Design of digital platforms for the electricity grid companies
Client: Undisclosed
Studio: Designit Oslo
Role: Service design, UX research and design, accessibility ally
Time frame: 2023
Project description
This long term assignment focuses on the design and development of user-focused websites and customer portals for some electricity grid clients in collaboration with Designit and a technology studio.
Based on customer insights collated by the clients, a need to create new websites and customer portals was identified, in order to design accessible services, to make customers more self-reliant and meet future challenges.
We built on the existing insights, along with several internal and external user interviews and desk research. Based on these, we have been working closely with the client to build opportunities, and prioritize functionality and accessibility.
The project has moved from the insights phase to the development phase where the main goal is to design and develop new websites and customer portals in close collaboration with the clients, along with a strong focus on users and regular user tests.
Kickoff workshop and mapping with the stakeholders
The team in the insight phase consisted of design/project manager (digital designer), service designer, UX designer and design technologist from Designit, and system architect and consultant from a technology company.
Mapping key tasks of the digital portals with the stakeholders
Some of the key tasks during the insights phase were:
- Desk research
- Content mapping
- Interviews with internal and external users.
- Interviews with users with disabilities / special needs.
- Content prioritisation and brainstorming
- Accessibility checks with experts
Universal design and accessibility have been identified as a clear KPIs in this project. To work towards designing an accessible and functional customer portal, we included users with special needs in the insights phase and will continue to do through user testing of design, content and developed solutions, in order to both fulfil the statutory requirements, but also go beyond this and create solutions that actually work well for everyone.
Content prioritisation and idea generation workshops
Digital interviews with internal and external clients
Accessibility testing of the portals (here: using zoom functionality)