Audit Summary

1. Overall Assessment

This is a Kanban-style project management board for sprint planning and tracking. The interface displays a functional workflow system with clear column structure (TO DO, IN PROGRESS, DONE) and task cards containing multiple data points.

**Overall Quality: 5.5/10**

Strengths

Weaknesses

2. Key Issues

Issue 1: Unclear Icon and Metric Meanings (Critical)

**Impact:** Users cannot understand task status or metrics without prior knowledge

**Evidence:**

**Why It Matters:** This violates the "Recognition Rather Than Recall" principle, forcing users to remember system conventions rather than recognizing them. New users will be confused, and even experienced users may misinterpret data.

Issue 2: Inconsistent Visual Design System (High)

**Impact:** Reduces learnability and creates confusion about element meanings

**Evidence:**

**Why It Matters:** Inconsistency breaks user expectations and makes the interface harder to learn. Users cannot build mental models when visual patterns are arbitrary.

Issue 3: Information Density on Cards (High)

**Impact:** Cognitive overload reduces scanning efficiency and decision-making speed

**Evidence:**

**Why It Matters:** Users need to quickly scan boards to understand status. Dense cards slow down comprehension and make it difficult to focus on what matters most.

Issue 4: Missing Help and Documentation (Critical)

**Impact:** Users cannot learn the system or resolve issues independently

**Evidence:**

**Why It Matters:** Without help resources, users will make errors, misunderstand features, and require constant support. This increases training costs and reduces productivity.

Issue 5: Sprint Deadline Visibility (Medium)

**Impact:** Team may miss critical deadline due to low visual prominence

**Evidence:**

**Why It Matters:** Sprint deadlines are critical for Agile teams. The current design doesn't emphasize urgency, potentially leading to missed commitments and failed sprints.

3. Recommendations

Recommendation 1: Implement Comprehensive Tooltip System (Critical Priority)

**Action:** Add hover tooltips to every icon, badge, and metric

**Expected Impact:** Immediate improvement in usability and learnability. Users can understand the interface without external documentation.

Recommendation 2: Create and Document Design System (High Priority)

**Action:** Establish consistent visual language

**Expected Impact:** Improved consistency, faster learning curve, easier maintenance, and better team collaboration.

Recommendation 3: Reduce Card Information Density (High Priority)

**Action:** Implement progressive disclosure

**Expected Impact:** Faster scanning, reduced cognitive load, improved focus on priorities, better visual hierarchy.

Recommendation 4: Add Help and Documentation System (Critical Priority)

**Action:** Build comprehensive help resources

**Expected Impact:** Reduced support burden, faster onboarding, increased user confidence, fewer errors.

Recommendation 5: Enhance Sprint Deadline Visibility (Medium Priority)

**Action:** Make deadline more prominent

**Expected Impact:** Better deadline awareness, improved sprint planning, reduced risk of missed commitments.

4. Final Score

**Overall UI/UX Quality: 5.5/10**

Breakdown:

Verdict:

**Functional but needs significant UX improvements.** The board successfully displays information and supports basic workflow, but lacks the polish, clarity, and user support needed for excellent user experience. Priority should be given to adding tooltips, documentation, and reducing information density. With these improvements, the score could reach 7-8/10.