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Hi, I\u2019m Becky Lee, an interaction designer working on Get your State Pension in Newcastle. The service is currently in private beta so we\u2019re inviting select users to use it as they approach State Pension age.<\/span><\/p>\n

To find out how people are getting on with the service we\u2019ve been using data analytics, user feedback and a hypothesis board. The process of using data analytics and feedback to inform service improvements is continuous. Here\u2019s what we did:<\/p>\n

1. Gather data and feedback<\/h3>\n

As soon as the first claims came through we started to collect a lot of data about people\u2019s behaviour on the site as well as feedback from users. It\u2019s really important to get as much data and feedback as you can about people\u2019s behaviour and experience using the service.<\/p>\n

2. Map feedback to the user journey<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To clearly see where the data and feedback corresponded to the service, we put some screenshots on the wall and stuck up post-its with key figures and quotes. We also thought about the emotions people might be feeling at different stages of the service.<\/p>\n

3. Identify issues and create hypotheses<\/h3>\n

Once everything is on the wall, it is easier to see areas where people might be having difficulty. For example, the data showed there were lots of validation errors being generated on the \u2018Account name\u2019 field. A bit of investigation into the user feedback showed that many people have joint bank accounts with ampersands in their account name and were unable to carry on through the service.<\/p>\n

Our hypothesis was that by allowing the ampersand symbol to be accepted in this field, the validation errors would reduce significantly.<\/p>\n

4. Test the hypotheses<\/h3>\n

After writing the user story and making the change in sprint, we went back to the analytics to see if there were any notable changes. In this case, the validation errors had significantly reduced. Users no longer had interrupted journeys at this stage, so there was no feedback – which in this case is good feedback. Therefore we proved our hypothesis correct.<\/p>\n

Using data and feedback this way can really help all the team to identify the real issues that users might be facing using our service as well as inform current and future design. It doesn\u2019t stop here though. The cycle continues as we monitor the feedback, create further hypotheses and test them. This will be especially important as we scale the service in the months to come.<\/p>\n

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This article was originally published here<\/a> and was reposted with permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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