Improving navigation for quicker task completion.
Data Definitions is a platform that helps understand terminology from different manufacturers with translations and standardisation it also helps understand the items, attributes and values our company research and code.
Role
I was responsible for research and redesign of the whole platform.
Tools
Figma, Notion
Goal
The focus of this project was to improve the experience of researcher in navigating the complex taxonomy system.
Current navigation challenges
The existing navigation structure presented several user experience challenges:
Visibility of taxonomy items: In the current system, selecting an item from a taxonomy list to view its attributes resulted in the other items in the taxonomy becoming hidden.
Missing search functionality: If a user did not know the exact name of an item or in which category to look, they ended up clicking through several categories until they found what they were looking for.
Scroll position reset on main page: Users reported inconvenience due to the main page resetting to the top after navigating back from a selected item. This issue disrupted the user's flow, especially when exploring items in a long list (such as items starting with "M").