World Marrow Donor Association

Goal

Determine user needs and create a redesign

Timeline

January 2022 - April 2022

Background

The WMDA Search and Match service is a global environment that facilitates access to life-saving donors and cord blood products. The users of this tool are doctors and search coordinators looking for donor matches for their patient.


WMDA asked me to create a redesign of the existing tool. I started by interviewing the target group to find out their needs and the problems they face. This info, combined with the user needs and the business requirements, is the foundation of the redesign that I did.

Findings

During the user interviews one of the things we learned was users needed clear and extensive filter functionality to be able to quickly find the right donor match. It also seemed the most important information was hard to find and less important information had a too prominent position. Users didn’t experience the website as easy-to-use and found the look and feel outdated.

Before

After

“Making a complex table less complex, without hiding the most important info”

Overview donor matches

On this page, doctors and search coordinators can search for a donor match for their patient. They can use the extensive filters to find the right match faster.

Quick filter

We learned from user research that there are a few important filters needed to find the right match. These filters are easy to reach via the quick filters on top of the page.

All filters

In some cases there are more filters needed to find the right donor match. The quick filters together with the additional filters can be found under 'all filters’.

Dashboard

Important information related to the searches comes together on the dashboard; statuses of the searches, the overall loading time of the searches and and an overview of the busyness per day.

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