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Review and Assess Software User Interface

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Progeny Genealogy Inc.
Progeny Genealogy Inc.
Pierre Clouthier
Pierre Clouthier
President
2
Project
Academic experience
30 hours per student
Student
Anywhere
Intermediate level

Project scope

Categories
Data analysis Operations Project management
Skills
usability user interface (ui) design sales innovation
Details

PROJECT DESCRIPTION/DESCRIPTION DU PROJET:

Review the user interface design of our software.

HOW MANY STUDENT INTRAPRENEURS WILL THIS PROJECT ACCOMMODATE?/DE COMBIEN D’ÉTUDIANTS AVEZ-VOUS BESOIN POUR EXÉCUTER CE PROJET?

2

TIME COMMITMENT PER STUDENT/TEMPS DE TRAVAIL PAR ÉTUDIANT: [please indicate either 30 hours, 50 hours, or 70 hours/veuillez indiquer 30, 50 ou 70 heures]:

30

KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES/TÂCHES ASSOCIÉES AU PROJET:

  • Install and learn our genealogy graphics software (Charting Companion) by performing various publishing tasks
  • Note design flaws, confusion, ambiguity, usability, suggestions for improvements
  • Write report documenting experience

UNIQUE ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES/RÔLES/RESPONSABILITÉS :

  • Learn Charting Companion software
  • Evaluate usability
  • Write a report

PROJECT MENTOR NAME/NOM DU MENTOR DU PROJET:

Pierre Clouthier

This project contributes to innovation because the students' observations concerning the usability of the software, will be used to improve the interface, redesign the software to be more user-friendly, easier to use, more intuitive, and will result in increased sales.

Deliverables
No deliverables exist for this project.
Mentorship

Instruction on how to install and use software.

Review of usability report.

About the company

Company

Progeny develops genealogy graphics software. Genealogy is the discovery of one's ancestors. Our software enables our customers to tell the story of their family, by communicating their research through charts that describe family trees. See our Website for examples.