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INCREASING WEBSITE
PERFORMANCE:
TOP TASK WEBSITE DESIGN
eduWeb Conference 2012
Boston, MA
July 30, 2012
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Gerry McGovern partnership…
http://www.customercarewords.com/
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Why a “top task” design approach?
http://www.socitm.net/events/event/245/
• “…the design and information architecture
  of future council websites should focus
  heavily on 'top tasks'.
• “…we see a 'top tasks' approach as
  essential to developing websites that work
  easily and quickly for customers...”
  • Society for Information & Communication
   Technologists, 2011, in the U.K.
Overview of the research process…




     Assemble a longlist     Poll the audience   Analyse results

     Refine to a shortlist

4
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TOP TASK DESIGN
Lessons from 3 research projects
November 2011 through April 2012
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The top task design goal…
• Create websites that give priority to quick identification of
 links to complete top tasks...
  • “Branding” images and messages & minor tasks should not slow
   top task completion
• For new students…
  • Academic programs offered
  • How to pay, how much will I pay?
• For alumni
  • Request a transcript
  • Send and read class notes
• For faculty and staff
  • “Find a person” to get something done
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            Information Architecture…
           23 colleges and universities
                   0%   10%   20%   30%   40%      50%     60%     70%   80%   90%   100%




         Search



Menus and Links



         Layout



   Visual appeal



         Speed
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(1) Future students… 400+ responses…
            Negative votes                        Positive votes
                     4%   2%   0%   2%        4%        6%        8%   10%   12%

      Up-to-date
        Accurate
       Complete
       Language
         Contact
     Participation
            Open
Recommendations
          Search
 Menus and Links
          Layout
    Visual appeal
           Speed
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Action priorities…
                     0%   2%   4%   6%       8%       10%      12%     14%   16%   18%

 Menus and Links

       Complete

            Open

          Layout

          Search

         Contact

           Speed

Recommendations

     Participation

    Visual appeal

      Up-to-date

       Language

        Accurate
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Top Tasks… 9 of 60 dominate




                                               Top 25%



                                                   26-50%



                                                   51-75%
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Most important tasks…
• Most were about costs, financial aid
  available and what investment return to
  expect after graduating.
• Also popular were the details of earning a
  degree
 • How long to earn a degree and flexible
  scheduling were high interest tasks
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Please choose and score the TOP FIVE tasks from the list
 below that best describe what is important to you when
              choosing to go to university.
           800


           700


           600


           500
    Vote




           400


           300


           200


           100


            0
                 1   6   11   16   21   26       31      36     41         46   51   56

                                             Tasks
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Topics among the bottom 20 tasks…
• Social media connections
• Info about alumni, presidents, and deans
• School news
• Profiles and connections to current
 students
(2) Faculty & staff… 303 responses
                   Negative votes          Positive votes
                        20%   15%   10%   5%    0%     5%   10%

             Up-to-date
               Accurate
              Complete
              Language
                Contact
            Participation
                   Open
       Recommendations
                 Search
        Menus and Links
                 Layout
           Visual appeal
                  Speed


14
Faculty & staff action priorities…
                           0%   5%   10%   15%   20%   25%   30%

       Menus and Links

                Layout

          Visual appeal

                Search

                 Speed

             Complete

               Contact

            Up-to-date

                  Open

              Accurate

             Language

           Participation

      Recommendations


15
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Top tasks… 9 of 50 most important

                               Top 25%



                               26-50%



                               51-75%
(3) Current students… 592 responses
                   Negative votes         Positive votes
                        15%   10%   5%   0%    5%     10%   15%

             Up-to-date
               Accurate
              Complete
              Language
                Contact
            Participation
                   Open
       Recommendations
                 Search
        Menus and Links
                 Layout
           Visual appeal
                  Speed


17
Current student action priorities…
                          0%   5%   10%   15%   20%   25%

      Menus and Links

                Speed

         Visual appeal

               Layout

              Contact

               Search

            Complete

          Participation

           Up-to-date

                 Open

     Recommendations

            Language

             Accurate


18
Current students… 6 of 45 at top
                 32       My course info
                           (schedule,…

                                       Course
                                      materials
                                      (notes, …             Top 25%



                                                            26-50%
                                           Grades (check,
                                             availabili…
                                                            51-75%




                                           3
               7
19
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Key to successful website design…
• Identify top tasks for each audience
• Give priority placement to the top tasks for each
 audience
  •   Make sure content exists for top tasks and tasks are
      easy to complete
• May require…
  • Different entry pages for each audience
• Not written on a stone tablet…
  • Everyone must start on the same “Home Page”
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9 EXAMPLES OF A “TOP
TASK” DESIGN APPROACH
From Home Page to Lower Level Pages
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University of Glasgow… home page
http://www.gla.ac.uk/
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University of Leicester… home page
http://www2.le.ac.uk/
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BU… professional school home page
http://management.bu.edu/
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University of Manitoba… home page
http://umanitoba.ca/
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Augustana College… admissions
http://www.augustana.edu/x96.xml
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University of Oslo… student life
http://www.uio.no/english/student-life/
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Carleton College… annual report
http://apps.carleton.edu/giving/report/2011/
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Stanford… “About” topics to tasks
http://www.stanford.edu/about/
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Harvard… Helping alumni fix things
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/lefa/
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
U.S. Government guide to top task design
Gerry McGovern’s blog and books
NeoInsight newsletter reports
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Top task steps from U.S. Government…
http://www.howto.gov/web-content/manage/focus-on-top-tasks
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Gerry McGovern’s blog and books…
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Practical tips from NeoInsight…
http://www.neoinsight.com/newsletter/index_by_topic.html
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THANKS FOR BEING
HERE AT EDUWEB!
Bob Johnson, Ph.D.
bob@bobjohnsonconsulting.com
www.bobjohnsonconsulting.com

