Nepal | Journalism trainees
The Open Data Editor, a tool by OKFN.org
is where Data Validation happens
A native desktop app for Researchers, Journalists & non-technical data professionals to detect and fix errors in their Spreadsheets.
Hired to Reduce churn by Redesigning the app, I took data from Research, Mixpanel metrics, Support tickets to reimagine how users get through the key workflows & funnels in the app. I also delivered a Design system.
The ODE is a Data management product for everyone to explore, validate, download errors report, and edit the metadata of their excel documents.
Built over 2-week sprint cycles alongside a talented team comprising a Product owner, PM & Engineers.
Romina
Sara
Guergana
Evgeny
Patricio
Respect, Ownership & Trusted collaboration
Role expectation
Gov-tech | Software design | Data
May - Dec 2024
The Designer tasked is expected to work independently without much guidance, has experience with enterprise software design, Dashboards and very specialized, complex workflows.
The Designer uses data from Product analytics, user feedback from support tickets & primary research; They also align, and deliver work within the constraints of the Engineers.
Overview
Background, Problem, Solution & Impact
Product background & objective
The organization decided to pivot from the v1 built by Engineers which targeted various types of users, and could accept all kind of files.
The captured user behaviour from Product analytics showed friction, and consequently drop-off in critical flows like the Upload UX.
A new primary research was conducted and led to this product vision: a de-scoped app which focuses on a solo user persona (non-technical data folks), and elevates their experience by solving all the reported Usability issues.
Given a de-risked product, highlighted problem areas, and a clear feature list, I came in here - making experiments, designs and iterations to deliver an intuitive, elegant and accessible Desktop app.
Problem framing
Users had troubles understanding how to navigate the product.
The expected behaviour of the design patterns were inconsistent, and outdated leading to them abandoning the app.
Goals
1
Audit current screens, user flows, and suggest improvements; Optimize for Engineering velocity
2
Improve Engagement metrics. Fix the broken UX logic, Design new interfaces, Identify & solve usability problems.
3
Conduct A/B tests - Iterate rapidly with the Engineers & PO; Ship implementation-ready Figma files on tight cycles.
The Result - New Design system + Dashboards
Business Impact & Outcomes
A free course on the redesigned ODE
A new release
Training camps on the ODE
More context
Collaboration, & Constraints
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