IA baseline
assessment
Website information architecture is really hard to get right.
If you know you need to make improvements but:
don’t know where to start
don’t have any resources
don’t have a big budget.
Getting a baseline on your current IA will help.
Why do an IA baseline assessment
A website IA baseline will help you understand your biggest navigation problems and provide a comparison point for the future.
Benefits include:
Getting an understanding of your current IA failure points (and what areas are not as bad as you may have thought)
Helping internal stakeholders understand the complexity of the IA and the issues you are balancing
$5,200 ex GST
What you get:
Optimal Workshop results via link
One-page report including pass-fail and notes
Suggestions for 15 top tasks
Guidance on how to choose test candidates
Guidance on test candidate questionnaire
Test candidate email template
Two versions of the test:
One for internal change management purposes
One for external test candidates
What you need to do
Supply website URL (two levels will be tested)
Supply one round of feedback on 15 suggested top tasks (optional)
Identify 12 test candidates
Send test link to 12 test candidates
Complete all actions within two weeks
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