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Top Task Website Design: eduWeb2012

  • 1. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 1 INCREASING WEBSITE PERFORMANCE: TOP TASK WEBSITE DESIGN eduWeb Conference 2012 Boston, MA July 30, 2012
  • 2. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 2 Gerry McGovern partnership… http://www.customercarewords.com/
  • 3. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 3 Why a “top task” design approach? http://www.socitm.net/events/event/245/ • “…the design and information architecture of future council websites should focus heavily on 'top tasks'. • “…we see a 'top tasks' approach as essential to developing websites that work easily and quickly for customers...” • Society for Information & Communication Technologists, 2011, in the U.K.
  • 4. Overview of the research process… Assemble a longlist Poll the audience Analyse results Refine to a shortlist 4
  • 5. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 5 TOP TASK DESIGN Lessons from 3 research projects November 2011 through April 2012
  • 6. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 6 The top task design goal… • Create websites that give priority to quick identification of links to complete top tasks... • “Branding” images and messages & minor tasks should not slow top task completion • For new students… • Academic programs offered • How to pay, how much will I pay? • For alumni • Request a transcript • Send and read class notes • For faculty and staff • “Find a person” to get something done
  • 7. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 7 Information Architecture… 23 colleges and universities 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Search Menus and Links Layout Visual appeal Speed
  • 8. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 8 (1) Future students… 400+ responses… Negative votes Positive votes 4% 2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% Up-to-date Accurate Complete Language Contact Participation Open Recommendations Search Menus and Links Layout Visual appeal Speed
  • 9. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 9 Action priorities… 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% Menus and Links Complete Open Layout Search Contact Speed Recommendations Participation Visual appeal Up-to-date Language Accurate
  • 10. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 10 Top Tasks… 9 of 60 dominate Top 25% 26-50% 51-75%
  • 11. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 11 Most important tasks… • Most were about costs, financial aid available and what investment return to expect after graduating. • Also popular were the details of earning a degree • How long to earn a degree and flexible scheduling were high interest tasks
  • 12. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 12 Please choose and score the TOP FIVE tasks from the list below that best describe what is important to you when choosing to go to university. 800 700 600 500 Vote 400 300 200 100 0 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Tasks
  • 13. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 13 Topics among the bottom 20 tasks… • Social media connections • Info about alumni, presidents, and deans • School news • Profiles and connections to current students
  • 14. (2) Faculty & staff… 303 responses Negative votes Positive votes 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 5% 10% Up-to-date Accurate Complete Language Contact Participation Open Recommendations Search Menus and Links Layout Visual appeal Speed 14
  • 15. Faculty & staff action priorities… 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Menus and Links Layout Visual appeal Search Speed Complete Contact Up-to-date Open Accurate Language Participation Recommendations 15
  • 16. 16 Top tasks… 9 of 50 most important Top 25% 26-50% 51-75%
  • 17. (3) Current students… 592 responses Negative votes Positive votes 15% 10% 5% 0% 5% 10% 15% Up-to-date Accurate Complete Language Contact Participation Open Recommendations Search Menus and Links Layout Visual appeal Speed 17
  • 18. Current student action priorities… 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Menus and Links Speed Visual appeal Layout Contact Search Complete Participation Up-to-date Open Recommendations Language Accurate 18
  • 19. Current students… 6 of 45 at top 32 My course info (schedule,… Course materials (notes, … Top 25% 26-50% Grades (check, availabili… 51-75% 3 7 19
  • 20. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 20 Key to successful website design… • Identify top tasks for each audience • Give priority placement to the top tasks for each audience • Make sure content exists for top tasks and tasks are easy to complete • May require… • Different entry pages for each audience • Not written on a stone tablet… • Everyone must start on the same “Home Page”
  • 21. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 21 9 EXAMPLES OF A “TOP TASK” DESIGN APPROACH From Home Page to Lower Level Pages
  • 22. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 22 University of Glasgow… home page http://www.gla.ac.uk/
  • 23. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 23 University of Leicester… home page http://www2.le.ac.uk/
  • 24. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 24 BU… professional school home page http://management.bu.edu/
  • 25. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 25 University of Manitoba… home page http://umanitoba.ca/
  • 26. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 26 Augustana College… admissions http://www.augustana.edu/x96.xml
  • 27. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 27 University of Oslo… student life http://www.uio.no/english/student-life/
  • 28. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 28 Carleton College… annual report http://apps.carleton.edu/giving/report/2011/
  • 29. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 29 Stanford… “About” topics to tasks http://www.stanford.edu/about/
  • 30. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 30 Harvard… Helping alumni fix things http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/lefa/
  • 31. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 31 FOR MORE INFORMATION U.S. Government guide to top task design Gerry McGovern’s blog and books NeoInsight newsletter reports
  • 32. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 32 Top task steps from U.S. Government… http://www.howto.gov/web-content/manage/focus-on-top-tasks
  • 33. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 33 Gerry McGovern’s blog and books…
  • 34. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 34 Practical tips from NeoInsight… http://www.neoinsight.com/newsletter/index_by_topic.html
  • 35. Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC 35 THANKS FOR BEING HERE AT EDUWEB! Bob Johnson, Ph.D. bob@bobjohnsonconsulting.com www.bobjohnsonconsulting.com