Tracking Undergrounding

I helped a large statewide utilities company design and test a web and iOS application for program that was designed to manage the process of undergrounding neighborhood power lines to enhance customers’ service reliability and the energy grid resiliency.

Category

IA/UX Strategy

Company name

Fortune 500 Utility Company

Tracking Undergrounding

I helped a large statewide utilities company design and test a web and iOS application for program that was designed to manage the process of undergrounding neighborhood power lines to enhance customers’ service reliability and the energy grid resiliency.

Category

IA/UX Strategy

Company name

Fortune 500 Utility Company

The Problem to Solve

Our team was tasked with transforming the management of a power company’s line undergrounding program from manual spreadsheets to an integrated, web-based cloud app, serving all team members and external vendors to increase productivity and efficiency. 

The Breakthrough Approach
  • Working to define the application goals and vision, personas, sitemap and key user flows.

  • As the Lead User Experience Architect, Corey designed wireframes based on the initial design discovery phase and documented requirements/prioritized features related to the program. 

  • Design activities included: Information architecture (IA) for the web and tablet-based application, User flow documentation, determining appropriate interaction design patterns and performing usability tests.

What We Achieved
  • Designed, developed, and deployed the first native cloud application at the company in less than one year, managing 22,000 miles of powerline undergrounding. 

  • A savings of around 8 hours a week in productivity for every team member (a team of about 400 projected for 2022, a 300% increase) over the 30- year program.

  • Projected savings ~$5 million each year in productivity.

  • UX design influenced and evolved an enterprise-wide design system and brand standards.