TasWater H2GO
An award-winning service app for a statewide water utility
Role: UX and UI designer
The business relied on the app to manage workloads, but most field workers found it too frustrating and refused to use it, causing major issues for internal operations.
Client
TasWater is Tasmania's water and sewage utility and it's owned by Tasmania Local Government.
Problem statement
Due to the complexity and limitations of the app, field workers
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struggled to manage their daily tasks,
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causing stress and inefficiency in their daily operations,
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making it difficult for TasWater to track fieldwork.
This decreased productivity and caused communication issues, affecting overall efficiency.
My core responsibilities
Stakeholder management, design strategy, research, UX and UI design, logo design, user testing, QA testing
* All interviews and workshops were conducted in-person.
Key user research findings
Unreliable mobile reception
When working underground, they weren’t sure if their data had uploaded as the upload status was unclear.
Poor readability
Small text and low colour contrast made the app difficult to read, especially when working outdoors.
Confusing workflow
They had to go through many unnecessary steps to find job details or record a task.
Quick overview
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Stakeholder workshops
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User focus group interview
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User 1 on 1 interviews
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Secondary research
Discover
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Persona
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User flows
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Business process flows
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Journey map
Define
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Wireframe (low fi)
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Presentation to users and stakeholders
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Design voting sessions with users
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Further research
Develop
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Prototypes (hi-fi)
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Rounds of user testing (A/B testing)
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Rounds of iteration
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Design system
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Brainstorm with developers
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QA testing
Deliver
Key impact
Efficiency of accessing job details
From 6 clicks to 1
Fieldwork tracking accuracy,
increased to
95%
User satisfaction score
85%
By prioritising user needs and simplifying processes, the new design helps field workers to plan their daily tasks more efficiently, improving their productivity.
found the new app is
well designed
80%
found the new app is
more efficient and easier to navigate
85%
Focus group feedback after 6 months
TasICT Excellence Award Winners 2020
The H2GO mobile application has won the 2020 TasICT Excellence Award for Best Project / Project Management.
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What makes this project special?
With a team of just three, we're incredibly proud of this project!
This is my very first start to finish Experience Design (UX) project. From user research to design, usability testing to quality assurance (QA) testing. I enjoyed every second of it.
Hearing feedback like ‘easy to use’ and ‘save time’ from the end-users means a lot to me as a designer.
I am so lucky to be part of this cool project. Huge thanks to my superstar Project Manager, Damo, who taught me a lot, especially how to be a great (and brave) consultant, and the coding whiz, Kranz who taught me how to work with a 'platform-first approach' during development.
Delivering a field service app for a statewide water utility that serves over 470,000 people, all under a tight deadline was a huge achievement for our small team.
