Vestas OnSite
App design
Year 2018
Duration 6 months
My role UI, UX, Illustrations, Animations
Tools Personas, User journey mapping, Flow-charts, Sketch, Flinto
Overview
Vestas uses geo-fence technology to automatically check their employees in and out of the construction sites. The app not only makes the task of reporting hours easier and more accurate, but it also improves safety on the workplace.
Vestas uses geo-fence technology to automatically check their employees in and out of the construction sites. The app not only makes the task of reporting hours easier and more accurate, but it also improves safety on the workplace.
Challenge
The minimum radius of accuracy of the geo-fence perimeter, and the non-linear relation between working hours and location, requires the possibility to switch between automatic and manual mode. With this app release we tried to deliver an improved experience with a seamless and intuitive transition from one mode to another, making sure to let the user feel in control of the technology.
The minimum radius of accuracy of the geo-fence perimeter, and the non-linear relation between working hours and location, requires the possibility to switch between automatic and manual mode. With this app release we tried to deliver an improved experience with a seamless and intuitive transition from one mode to another, making sure to let the user feel in control of the technology.
One of the main frustrations of the users was caused by false check in/out in areas with poor reception or interference, such as close to the turbines. This was the main motivation to allow users to switch to manual mode.
At the same time, when switching to manual mode, users tended to forget to turn manual mode back on or to check in/out.
At the same time, when switching to manual mode, users tended to forget to turn manual mode back on or to check in/out.
Visualizing the flow in one chart gave us a good overview to understand and brainstorm on how the different options had to be enabled/disabled depending on whether the user was in automatic/manual mode and whether they were inside or outside the geo-fence perimeter.
Main features
Feature 1
By simply adding a timer every time the user switched to manual mode, we mitigated the possibility to forget to check out at the end of the day.
By simply adding a timer every time the user switched to manual mode, we mitigated the possibility to forget to check out at the end of the day.
Feature 2
By asking the user to set weekly schedules and predictions of their routine, we were able to push notifications with reminders for the user to check in and out at relevant times of the day.
By asking the user to set weekly schedules and predictions of their routine, we were able to push notifications with reminders for the user to check in and out at relevant times of the day.
