Government of Canada Internet Guide

Evaluation

By evaluating the usability of your Web initiative, you can see if it meets your clients' needs and expectations. This step is a crucial part of creating, launching and maintaining a successful site, as it lets you see how well you have planned your initiative and presented information and services to your clients.

Base your evaluations on commonly understood goals, achievable performance expectations and a realistic measurement plan. Evaluation may lead you to revisit what you have done and the guidelines you have been using. You may, for example, want to modify the design, content or other site elements so that navigation is purposeful yet simple and so that your site remains current.

There are five parts to this section.

Getting Started Checklist
How to start evaluating your initiative

Web Site Evaluation
Evaluating general Web site considerations on usability issues, methods and resources

Statistics
Using statistics to evaluate for your Web initiative

Graphics Evaluation
Examining the effectiveness of your graphics

Evaluation Tools
Using existing tools and resources to evaluate your Web initiative