About Macmillan

Macmillan Publishers is a global trade publishing company operating in over 70 countries, with imprints in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, and India.

Project


Macmillan Intranet Redesign


Challenge

Macmillan had an outdated company intranet that didn’t reflect the companies goals. The new redesigned intranet would be the organizational center of the company. The goal was to provide easy access for all employees to find company information, resources, and tools.

The site is used by over 500 employees across 15 publishers and 34 imprints.

My Role

UX Design & Research

System Administration

My Responsibilities

Requirement Gathering

Information Architecture

Wireframing

Prototyping

System Analyst

Previous intranet design

Previous intranet design


Discovery

Requirement Gathering

We began our research by meeting with employees across the company to get an understanding of the variety of user communities. Next, we conducted user surveys to gain knowledge around pain points and areas of improvement. In addition, we held card sorting workshops to understand how employees categorized information to improve the Information Architecture of the site.

User Communities across Macmillan. 34 Imprints & 12 Shared Service Departments

User Communities across Macmillan. 34 Imprints & 12 Shared Service Departments

Our Findings/Solutions