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OpenRoad welcomes Project Manager, Vince Pan

OpenRoad is pleased to announce the addition of Vince Pan, Project Manager to the company. Vince Pan joins the OpenRoad team as a Project Manager/Business Analyst. With a Mechanical Engineering degree from UBC, Vince began life as a Project Manager 14 years ago at an engineering consulting firm. The intrigue and allure of the software […]

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Usability evaluation of BC’s political party websites

On April 17 Travis Smith from Hop Studios provided a review of BC’s three political party websites on CBC Radio’s Early Edition. Travis provided a good, brief review commenting on their creative elements and visual design. What I noticed was missing in his review was the usability angle: can users do what they need to […]

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Spring at OpenRoad: New hires, projects, and ideas

It’s already the end of April here at OpenRoad and 2009 is going quickly. We’re pleased to say that we’ve added some great new employees here and watched one of our sites go live. (spring has sprung at the OpenRoad office. photo: gordonr) Welcome again to Selma Zafar, Mark Johnston, Jen Gerth, ThoughtFarmer’s Allie Henze […]

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How Lenovo turned a battery recall into a great user experience

Disclosure: Neither OpenRoad nor myself has any affiliation with Lenovo nor their battery recall program (other than owning a few of their laptops). Lenovo is was unaware of this blog post and has made no contribution to its contents. A recall is surely one of the most difficult and potentially costly situations that a company […]

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Clicklaw portal launched

Clicklaw is a public website that aims to be a unified point of access on the Internet to diverse sources of legal information, education and help in British Columbia. The project is sponsored by the PLEI Network, is funded by the Law Foundation of BC, and is being led by the BC Courthouse Library. Clicklaw […]

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Are your website KPI’s traceable?

Here’s a scenario: You’re sitting in a “Strategic Review” or “Deep Dive” meeting called by your Executive Vice President (or some equivalent higher-up). She wants to get to know your team better and find out what you accomplished in 2008, what your plans are for 2009, and what strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats you face […]

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OpenRoad grows team

OpenRoad is pleased to announce the arrival of three new web development professionals. Selma Zafar (Senior User Experience Designer), Mark Johnston (Web Developer), and Jennifer Gerth (Quality Assurance Engineer) have officially joined the OpenRoad team. Selma Zafar has over 10 years experience in designing innovative and usable software and hardware. She ensures that the needs […]

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OpenRoad awarded BC Hydro Digital Vendor contract

OpenRoad was recently awarded preferred Digital Communication Vendor status with BC Hydro. OpenRoad will be working with BC Hydro on web analytics, intranet strategy, and business analysis work throughout 2008/2009. BC Hydro’s Digital Communications team is responsible for the overall management of several digital channels: BC Hydro’s public website, intranet, extranet, wireless devices, and web […]