In an age of increasing complexity, prioritizing will be a key skill. It’s easy to add a feature or content, much harder to take away, or to never add at all. How do you identify what your customers really care about, and then be able to defend your decisions to your team and to management?
How to Empower the future of UX Design with Gen AI
Top Tasks: Making it Easier to Prioritize - Gerry McGovern
1. Top Tasks Finding out what your customers really want
December 15, 2014
Gerry McGovern
gerry@customercarewords.com
www.customercarewords.com
@gerrymcgovern
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77 tasks – 107,000 voters
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1. EU law, rules, treaties, judgments
2. Research and innovation
3. Funding, grants, subsidies
4. Education and training in EU
5. EU strategy, political priorities
6. Environmental protection
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77 tasks – 107,000 voters
54. External poll -bottom 20 tasks
106792TasksTotal Vote% of Total Vote 1601880Cumulative VoteCumulative Tasks58Chemicals (approval)99100.6%92.1%75.3% 59Volunteering opportunities96920.6%92.7%76.6% 60Corporate social responsibility for business94550.6%93.3%77.9% 61E-government94480.6%93.9%79.2% 62Taxation, excise (not VAT)87670.5%94.4%80.5% 63Accession of new countries to the EU, enlargement86780.5%94.9%81.8% 64VAT (Value Added Tax)80980.5%95.5%83.1% 65Judicial cooperation between EU countries, recognition of judgments75490.5%95.9%84.4% 66Pensions, retirement in another EU country74330.5%96.4%85.7% 67Transport safety (air, road, banned airlines)72560.5%96.8%87.0% 68Complaints to the European Commission66730.4%97.3%88.3% 69Resource security (oil, gas, raw materials)65560.4%97.7%89.6% 70Family (marriage, divorce, partnerships, adoption)63780.4%98.1%90.9% 71Emergencies, disasters, civil protection59440.4%98.4%92.2% 72Visit EU institutions, guided tours55300.3%98.8%93.5% 73European Commissioner profiles51570.3%99.1%94.8% 74Goods allowed when crossing borders (alcohol, cigarettes, cash, pets)40970.3%99.4%96.1% 75Driving licence validity in EU countries37320.2%99.6%97.4% 76Vehicles (buying, selling, registration, taxes, insurance)34730.2%99.8%98.7% 77President of the Commission (profile, agenda)30420.2%100.0%100.0%
55. Tasks by DG
DGs/teams by task About the European Commission (role, structure, how it works) About the European Union (role, structure, how it works, origin) Accession of new countries to the EU, enlargementBanking and financial markets (reform, regulation) Chemicals (approval) Climate change, global warmingCompetition (state aid, cartels, mergers, anti-trust) Complaints to the European CommissionConferences, summits, meetings, eventsConsumer and passenger rightsContact European Commission, European UnionCorporate social responsibility for businessCrime, fraud, corruption, human traffickingCulture (heritage, arts, films, Capitals of Culture) Customs, tariffs, quotas, dutiesDevelopment and humanitarian aidDoing business in the EUDoing business with the European Commission (calls for tenders, bids) Driving licence validity in EU countriesEconomic growth, financial stability in EU (crisis, assistance to member states) Education and training in EUE-governmentEmergencies, disasters, civil protection AGRI11111111BUDG111CLIMA1111111111111CNCT11111111111?11COMM - NEWSROOM1COMM - RAPIDCOMM - SPPCOMM- Europe direct1COMM- REPS1111111111111COMP11111DEVCO1111111111DGT1DIGIT11111EAC1111EACEA1111EASME1111ECFIN11111111ECHO1111111ELARG11EMPL11111ENER11111111ENTR111111111111ENV1111111111111EPSOESTATFPI111HOME1111111HR11IAS111JRC111111JUST1111111MARE1MARKT1111111MOVE11111111111OIB111OIB historical archives11OLAF1111111111OP11111111PMO11REGIO111111111111111RTD111111111SANCO111111111SCIC1111111111SG11111SJ1TAXUD1111111111111 TRADE111111YEB1111YEC, YE Advice, SOLVIT, IMI11111TOTAL 18111346159212882169971216313121389
56. Tasks by DG
DGs/teams by
task
About the European Commission (role, structure, how it
works)
About the European Union (role, structure, how it works,
origin)
Accession of new countries to the EU, enlargement
Banking and financial markets (reform, regulation)
Chemicals (approval)
Climate change, global warming
Competition (state aid, cartels, mergers, anti-trust)
Complaints to the European Commission
Conferences, summits, meetings, events
Consumer and passenger rights
Contact European Commission, European Union
Corporate social responsibility for business
Crime, fraud, corruption, human trafficking
Culture (heritage, arts, films, Capitals of Culture)
Customs, tariffs, quotas, duties
Development and humanitarian aid
Doing business in the EU
Doing business with the European Commission (calls for
tenders, bids)
Driving licence validity in EU countries
Economic growth, financial stability in EU (crisis, assistance
to member states)
Education and training in EU
E-government
Emergencies, disasters, civil protection
AGRI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
BUDG 1 1 1
CLIMA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CNCT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ? 1 1
COMM - NEWSROOM 1
COMM - RAPID
COMM - SPP
COMM- Europe direct 1
COMM- REPS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
