Type: Individual project     Skills: Research, UI and interaction design, Prototyping   Timeline: 4 weeks

Tools: Sketch, Invision, Illustrator, Photoshop

Design Process: Understanding, User research, Prototyping & usability testing, Design

J-TeamBuilder Background Story

As a manager, motivating and inspiring teams to succeed is part of the job. Performance reviews, the hiring process, and giving thoughtful feedback might be constant concerns, but there is another factor deserving of consideration: team culture. I designed the J-TeamBuilder dashboard to help managers keep track of their teams and build office culture primed for success.”

Challenge

How can managers motivate their team members?

The most important factor in a manager's ability to motivate employees is creating a work environment and organizational culture that fosters employee motivation and engagement.

Solutions

J-TeamBuilder will help managers more effectively manage the necessary activities of organizing, motivating, developing and communicating with their teams.J-TeamBuilder offers hands-on tools that let’s managers get the most out of their team / harness their leadership skills to get the most out of their team.   

Research

Two most significant factors included the manager controls and a manager's ability to motivate employees is creating a work environment and organizational culture that fosters employee motivation and engagement. However, small transactions between managers and employees are not enough to maximize engagement.

Let’s meet our leaders and team members

Research Insights

A productive workplace is one in which people feel safe – safe enough to experiment, to challenge, to share information, and to support one another. I interviewed employees and 4 managers of panels and startup companies. After the research, I discovered three main insights that would lead the final ideation.

Usability Testing

After several rounds of interviews, I started the prototyping process by figuring out as many probabilities as possible. Next, I proceeded to the hi-fi prototype testing to see whether it meets users’ needs in the best possible way. I created tasks for users to check employee details on the dashboard and search for the right people from internal referrals. Based on the results of user-testing, I discovered key findings and improved designs make my product more user-friendly.

Iterations

Based on surveys conducted on both team member details and the hiring process, users can now quickly access their employees’ messages on the sort and filter bar. Second, since users requested a scroll bar on their task list, we added one. In addition, users preferred to access project progress rather than employee work history, so we simplified that. In terms of hiring, we eliminated the filter bar to save space, allowing the hiring manager to focus better on one candidate at a time. Based on this invaluable feedback, it is now easier for managers to learn about employees as well as find the best-suited candidate in real time.

Project Details

Managers can check project progress and chat with team members involved. It is a better, faster, more efficient way of managing projects.

My Team

Displays the team members and highlights their positions and skills. Managers can view profiles on individuals to gain insight into their team.

Team Member Details

Managers can view employee progress and project status. Managers can also view co-worker evaluations. Statistics reveal key data, such as the amount of time worked with other team members. This aids managers in future group projects.

Internal Referral

The hiring process simplified. Managers can view, sort, and compare appropriate candidate referrals in one place. Secondly, a manager can easily work out the details of conference calls with the candidate.