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Website Usability Audit

Help Stroud Water Research Center assess the usability of their website's interface and identify design and user experience improvements by comparing it against accepted best practices.
Stroud Water Research Center
Avondale, PA, USA
Stroud Water Research Center
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Avondale, PA, USA

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Posted July 16th

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Website Usability Audit

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What we need
  • An expert evaluation of the Organization’s website compared against usability best practices in order to assess an optimal user-friendly and intuitive layout.
  • Note: This project does not include feedback on website content - only usability
Additional details

We're looking to enhance the usability, design and visual appeal of our website. This audit as an important first step in guiding how we proceed. Stroudcenter.org is large & complex with 180 pages, 1,600 posts, and over 3,000 media files. We want to make it easier for visitors to find what they need and to improve the overall look and feel. Our primary audience is funders; other key stakeholders include: teachers, students, farmers, sustainability professionals, and scientists.

What we have in place
  • We have a dedicated and skilled web developer, Heather Brooks, who can help you obtain the depth and breadth of data needed to make informed decisions. We have a great deal of data available in our reports. Heather also manages the content and analytics, and is tremendous resource. I'm the new Director of Development and am eager to support this project in any way.
How this will help
This project will save us $5,665 , allowing us to invest it into our core programming: scientific research to preserve fresh water; education programs; and watershed restoration.

This project will provide valuable direction for us as we look to revamp our website. Ultimately, it will acheive the following: an enhanced user experience leading to more action taken - signing up for newsletters, donating, volunteering, participating as citizen scientists, and taking action to support the future of fresh water in communities around the world.

Project plan

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Prep: Distribution of Prep Materials
  • Volunteer Manager shares an overview of the website and describes the target audience and goals of the site
  • Professional and Volunteer Manager outline next steps and agree on project timeline
  • Both parties review our pro-tips for Organizations and Volunteers to ensure the project is set up for success
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Milestone 1: Initial Review & Feedback
  • Professional reviews the website interface and compares it against a list of widely recognized usability principles
  • Professional identifies a list of usability problems in the website interface, referencing designs that conflict with usability principles
  • Volunteer Manager reviews report and asks questions about areas for improvements
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Milestone 2: Final Website Review
  • Professional provides final report for the Organization outlining recommendations for website usability improvement
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Stroud Water Research Center
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Nicole W
Nicole W.

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Our mission

To advance the knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, environmental education, and watershed restoration.

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Working with Jens was a very positive experience. We greatly appreciated his deep technical knowledge, professionalism and his sincere desire to help us achieve a successful outcome for the Stroud Center.
Nicole W.
Nicole W.

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Website Usability Audit Project

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