Penguin Management System Design for Penguin Inc.

The brief was to create/design features within Penguin Inc. that allows it’s employees to track, monitor and interact with data/statistics received from Penguins tagged worldwide through a unified Penguin Management System (PMS).

Objective The aim was to make the product experience a unified experience that serves all employees irrespective of their roles at Penguin Inc. to retrieve, analyse, monitor and track useful data when interacting with the product.

Research and Discovery The brief was to create/design features within Penguin Inc. that allows it’s I followed the user centered process and conducted a survey and user research to gather insights from employees working at Penguin Inc. as well as people experience with similar apps or technologies(such as; ICARUS, MOVEBANK, LOTEK, and COWMANAGER) inorder to get acquainted with their opinions, wishes and needs.

Based on the Three(3) groups of employees highlighted in the brief, I identified patterns and similarities which helped me to uncover insights and identify user needs.

Target audience The outcome of this product targets all employees of Penguin Inc. who deeply cares for Penguins and need better insights about their well-being and activities.

Goals and Solution I created a sticky note map which helped me to see which ideas might be combined to make sure all problems found within the brief are solved.

Allow users to use the system across various devices ranging from mobile to desktop

Some critical system features will be made available offline for better accessibility

Users will receive notifications/critical alerts whether online or offline

Create an app walkthrough or guide that will appear when users use the system for the first time.

Designing of a simple and intuitive interface

Creating a simple user flow that guides employees to achieve their goals faster

Data will be displayed in a catchy and understandable way and also made customizable for better insights required by other advanced roles

Allow employees regardless of roles to be able to perform any task required using the same system.

A customizable feature will be implemented that allows employees to customize their display/home page based on preference

Improving employing trust of data by adding time/ date of last update, report button of inaccurate data and a support system.

Allow employers to share updates among themselves

Enable a feature that allows employees to add notes or observations

Allow employees to collaborate on ideas through messaging or communities

Users can have detailed preview of a particular penguin to view species and other datas including setting of notifications for that particular penguin.

Overview

Population

Health status

Environment

Penguin Profile

Health Status

Tracking History

Notes.

Health alert

Environmental alert

Population alert

Tracking alert

Community Screen To foster data sharing and collaboration, I designed a community screen where employees can join different topics and talk about a research, ask questions and give feedbacks to other users questions.