CSR / Corporate & Agency Collaboration

Simplifying CSR Collaboration Platform

Role-based workflows for corporates and CSR agencies
Client/Company

CSR Platform Startup

Role

Strategy & UX Lead

Duration

3 months

Problem

CSR operations across corporates, agencies, and volunteers were fragmented and operationally complex. Disconnected workflows, approval-heavy processes, and unclear governance structures created friction, slowed execution, and reduced transparency across stakeholders.

Context & Constraints

The platform aimed to bring together corporates, CSR agencies, and volunteers into a single operational system. The solution needed to balance autonomy with oversight while supporting compliance-heavy workflows, approval hierarchies, and multi-role participation without increasing cognitive load.

Process

Discovery

Led structured interviews across corporate teams, CSR agencies, and volunteers to uncover tacit operational practices and decision-making patterns. Translated informal and undocumented processes into explicit role definitions and workflow requirements.

Experience & UX Strategy

Designed task-based journeys tailored to each stakeholder type. Defined an information architecture that supported approvals, escalations, and reporting while maintaining clarity across complex governance structures. Created wireframes for user management and help/query resolution modules to reduce operational ambiguity.

Validation

Conducted iterative stakeholder reviews to stress-test approval flows, escalation scenarios, and governance logic under real-world constraints.

Outcome & Impact

Delivered a streamlined collaboration platform that reduced operational ambiguity, improved compliance clarity, and accelerated approval cycles through clearly defined governance and experience design.

Highlights

  • Multi-stakeholder governance and approval workflows

  • Clear role definitions and task-based journeys

  • Maker–checker approval models embedded into UX

  • Reduced ambiguity in CSR operations

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Copyright 2025 by Manu Mehta


Copyright 2025 by Manu Mehta

Copyright 2025 by Manu Mehta