The Central Bank of Ireland Returns Portal

Device: Desktop Only

The ‘Returns Portal’ – A corporate yet slick internal portal to manage end of year tax returns.

Research

• Review the internal portal specs and balsamic mockups.
• Evaluate the new External Portal’s functionality, accessibility, design, and technology stack.
• Study the Central Bank of Ireland’s branding guidelines.
• Audit the External Portal for accessibility compliance.
• Familiarize with NGX-bootstrap documentation.
• Analyze web traffic data for current services.

Design

• Develop the Returns Portal using Angular and a UI component library.
• Conduct design workshops with cross-functional teams for collaboration.
• Create a comprehensive design library and guide for developer reference.
• Design essential UI components including:
  • Navigation elements
  • Global Header and Search
  • Layouts
  • Input controls
  • Pickers
  • Content media
  • Shared components like CBI-grid
  • Accordion, Progress indicators, Dialogs, Modals
  • Tooltips, Popovers, Toasts, Notifications
  • Typehead, Drop-down Menu, Tabs, Tables, Breadcrumb
  • Pagination, Nesting, and Experimental components
• Address non-functional requirements such as app loading, logging, and accessibility.
• Enhance the External Portal with new sections for Fitness and Probity, delegate onboarding, and questionnaires.

Develop

• Develop a ‘Design Guide’ as to how to use the UI Library for best User Experience and how to comply with accessibility guidelines (WCAG 2.1 AA)

Test

• Test accessibility ARIA features using assistive technologies (NVDA and JAWS)

UI Gallery showing UI components