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Building the MBTA.COM. RDVO does… User Experience Analysis & Research Application Development Digital Product Development. For… Complex Websites Software Devices Marketing Applications. Using… Rapid Prototyping Component-based Engineering Small, Multi-Faceted Teams
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RDVO does… User Experience Analysis & Research Application Development Digital Product Development
For… Complex Websites Software Devices Marketing Applications
Using… Rapid Prototyping Component-based Engineering Small, Multi-Faceted Teams A True Focus on User Experience
A Day in the Life @ MBTA 1 Million Passenger Trips 300 Customer Service Calls 40,000 Website Visits
Drivers of Website Update The Need to Modernize Customer Dissatisfaction Support for System-Wide Changes Public Relations and Branding
Critical Challenges Diverse User Needs Corrupt, Outdated Data Rapid Development Schedule Broken Systems
Four Phases Planning, Research, Analysis Strategy & Prototyping Application Development Testing & Deployment
Initial Findings 90% of website traffic accessed schedules & maps
Inital Findings 70% of users are repeat visitors
User Personas & Needs Frequent Riders 65% of users Casual Riders 20% of users First-Timers/Tourists 10% of users • Schedules • Service Alerts • Personalization • Mobile Tools • Route Mapping • Schedules • Fare Information • Service Information • Route Mapping • Service Information • Fare Information • Schedules
Six Month Project 2 Months – Requirements & Planning 2 Months – Prototyping 2 Months – Build and Deploy
Development Challenges Platform Limitations Accessibility Standards Rapid Development Plan Data Flaws
Architecture Transit Server CSS/XHTML SOAP JS/AJAX Web/CMS Server ASP DLL’s Database Server
How do I get there? What’s in my area (address or town)? Where can I get to from here? What is near my destination? Google Maps “Mashup”
Architecture XHTML Prototype JS Library JSON Transit XML Data ASP/DLL’s
Results 250% increase in daily trip plans 35% fewer pages viewed/visit Application Development Testing & Deployment
Planned Enhancements Mobile Website iPod/Handheld Version Ongoing Trip Planning Upgrades