Phase B, Business ArchitectureDerived from Nielsen Norman Group

Customer Journey Map

Track one persona through each stage of a service, recording actions, thoughts and an emotion curve, then name one improvement per stage.

Customer journey map: a developer's path from discovery to energisation

A Nielsen Norman Group journey map follows one persona through five stages, recording what they do, what they think and how they feel, then turns the pain at each stage into an improvement the operator can own.

Customer journey map: a developer's path from discovery to energisation A Nielsen Norman Group customer journey map for a property developer requesting a 1 MVA connection from a GB distribution network operator. Five stages run left to right, Discover, Apply, Quotation, Construction and Energised, crossed by rows for actions, quoted thoughts, an emotion curve and opportunities. The emotion curve rides high at Discover, dips lowest at Quotation and recovers to its highest point at Energised, and each stage carries one improvement the operator could make. Source: Nielsen Norman Group journey mapping. Persona: property developer requesting a 1 MVA connection. Scenario: first application to energisation. Discover Apply Quotation Construction Energised Actions Thoughts Emotion Opportunities Identifies the DNO and how to apply Submits application with site plans Reviews the offer and queries cost Grants site access for the works Receives power and the certificate "Who do I apply to?" "Did it go through?" "Why does it cost this much?" "When will the crews arrive?" "Power at last" high low Publish indicative costs Show live application status Itemise the quote line by line Send weekly works schedule updates Ask for feedback within a week Source: Nielsen Norman Group journey mapping (nngroup.com)

The emotion curve is the centre of the map: confidence dips hardest at Quotation, where cost lands without explanation. The opportunities row names one change per stage that would lift the curve where it sags.

When you need evidence of where customers struggle and which fixes would lift the experience most.

What you need and what you get

You'll need

  • A persona and a scenario
  • Stage by stage actions, thoughts and feelings

You'll get

  • An emotion curve across the stages
  • One owned improvement opportunity per stage

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  • Nielsen Norman GroupNielsen Norman Group, journey mappingSource