Usability and User Research

Content Inventory and Information Architecture

Two retirement platforms that needed to be combined into one product:

  • Performed content inventories for the two sites.
  • Met with stakeholders to understand the status for all the features as part of the content audit.
  • Mapped similar features for future planning.
  • Conducted tree testing and card sorting exercises of the current information architecture for both sites.

Site maps for two legacy systems. Along with a combined site map acting as an inventory of the combined features.

 

A sample of the documentation of UX research that was conducted for the Group Retirement Member website.

A timeline document with the UX research performed for the group retirement member portal website. Including information architecture work and meeting with stakeholders.

 

User Testing a Customer Management System

The task was to find a booking in the search results and update the customer profile. This was conducted with users in our client care, help desk and internal support centres. We measured the task success rate, the time on task and calculated a modified System Usability Scale (SUS) score. The results were documented in Confluence.

“This is going to take a lot of effort. It’s a lot and the text is small.”

screen shot of research result including initial thoughts from participants, feedback about the layout and expectations.

“What does the green dot mean?”

screen shot from documentation showing the Search Details view from the CMS.

Recommendations

For the search results, use consistent language throughout experience. Use Booking Number or Reference Number, not both.

Screen shot of documentation from Confluence. Recommendations noted from the search results user testing.

 

Preference Testing

The group retirement income home page needed to include the policy number as well as the plan details and member numbers.

Details that needed to be included:

  • next monthly net payments needed to be highlighted
  • next net pay
  • auto-deposit
  • gross amount
  • tax withholding
  • payment frequency
  • current year minimum and maximum

Two layouts were created and preference testing was conducted.

two layout options for retirement income

Option B within the retiree experience site

The Manulife group retirement income member portal page. It includes a welcome message, the next monthly net payment (totals and when the payment will be received). The retirement income shows the details for the RRIF and LIF accounts. There is also a section to make changes to your plan, a need help section as well as a beneficiaries section.

 

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