Digital assessment platform design

Unlocking insights with digital assessment platforms

Elixel designs and builds digital assessment platforms that turn questions into clear reports and dashboards. Use them to assess your organisation, your teams or your clients, or to offer assessments as a service.

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Results

  • 50+ businesses benchmark their progress each quarter with the PragmaPulse report
  • ~500 young people supported through LiveWest's Compass platform

From our work with Pragma Holis on the Tech South West Growth Forge programme, and with LiveWest housing association.

The challenge

Without one place to measure, it's hard to know where to improve

Many organisations assess performance with spreadsheets, surveys and reports that live in different places. Without a single view it's hard to spot trends, see where the gaps are or prove that changes are working, so decisions about where to invest come down to gut feel.

"In our partnership with Elixel, we have created an evidence-based measuring tool which will improve outcomes for young people. Elixel worked with patience and diligence over three years to produce a digital compass that gives us what we want now for our customers - approximately 500 young people - and which has the potential to grow."

Jenny Endean

Young Person Service Development Manager

LiveWest

The basics

What is a digital assessment platform?

A digital assessment platform collects answers to a structured set of questions, scores them and turns them into reports, dashboards or benchmarks. Organisations use them to measure their own performance, track people's progress over time, or offer assessments as a service to their own clients.

What we design for

What a good assessment platform does

Brings everything into one view

Answers, scores and history in one place, instead of scattered spreadsheets and surveys.

So you see the whole picture.

Shows where the gaps are

Compare results against goals, benchmarks or earlier assessments.

So you know where to focus.

Tracks progress over time

Repeat assessments show what's improving and what isn't.

So you can prove change is working.

Turns data into clear reports

Reports and dashboards designed to be read and acted on, on screen or as a PDF.

So insights lead to decisions.

Features to plan for

Discovery tells you which of these you need first. Many platforms start small, prove their value, then grow.

  • Question sets. Structured questions your team can update.
  • Scoring. Weighting and scoring rules that match your framework.
  • Benchmarking. Compare against goals, peers or earlier results.
  • Reports. Clear, branded reports on screen and as a PDF.
  • Dashboards. An overview for managers across teams or clients.
  • Repeat assessments. Track change over weeks, months or years.
  • Goals and actions. Turn results into next steps people can work on.
  • User roles. Different views for admins, assessors and the people being assessed.
  • Your own branding. For offering assessments to your own clients.
  • Accessibility. Clear language and readable layouts, so everyone can take part.

How we work

What an assessment platform project looks like

Many assessment platforms start as a proof of concept, as Pragma Holis's did with a survey-based report. We help you prove the idea, then grow it in stages, as LiveWest's Compass platform grew over three years.

Step 1

Discover

Your framework, your questions and the people being assessed

Discovery & scoping

Step 2

Design

Scoring, reports and dashboards, prototyped and tested

UX design & prototyping

Step 3

Build

Works on any device, with reports people can share as PDFs

Web & app development

Step 4

Improve

Repeat assessments and feedback shape every release

UX research & testing

Our work

Work we've done

Prototype design for the LiveWest Social Care platform

Human health & social care

The Compass Support Worker Platform

Designing a digital assessment tool that supports meaningful conversations with young people

Read the case study
Mobile app designs from the Sleep consultancy app

Education

Educational health app to resolve young peoples' sleep problems

Designing a cross-platform mobile app that helps parents and carers to improve their childrens sleep

Read the case study
business assessment platform designed by Elixel

From Proof of Concept to Polished Insights

Elevating the Pragma Holis platform from MVP to a visually compelling digital platform

Read the case study

Tell us what you want to measure

Whether you have a framework ready or just a spreadsheet and an idea, book a discovery call. We'll tell you honestly where we'd start.

Book a discovery call

FAQs

Questions we often hear

Something else on your mind? Book a discovery call and ask us directly.

What can a digital assessment platform measure?

Almost anything you can ask structured questions about: the health of your organisation, your teams' skills, your clients' needs or a person's progress. LiveWest uses its Compass platform to track the progress of young people it supports.

Can we offer assessments to our own clients?

Yes. Pragma Holis offers its PragmaPulse report to other businesses, and over 50 businesses on the Tech South West Growth Forge programme use it each quarter to benchmark their progress.

Should we start with a proof of concept?

Often, yes. Pragma Holis started with a survey that generated a tailored report, proved the insights were valuable, then worked with us to make the report clear and professional.

Can results be shared as reports?

Yes. We design reports to work on screen and as shareable PDFs, and test them for readability and accessibility.

How long does it take?

Most projects start with a discovery and a design sprint, then grow in stages. LiveWest's Compass platform was developed with us over three years.

How much does it cost?

It depends on your questions, scoring and reporting. We give you a scope and estimate at the end of discovery, before you commit to a build.