's why we've introduced a feature that lets you connect your projects to any Maven data set or source data from external sources.

Now, you can explore the original data for any project on Maven. This provides several advantages:

  1. You can examine the data source of a project and draw your own conclusions from it.

  2. You can gain insights from other people's work by analyzing their source data, which will help you enhance your data analysis skills.

  3. You can pinpoint significant data points and explain how a project was developed.

We believe that this feature will simplify the learning process, improve collaboration, and make data exploration more engaging.

External Apps

External Apps

External Apps

Access to Microsoft Power BI Service Pro

Access to Microsoft Power BI Service Pro

July 20, 2023

July 20, 2023

All Maven users now have access to a Free 60-day trial of Microsoft Power BI Service Pro. This allows people with free email addresses such as Gmail or Yahoo to access all the features of Power BI Service for a limited time.

In order to activate your free trial complete these steps:

  1. Login to your Maven Analytics account

  2. Navigate to your account settings page by clicking on your profile photo in the sidebar

  3. Click on the "External App" tab.

  4. Agree to the terms & conditions and click "Activate"

  5. You'll follow the steps on the page to sign up for Power BI Service and confirm your account.

If you have any additional questions in setting up your account, you can find our help center article here with more detailed information.

Data Challenges

Data Challenges

Data Challenges

Submit Portfolio Projects to Maven Challenges

Submit Portfolio Projects to Maven Challenges

Apr 22, 2023

Apr 22, 2023

Participate in Maven Data Challenges right from your account by creating a portfolio project. These challenges are a great way to test your data skills against BI professionals worldwide, using sample data sets to uncover insights for real-world analytics scenarios.

Maven instructors judge each challenge, and the winners receive a special prize from Maven Analytics. This is the perfect opportunity to explore new data, learn new skills, and gain insights from the world's top data analysts.

To begin, visit the Maven Data Challenges page and select the current challenge. Review the prompt, download the data set, and start building your custom dashboard. When you're ready to submit your project, click the "Data Challenges" tab on your project creation page and choose the challenge you want to participate in.

Don't forget to share your work on LinkedIn and with your community to officially enter the next Maven Data Challenge. Join now for a chance to showcase your data expertise and win big!

Showcase

Showcase

Showcase

Custom Project Ordering

Custom Project Ordering

Mar 24, 2023

Mar 24, 2023

You can now choose the custom order that your projects are displayed on your profile page. This allows you to showcase your best work at the top of your profile for everyone to view.

  1. Simply log in and view your profile page

  2. Click the "Custom order" button

  3. Use the arrows to move your projects and select the custom order

  4. Save your changes

We hope this feature allows you to further customize your profile page and showcase your best work.

Showcase

Showcase

Showcase

Custom Aspect Ratio for Embedded Media

Custom Aspect Ratio for Embedded Media

Mar 5, 2023

Mar 5, 2023

We are excited to announce a new feature on Maven Analytics that allows users to select their preferred aspect ratio when embedding media in their portfolio projects. With this update, users can now choose from four different aspect ratios: 16:9, 4:3, 9:16, and 9:21.


What does this mean for you?

This new feature gives users greater control over how their media is displayed within their portfolio projects. They can choose the aspect ratio that best suits their content and presentation style, ensuring that their work is showcased in the best possible way.


How does it work?

When creating or editing a portfolio project, users can now choose their desired aspect ratio from a dropdown menu. Once selected, the media will be automatically resized to fit within the chosen aspect ratio while maintaining its original quality.


What are the benefits?

With this new feature, users can customize their portfolio projects to match their personal preferences and showcase their work in the best possible way. We know that not all dashboards are created the same and this new feature allows all types of dashboards to be presented clearly.

We hope that this new feature enhances your experience with Maven Analytics and helps you to create more polished and professional portfolio projects. As always, please let us know if you have any questions or feedback by reaching out to our support team.

Showcase

Showcase

Showcase

Embed Excel Online

Embed Excel Online

Mar 2, 2023

Mar 2, 2023

We are excited to announce the release of a new feature on Maven Analytics that allows users to embed "Excel Online" workbooks into their projects on their Maven portfolio. With this new feature, users can now easily integrate their Excel Online workbooks into their Maven projects and share their data analysis.


How to use this feature:

  1. Navigate to any project in your Maven profile within the Maven app.

  2. Edit an existing project or create a new project

  3. Navigate to the "Embed Media" tab

  4. Select "Excel Online" from the embed type option

  5. Enter your Excel Online URL. Make sure its the proper format for embedding.

  6. Example:

    https://onedrive.live.com/edit.aspx?resid=99AFFG67DC350E8D!11245&ithint=file%2cxlsx&authkey=!ACkdLK2YG3747!J

  7. Save your changes and view your workbook on the project page

Showcase

Showcase

Showcase

Rich Text Editor

Rich Text Editor

Feb 28, 2023

Feb 28, 2023

The rich-text editor is now available for project descriptions. This feature makes it easier for you to customize the format, styling, and layout of your project descriptions and allows you to build more rich case studies about your projects without the need for complicated markdown formatting.


Key capabilities include:

  1. Text style formatting (H1 - H6, Quote, Code block)

  2. Bold Italic Underline, Strikethrough, and code formatting

  3. Bulleted lists

  4. Numbered lists

  5. Image uploads

  6. Links

  7. Blockquotes


Backward compatibility

For all projects that had previously used the markdown editor, users can easily switch to this editor if they choose. This allows for formatting in markdown with capabilities not supported in the rich-text editor such as tables, or advanced code formatting.

SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST

Do you have a new feature idea or product feedback?

Submit your idea today and our product team will work to build it for an upcoming release. Stay tuned!

SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST

Do you have a new feature idea or product feedback?

Submit your idea today and our product team will work to build it for an upcoming release. Stay tuned!

SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST

Do you have a new feature idea or product feedback?

Submit your idea today and our product team will work to build it for an upcoming release. Stay tuned!

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