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A user-centered site redesign experience
LCAWeb: Legal and Corporate Affairs (LCA) intranet portal for Microsoft worldwide
Example: user’s mental model
Old navigation:
New navigation:
Trademarks
Fictitious Names
Marketing
Fictitious Names
16% of participants found the topic.
100% of participants found the topic.
Task: You are looking for a person’s name to use in an example in a whitepaper.
Example: task-based organization and client language
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Old and new navigationTasks:• I need to renew my green card.• I need to create a new vendor contract.• What’s Microsoft’s open source software policy?• I want to file a patent.
Old navigation:
New navigation:
Changing our intranet
Security levelNN/MMYY
Make employees more productive – Release time for other productive work
Top level navigation
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Demonstrating Result
Only five sample tasks demonstrate a time saving corresponding to more than
EUR 125.000:- per year*
The task based strategy demonstrates improved efficiency and potential cost savings for TetraPak
* 2500 h/year
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• What are your company’s rules for maternity leave in your country?
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ABOUT ME
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Job Vacancies
Travel
Time and Payroll
Employee Benefits
Environment (Working, Local)
Career Development
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About Me
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HomepageIntranet Home | Class B | Class C | About Me | About Company
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Intranet Home | Class A | Class B | About Me | About Company
ABOUT ME
Training
Job Vacancies
Travel
Time and Payroll
Employee Benefits
Environment (Working, Local)
Career Development
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About Me
Actual 2nd click for 6/15 users
Intranet Home | Class A | Class B | About Me | About Company
ABOUT ME
Training
Job Vacancies
Travel
Time and Payroll
Employee Benefits
Environment (Working, Local)
Career Development
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About Me
Only 1/15 clicked here
Intranet Home | Class A | Class B | About Me | About Company
ABOUT ME
Training
Job Vacancies
Travel
Time, Leave and Payroll
Employee Benefits
Environment (Working, Local)
Career Development
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About Me
Time, Leave and Payroll
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