Our organization had a challenge: we had text-heavy, hard-to-navigate, print-based learning documents with multiple versions.
Not only that, the documents needed to be updated often and translated into 16 languages.
We wanted to change this approach and instead make the possibility of "right-time-right-place" training and support into a reality using a mobile app.
As the project lead, I defined the strategy and direction based on the initial needs analysis, provided an instructional design leadership perspective to the project, and acted as project manager to the overall initiative. With input from the rest of the project team, I defined the development process, standards and documentation needs, and the cross-functional partnerships required to successfully bring our deliverables to fruition. I ran weekly project meetings, drove and maintained our project schedule, determined and planned the development of new content to include in the app, managed relationships and communications with cross-functional stakeholders outside the project team, reviewed content against established standards, and conducted the content review process through our document control system.
As we executed against the established standards, I continued to look for improvement opportunities, both in the development and execution process, as well as in the value of the content and user experience of the app, and how they support the users' educational and performance needs. As we expanded our content offering, I partnered with the multimedia team to develop the user interface change necessary to support a more complex content organizational structure. During platform upgrade, partnered with the developer to design the information architecture and user experience as well as transfer existing content successfully to the new platform.
Instructional Design
Project Management
Relationship Management
Communication
Teamwork and Collaboration
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Content Editing
Organization
Vendor Management
Project Leadership:
Smartsheet
Microsoft Office
Application Creation & Organization:
Adobe Experience Manager
Sitecore
Adobe Premiere & Photoshop
Microsoft PowerPoint
Mockups: full launch design
While not a seamless nor instant fix, our results showed that we were providing a better learning and support experience to our users with media-rich, navigable and interactive offline, "right-time-right-place" content—an approach which would work well for delivery of any media-rich, navigable content to diverse and mobile users.
Complexity of organization
Stakeholder buy-in
Solution longevity and maintenance
Budget
Platform upgrade
Standardization of reusable content
Printing options
Translation
Users can find valuable content because materials are organized in a useful and logical way
Media-enabled guidance for salesforce to support customer training
Offline experience for use in locations without reliable internet connection