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Architecting for simplicity and meaning amidst information chaos Shopify Reports:
A case study
Oh hey... @virginiastart @_kyleaparker
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Spring in Ottawa
1. Layer in complexity 2. Integrate design, content, and research
3. Embrace vulnerability Today we’re going to talk about how to...
What is Shopify?
What is Shopify reports?
Disconnect between tasks and data
None
None
Bad data visualizations
It had to be approachable
How do you design business reporting for 243,000+ merchants?
1. Layer in complexity 2. Integrate design, content, and research
3. Embrace vulnerability
Figure out what information you’re dealing with
Business processes Store Channel Product Variant Customer Addres Engagement ✓
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Carts ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Checkouts ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sales ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Payments ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Taxes ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Gift cards ✓ ✓ Conversion ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ The bus matrix
Define your information objects
Sales Customers Traffic Products
See what else is out there
None
Do just enough mapping
Store performance Business operations How much did my store make
this week? I need to do my taxes.
Define and prioritize tasks
Shopify reports Keep track of your project truisms Do the
hard work for our merchants Are organized by merchant task Can be saved and favourited Etc.
Get out of the office
Eureka!
Think big, start small
Take one piece and make it your baby
Don’t pull the rug out from under your users
“Everything changed on the day of the new design’s launch.
All of a sudden, everyone’s current knowledge was shifted back–almost to the point of a brand new employee.” - Jared Spool
Before After Implement in increments
Be scrappy!
To layer in complexity: ✓ Figure out what information you’re
dealing with ✓ Define and prioritize tasks ✓ Think big, start small
1. Layer in complexity 2. Integrate design, content, and research
3. Embrace vulnerability
Include everyone from the beginning
None
None
Become experts together
Become experts together
Become experts together
Learn about your users together
Let content lead the way
Content first!
Don’t get trapped in discipline silos
Keep other teams close
To integrate design, content, and research: ✓ Include everyone from
the beginning ✓ Let content lead the way ✓ Break out of discipline silos
1. Layer in complexity 2. Integrate design, content, and research
3. Embrace vulnerability
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change.” -
Brené Brown
Show off your work (even if you think it sucks)
Show your work early and often
Get comfortable with feeling uncomfortable
Hold team health checks
Share honest feedback
Don’t gloss over the prickly bits
To embrace vulnerability: ✓ Show off your work ✓ Check
in with your team often and honestly
1. Layer in complexity 2. Integrate design, content, and research
3. Embrace vulnerability Today we talked about how to...
Thanks! @virginiastart @_kyleaparker
References Designing Embraceable Change, Jared Spool Just Enough Research, Erika
Hall NN/g UX Conference (Chicago, 2014) The Power of Vulnerability, Brené Brown
Images Slide 3: flickr.com (Matt Wiebe) Slide 5: vogue.com Slide
6: cbc.ca Slide 14: observer.com Slide 31: bac-lac.gc.ca Slide 46: @jazyfent Slide 55: thewallpaper.co Slides 10, 21, 23, 34, 45: unsplash.com