COMP 1 1 1 1 1
DEVCO 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DGT 1
DIGIT 1 1 1 1 1
EAC 1 1 1 1
EACEA 1 1 1 1
EASME 1 1 1 1
ECFIN 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ECHO 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ELARG 1 1
EMPL 1 1 1 1 1
ENER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ENTR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ENV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
EPSO
ESTAT
FPI 1 1 1
HOME 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HR 1 1
IAS 1 1 1
JRC 1 1 1 1 1 1
JUST 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MARE 1
MARKT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MOVE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
OIB 1 1 1
OIB historical archives 1 1
OLAF 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
OP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
PMO 1 1
REGIO 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
RTD 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SANCO 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SCIC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SG 1 1 1 1 1
SJ 1
TAXUD 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TRADE 1 1 1 1 1 1
YEB 1 1 1 1
YEC, YE Advice,
SOLVIT, IMI 1 1 1 1 1
TOTAL 18 11 13 4 6 15 9 21 28 8 21 6 9 9 7 12 16 31 3 12 13 8 9
DGs/teams by
task
About the European Commission (role, structure, how it
works)
About the European Union (role, structure, how it works,
origin)
Accession of new countries to the EU, enlargement
Banking and financial markets (reform, regulation)
Chemicals (approval)
Climate change, global warming
Competition (state aid, cartels, mergers, anti-trust)
AGRI 1 1 1
BUDG 1
CLIMA 1 1 1 1 1 1
CNCT 1 1 1 1
COMM - NEWSROOM
COMM - RAPID
COMM - SPP
COMM- Europe direct
COMM- REPS 1 1 1
COMP 1 1 1
DEVCO 1 1
DGT
DIGIT 1
EAC
EACEA
EASME 1 1
ECFIN 1 1 1 1
ECHO 1 1
ELARG 1
EMPL
ENER 1 1
ENTR 1 1 1
ENV 1 1 1 1 1 1
57. Tasks by DG
DGs/teams by
task
About the European Commission (role, structure, how it
works)
About the European Union (role, structure, how it works,
origin)
Accession of new countries to the EU, enlargement
Banking and financial markets (reform, regulation)
Chemicals (approval)
Climate change, global warming
Competition (state aid, cartels, mergers, anti-trust)
Complaints to the European Commission
Conferences, summits, meetings, events
Consumer and passenger rights
Contact European Commission, European Union
Corporate social responsibility for business
Crime, fraud, corruption, human trafficking
Culture (heritage, arts, films, Capitals of Culture)
Customs, tariffs, quotas, duties
Development and humanitarian aid
Doing business in the EU
Doing business with the European Commission (calls for
tenders, bids)
Driving licence validity in EU countries
Economic growth, financial stability in EU (crisis, assistance
to member states)
Education and training in EU
E-government
Emergencies, disasters, civil protection
AGRI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
BUDG 1 1 1
CLIMA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CNCT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ? 1 1
COMM - NEWSROOM 1
COMM - RAPID
COMM - SPP
COMM- Europe direct 1
COMM- REPS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
COMP 1 1 1 1 1
DEVCO 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DGT 1
DIGIT 1 1 1 1 1
EAC 1 1 1 1
EACEA 1 1 1 1
EASME 1 1 1 1
ECFIN 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ECHO 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ELARG 1 1
EMPL 1 1 1 1 1
ENER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ENTR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ENV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
EPSO
ESTAT
FPI 1 1 1
HOME 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HR 1 1
IAS 1 1 1
JRC 1 1 1 1 1 1
JUST 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MARE 1
MARKT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MOVE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
OIB 1 1 1
OIB historical archives 1 1
OLAF 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
OP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
PMO 1 1
REGIO 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
RTD 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SANCO 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SCIC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SG 1 1 1 1 1
SJ 1
TAXUD 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TRADE 1 1 1 1 1 1
YEB 1 1 1 1
YEC, YE Advice,
SOLVIT, IMI 1 1 1 1 1
TOTAL 18 11 13 4 6 15 9 21 28 8 21 6 9 9 7 12 16 31 3 12 13 8 9
DGs/teams by
task
About the European Commission (role, structure, how it
works)
About the European Union (role, structure, how it works,
origin)
Accession of new countries to the EU, enlargement
Banking and financial markets (reform, regulation)
Chemicals (approval)
Climate change, global warming
Competition (state aid, cartels, mergers, anti-trust)
AGRI 1 1 1
BUDG 1
CLIMA 1 1 1 1 1 1
CNCT 1 1 1 1
COMM - NEWSROOM
COMM - RAPID
COMM - SPP
COMM- Europe direct
COMM- REPS 1 1 1
COMP 1 1 1
DEVCO 1 1
DGT
DIGIT 1
EAC
EACEA
EASME 1 1
ECFIN 1 1 1 1
ECHO 1 1
ELARG 1
EMPL
ENER 1 1
ENTR 1 1 1
ENV 1 1 1 1 1 1