digital inclusion in the public sector
DESCRIPTION
When your user base is huge and diverse, how do you make sure everyone is included in a user centric approach? Kev Murray of Valtech demonstrates how we do it.TRANSCRIPT
Digital Inclusion
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The vulnerable
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Insights and actionable takeaways
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Let’s focus on problems, not features
When User Feedback is too late
Typical service
Costly, requirements upfront, adhering to legal and policy
When launched, unhappy and angry customers
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AgileUser Experience
(UX)
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Agile and Lean UX
DESIGN
TEST
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User needs
Typically a 2 week Sprint
DESIGN
TEST
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User needs
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DESIGN
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Live service
User needs
Guerrilla Research G.O.O.B.
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Pop-up testing(Webcam)
Lab-based user research
experimentLet’s do a little
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What is the user struggling with?
Clue…Clue…
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Communicate in a simple way that users understand
Actionable takeaway…
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What is wrong with this form?
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Clue…
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Questions should be questions, statements should be statements
Actionable takeaway…
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What’s missing?
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Clue…
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Avoid cognitive barriers, which will result in
potential abandonment
Actionable takeaway…
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User research techniques
When screening your users, ask about device preferences
Actionable takeaway…
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When conducting user research have a skilled facilitator and
observer (anyone in the team)
How to conduct user research
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Customer insights
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Affinity Sorting
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Observations!Things you observed during the user research
!- People who were… - Some people… - Assumptions…
Themes!- Investigate - Design challenge - Iterate on… - Implement… - Hypotheses…
Actions
Gathering insights
Sharpie and post-its
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Anyone can help.Did your hypotheses work?
Actionable takeaway…
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Turns user research into user stories
Actionable takeaway…
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Playback to the business
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Playback to developers
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Being transparentAppropriate level of detail
Actionable takeaway…
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Standards
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Accessibility
STANDARD
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Actionable takeaway…
WCAG 2.0 (Level AA)WAI-ARIA - more accessible for people
Wave / ChromeVox Extensions
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Responsive Design
STANDARD
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Mobile-firstProgressive enhancement
Bake in from the outset
Actionable takeaway…
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Bring your own device
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Cheap user testingMulti device coverage
Generate wider involvement
Externalise Text
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Minimal impactDefinition of done
Actionable takeaway…
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Cost per transaction down
Customer Service Agents
Call centres
Paper forms
Digital service
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Vulnerable groups
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4,500 deaths in the UK each year
Health and Safety ExecutiveAsbestos App
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Customer journey mapping
Customer Trade Counter
Asbestos Tool
On site@ Property
Launch Tool
• Recky • Estimating • Quotes • Use the tool here
• Free Kit advice • Trust • Trade counter
knowledge • Point of Sale
• QR code • HSE website • Trade partner website • SMS • URL
• Age of property • Room Location • Material • Task • Disturbance • Prep • Lower risk of contamination
• Recommendation • Call • Online
• Buy materials • Conversations • Talk to other tradesmen • Kit redemption • Refer to mask specialists
• Licensed / • non licensed
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MVP - Mobile-first approach
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Misguided information
“Only 6th floor and
above”“Only find it
outside”
“in the Jewish
houses”
“Houses more than 100 years
old”
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Customer Journey
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Change in behaviour
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Internal cultural changeChange in user behaviour
Cost effective
Actionable takeaway…
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DWP - State PensionDesigning with empathy
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Empathetic, not Sympathetic Understand customer journey
Actionable takeaway…
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Carer’s Allowance Claim Form
330Total questions
67Total pages
Carer’s Allowance Beta
DWP -Carer’s AllowanceListen to user needs
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256
-18optimised by 27%
Carer’s Allowance Claim Optimisation
Total questions
post MVP
-74
Total questions
removed
330
Total questions
(sprint zero)
Total pages
removed
49
optimised by 22%
Total pages
(Post MVP)
67
Total pages
(sprint zero)
Carer’s Allowance Beta
After 4 sprints
195
-28optimised by 42%
Carer’s Allowance Claim Optimisation
Total questions
post MVP
-135
Total questions
removed
330
Total questions
(sprint zero)
Total question
groups removed
39
optimised by 41%
Total question groups
(Post MVP)
67
Total question groups
(sprint zero)
Carer’s Allowance Beta
Beta go live
Challenge policy
Actionable takeaway…
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Questions?