Transcript OECD`s approach to building a user-centric website

A user-centric
website
UNECE work session on communication of
statistics
29 June – 1 July 2011
Terri Mitton , OECD Publishing
[email protected]
Overview
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Background on www.oecd.org
How to find out what users want
How we measure success
Conclusion
New website…
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What the organisation wants
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What the user wants
• To accomplish his/her task
• To find what he/she are looking for as fast
as possible
OECD users voted on the top tasks
Tasks
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Country survey/review/reports
Compare country statistical data
Statistics on one particular topic
Browse an online publication for free
Working papers
Publication by topic
2120
Voters
7%
6%
6%
5%
5%
5%
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Basic facts, summaries, overviews
Statistics on one particular country
Statistics forecasts / projections
Access to raw data
4%
4%
4%
3%
Top 25%
Top
25-50%
Bottom 20 tasks: 3% of the vote
Tasks
Votes
How OECD interacts with non-member countries
How OECD is funded (budget)
Find OECD officials (directors, ambassadors)
Personalize the website
Press conferences (calendar accreditation)
Find a local bookshop
Publishing rights and permissions
What’s involved in OECD membership
Secretary General speeches and activities
Find OECD locations
Tour of the OECD
Hotels near OECD locations
Password problems
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We cannot change what we cannot measure
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Usability test approaches
1. Task Performance Indicator
Gerry McGovern, Customer Carewords
www.gerrymcgovern.com
2. Steve Krug based-method
www.sensible.com/rocketsurgery/index.htm
How do users perform on top tasks?
Task performance indicator
Task
• Example 1: How much did Korea spend
on health in 2008, in percentage of its
GDP (gross domestic product)?
Cross-search hid navigation bar
After testing
Task
• Example 2:
– Find a table that gives key statistical
information, such as government deficit and
CO2 emission levels in Japan for 2007
(Browse statistics on a particular country)
Most users navigate by country
Users find the wrong number…
Task
• Example 3:
– In 2009, which country – Germany or Spain had the highest number of obese people
(based on self reports)? (compare countries)
Too much long text…
Some users find the right page…
Multi-tab excel files problematic
Navigation overwhelmed users..
Simplified navigation
Conclusion
• The website is the primary means with
communicating with the public.
• A good way to gain support in the
organisation is to show that the website is
working for users.