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Value-Driven Intranets. Techniques for delivering a task-based intranet Netherlands, March 16, 2010 Gerry McGovern gerry@customercarewords.com www.customercarewords.com. Tasks Voting Trends. 3. Unpaid leave. An Intranet Story….
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Value-Driven Intranets Techniques for delivering a task-based intranet Netherlands, March 16, 2010 Gerry McGovern gerry@customercarewords.com www.customercarewords.com
An Intranet Story… Customer: Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) a UK Government Department.
Task Measurement... Because You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure Manage tasks: Not content Not technology
Step 1: Determine Tasks Determine 6-12 frequently used tasks.
Task Question Checklist • One unique answer • Does not contain hidden clues • Emotionally neutral • Not confidential
Task Question Checklist • Clearly different from other tasks • Independent from other tasks • Immediately doable on the website
You’d like to take six months off work to travel the world (without resigning). You've worked with HSBC for four years. Do you qualify? • How many packages per hour can the TBA19 filling machine produce?
Step 2: Recruit Participants Recruit 15-18 representative people
Remote Measurement Sessions Record session “We are not measuring you” Measure time for each task. Observe problems and successes. No “think aloud”, no discussions