Web Optimization Process Management

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Tim Wilson's presentation at eMetrics San Francisco in April 2013 covering an approach for analysts to establish and manage a well-defined process for hypothesis discovery, prioritization, and testing to help pivot companies to be data-driven -- to orient towards a culture of validated learning.

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@tgwilson /emetrics eMetrics, April 2013

Web Optimization Process Management

Tim Wilson VP of Measurement & Analytics, Clearhead

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The analyst as an agent of change

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Our job: reorient the business towards validated learning.

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Everyone wants to be data-driven these days.

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People Process

Technology

Being Data Driven

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People Process

Technology

Being Data Driven The Business’ perspective

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People Process

Technology

Being Data Driven The Analyst’s perspective

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People Process

Technology

Being Data Driven My perspective

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Let’s talk about a process revolution.

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Every revolution needs a mobilizing catch-phrase.

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A.D.A.P.T. to

Act & Learn

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Align on goals and KPIs

Discover hypotheses across the company

Assess the hypotheses and your approach

Prioritize the hypotheses

Test the highest priority hypotheses

Act on the results

Learn for the future

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Align on goals and KPIs

Discover hypotheses across the company

Assess the hypotheses and your approach

Prioritize the hypotheses

Test the highest priority hypotheses

Act on the results

Learn for the future

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Alignment means clearly established goals and KPIs.

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Magic questions. 1.  What are we trying to achieve?

2.  How do we know if we’ve done that?

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Two Magic Questions

A Process: Goals and KPIs

Establish Targets

Establish Appropriate

Measures

−  What are we trying to achieve? −  How will we know if we’ve done that?

−  Open-ended questions −  “What?” and “How?” (not “Why?”) −  The power of restatement

−  Historical data −  Back-of-the-napkin creativity −  Bracketing

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Online Revenue Engagement ReachDrive online revenue through the presence of xxxx Increase overall site engagement Increase the reach of [site].com

Conversion Rate Lift +14.3% New Profiles Created 2,707 SEO Visits to xxxx 116

Visits that interacted with xxxx 7.08% Total Profiles created since launch 3,391

Visits that did not interact with xxxx 6.19%

% Interacting w/ xxxx 13.8%+3.19% +3.14% +1.6% Visits that interacted 36,605 Social Shares of xxxx 251

Visits that did not interact 229,125

Avg. Order Value Lift +2.7%

Visits that interacted with xxxx $23.37

Visits that did not interact with xxxx $22.76

Time on Site Lift +77.6% Social Referral Visits 46Visits that interacted with xxxx 24:49

$23.04 $22.96 +0.3% Visits that did not interact with xxxx 13:59

Total Revenue Lift $8,976

Conversion rate lift only $7,389

AOV lift only $1,389

AOV lift on incremental orders $199

Annualized Lift (ignoring seasonality) $192,727 Refer to the glossary for a detailed definition for each metric.

Overall AOVfor the site

Overall conversion rate for the site

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Align on goals and KPIs

Discover hypotheses across the company

Assess the hypotheses and your approach

Prioritize the hypotheses

Test the highest priority hypotheses

Act on the results

Learn for the future

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An analysis is nothing more than testing a hypothesis.

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Where do hypotheses come from?

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Analysts

Our Stakeholders

Everyone Else at the Company

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Everyone in the business has hypotheses!

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The trick is getting them articulated clearly.

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What we say to marketers

“What is your hypothesis?”

What they hear

“I’m dragging you back to the 8th grade

science class you hated.”

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I believe that…

If I am right, then… [some idea]

[some action]

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Each idea can be added to your hypothesis library. ­  Google Spreadsheet ­  Excel ­  uservoice.com ­  Sharepoint ­  Lotus Notes ­  Jira

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Align on goals and KPIs

Discover hypotheses across the company

Assess the hypotheses and your approach

Prioritize the hypotheses

Test the highest priority hypotheses

Act on the results

Learn for the future

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To assess the effort required, you have to determine the approach.

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The analyst must be aware of the full tool belt.

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If I am right, then… [some action]

I believe that… [some idea]

To test this, I will… [tool/technology/approach]

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Web Analytics

Voice of the Customer

A/B (and MV) Testing

Usability Testing

Email Surveys

Social Media Analytics

Focus Groups

Secondary Research

What’s in your company’s toolbelt?

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Align on goals and KPIs

Discover hypotheses across the company

Assess the hypotheses and your approach

Prioritize the hypotheses

Test the highest priority hypotheses

Act on the results

Learn for the future

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It’s not a simple formula.

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But a formula can guide the discussion.

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Likelihood belief is right

Likelihood change would occur

Likely scale of impact

Alignment w/ business goals

Effort to test (approach)

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Align on goals and KPIs

Discover hypotheses across the company

Assess the hypotheses and your approach

Prioritize the hypotheses

Test the highest priority hypotheses

Act on the results

Learn for the future

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Align on goals and KPIs

Discover hypotheses across the company

Assess the hypotheses and your approach

Prioritize the hypotheses

Test the highest priority hypotheses

Act on the results

Learn for the future

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Driving action requires effective communication of the results.

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The data does not speak for itself.

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Who needs to do what?

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Lead with the business problem statement.

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Follow with the answer and the action.

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Do not show your work.

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And then track to action.

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As a result, we… [took the action]

We tested… [the idea]

Resulting in… [quantified result]

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Align on goals and KPIs

Discover hypotheses across the company

Assess the hypotheses and your approach

Prioritize the hypotheses

Test the highest priority hypotheses

Act on the results

Learn for the future

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Learning means looking beyond the near-term action.

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Hypothesis tested Action taken

Hypothesis tested No action taken

Hypothesis tested Action taken

Hypothesis tested Action taken

Hypothesis tested No action taken

Hypothesis tested Action taken

Hypothesis tested Action taken

Hypothesis tested Action taken

Deeper learning

Deeper learning

Deeper learning

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Reorienting the business towards validated learning

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Align on goals and KPIs

Discover hypotheses across the company

Assess the hypotheses and your approach

Prioritize the hypotheses

Test the highest priority hypotheses

Act on the results

Learn for the future

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clearhead.me/emetrics

­  This presentation ­  Guide: getting to great KPIs ­  Hypothesis library template ­  Approach options self-audit template ­  Recommended reading

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