A UX Researcher, Writer and Consultant.
Improving Navigation of a Sales Acceleration platform
Methods
Heatmaps, Surveys, Remote Card Sorting, Remote First Click Testing, A/B Testing
Tools
Miro, Churnzero,
Mixpanel, Fullstory,
Dovetail
Timeline
5 weeks
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Identify
Propose
Conduct
Analyze
Report
Track
Background
Auctm's B2B offering provides a dashboard to manage and monitor the Sales performance of the real estate agents in a team.
Heatmap Analysis & Statistics
As a result of the quarterly heatmap analysis I did for the Auctm web-app, I discovered that 70% of users do not scroll below the fold to the essential areas of the webapp.
​81% users only visited the first page​<20% engagement rate on key features
Survey
Key Findings
I sent out a survey targeted to all users through Churnzero as a popup for users visiting the web application, focusing on:
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What did they come to find on the website?
If users are able to find what they came for?​
Did they know they could do x task through Auctm?
35% users could not find what they were looking for
Apart from two tasks, rest of the features were discovered by <25% users
Problem Statement
How might we improve the navigation of the Auctm Web-app so that users don't miss out on important features?
Card Sorting
I did a card sorting exercise with 26 users.
Recruitment criteria:
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10 power users
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16 new users(onboarded but not frequently using the product)
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To understand where the users would expect to find certain information on the product, I did a card sorting exercise.
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With each card that the user sorted, I asked why they chose to associate the data point with the term. This gave us a fair idea of how users cluster information.
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Based on the card sorting exercise, we made a first prototype of the navigation menu, on which we did a first click testing to test what paths would user take in different scenarios
First Click Usability Test / AB Testing
Results from Card sorting exercise gave me insight into user's point of view without reference to the product or a scenario, hence I conducted a scenario-based first click testing exercise on two prototypes to understand how users will perceive information if they were to perform a task and the product was to be used in that scenario.
Data Analysis
Methods used to analyze the data gathered from the user sessions:
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Using Spreadsheets - mapping frequency and percentages
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Collaborated with Product Managers and Designers to map the tasks to the menu information
Research Insights & Final Prototype
The analysis showed how the information users segregated was separated by different facets of the industry and then how they would analyse to improve or monitor that facet.
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The study indicated that users needed words in the menu that spoke to them of what they would be able to do from the particular page.
New Navigation
Outcome/Impact
93%
Increased engagement on the individual modules of the web app in the following quarter.