MW CTR-IN

Performance Audit

Client page for the MW CTR-IN Site Performance Audit & Post-Audit Design Services

Fall 2021

In an effort to make the design process transparent and accessible to all client stakeholders, this project page contains project-related links for the MW CTR-IN site performance audit and post-audit design services provided by Chris Gargiulo.

In November of 2021, a performance audit was conducted for the MW CTR-IN website to troubleshoot poor page loading speeds. Mid-audit, a critical bug was identified and fixed, and immediately site performance improved from page load speeds of 20-30 seconds to 3-5 seconds per page. During the audit, several technical performance-related areas of concern and visual inconsistencies were identified and listed as recommended next steps. In the weeks and months following the performance audit, Chris Gargiulo was contracted to offer design services to improve the MW CTR-IN website. This client page will contain links to all files related to the performance audit and subsequent design services provided by Chris Gargiulo. Thank you.

Table of Contents

Intro

Brief Project Summary

Audit

Performance Audit

Services

Design Services

Notes

Project Notes

Introduction

Brief Project Summary

Project Intro

Performance Audit

To troubleshoot the slow performance of the MW CTR-IN website, Chris Gargiulo was contracted in the fall of 2021 to conduct a comprehensive site audit to help identify what is currently causing the poor page loading times.

As part of the audit, Chris conducted pre- and post- performance tests, performed recommended software updates, and implemented a few system-level fixes to help improve short-term site performance. A breakdown of the initital project proposal is as follows:

Pre-Audit Performance Testing

  • Pre-audit performance test of the current site to define baseline metrics to be measured, including a pre-analysis to identify potential problem areas for improvement.
  • Pre-update inventory of the current MW CTR-IN technologies to establish a checklist of features and functionality for post-update quality assurance testing.

System Updates

  • Run all recommended system updates (e.g. plugins, themes, etc.) and address any update-related conflicts or errors encountered during the update process.
  • Post-update performance test & analysis for quality assurance to ensure upgraded version compatibility with no loss of site features or functionality.

Performance Fixes

  • Fix system-level performance errors and/or bugs and implement any short-term best practices that will help to immediately improve site performance.

Post-Audit Performance Testing

  • Post-audit performance test & analysis.
  • Post-audit report summarizing the findings, including long-term recommendations to improve site performance in the future.

Post-Audit Design Services

  • After the audit, Chris Gargiulo was contracted to collaborate with principal investigator Dr. Francisco Sy and the MW CTR-IN team to provide ongoing design consultation, visual design services, and front-end web development services to maintain and improve the MW CTR-IN brand and website.

Audit

Performance Audit

Audit

Performance Audit Report

10 Minute Performance Audit Summary Video

The performance audit report is long (~20 pages) and technical, so to help make it a little easier to understand, I created a short (10 min) explanatory video that briefly explains the audit along with my recommendations for next steps.

Watch the video on YouTube

Services

Design Services

Design Services

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Notes

Project-related Information

Notes

Performance Audit

  1. In November of 2021, the performance audit was completed.