Nathan Kendrick, Founder and Partner at DesignMap gave a refreshing talk that puts designing products for work into a whole new perspective. He shared with us his journey from studying design at RISD and how he gained appreciation for designing enterprise products.
As technology becomes more widely available and entrenched in peoples’ lives at home, their expectations around ease of use and design aesthetics continue to rise for products they use at work. Long gone are the ’90s when mostly what we expected from productivity software was automating repetitive manual tasks. Consumer expectations are forcing businesses to give design a seat at the table. Here at DesignMap we are fortunate to have help our clients integrate design into their culture and make kick ass products. Sometimes we are even around to see it pay off like when ExactTarget, a long-term DesignMap client, was acquired by Salesforce for $2.5 billion.
Yes, designing for Enterprise can be sexy because of the monetary opportunity and that designers are well positioned to make the applications look beautiful. We learned from Nathan’s talk that according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans age 25-54 spend an average of 53% of their waking hours at work. So working on designing enterprise products allow us to to do what we love and at the same time have huge positive impact on people’s lives too!
Nathan called for designers working on enterprise products to contribute to the conversation. So, share your stories with us!
11. Bud Tribble
MD / PhD
Apple / Macintosh
NeXT
Apple
Mike Boich
Stanford / Harvard
Apple
Radius
Andy Hertzfeld
Brown / Berkeley
Apple / Macintosh
Radius
General Magic
That’s The Woz! That’s Steve Jobs!
17. Who would agree that
enterprise means “a
large company”?
> 1500 EMPLOYEES
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18. en•ter•prise
“a project or undertaking,
typically one that is difficult
or requires effort”
NEW OXFORD AMERICAN DICTIONARY
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45. Users
Business
Technology
Sends billions of marketing messagesThree years of user-centered design.
Microsoft, Nike, Inuit, Toyota, Universal.
Digital Marketing Platform
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46.
47. 25–54 Years Olds, with Children, Employed, Average Workday
(BLS.GOV)
24hours
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48. 8.8hours + 7.6hours + 7.6hours
WORK SLEEP PERSONAL
LEISURE / SPORTS
HOUSEHOLD
EATING
CARE FOR OTHERS
OTHER
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59. We as designers,
are uniquely skilled to
balance human needs with
business and technology.
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60. A focused set of users.
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61. A focused set of users.
PERSONALWORKPLACE
Well defined behaviors
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62. Marketing personas
don’t help the team
make product
decisions.
THIS IS NOT A PERSONA!
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63. Represent real people, not
caricatures.
THIS IS NOT A PERSONA!
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64. THIS IS A PERSONA!
Q.
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Elderly Parents
• Health issues
Desktop Computer
• Personal and work computer
• Tracks finances online
• Prints out documents to file
• Two Joint Checking and Savings,
(WF and BofA)
• Savings and CDs (ING)
• Mortgage (WF)
• Mortgage (ACH, interest rate reduction)
• Home Equity (transfer)
• WF Credit Card (transfer)
• Utilities, Land line , Internet, Insurance (Bill Pay)
• Checking to Savings (online)
• Uses BofA or ING for inter-FI
• ICT’s to daughters and mother
• Home Equity Loan with ODP (WF)
• 2 401K’s (Fidelity)
• Brokerage (Schwab)
• Credit Cards (WF, Chase)
• Household services (check)
• Charities (ACH checks, cash)
• Taxes (check)
• Sends money to friends, household
service providers, and charities
(cash, check, ICT’s, or PayPal)
Harry & Sue are a professional couple with competing
financial priorities: college savings/tuition for their
daughters, elder care, and retirement. They realize
they’ve been great savers but now need to be more
strategic to prepare for these major life events. Sue is
the primary online banker, tracking account balances,
using their Amex for points, transfers for WF loans,
writing some checks and making transfers to other
family members.
The complexity of their family’s financial situation
comes with a lot of paperwork, adding to their
challenge of staying organized and on top of their
financial responsibilities. They want to put themselves
in the hands of professional advisors to draft a
strategic plan for the next 5+ years but are wary of the
added expense.
Harry likes to research investments online but he is
reluctant to do any transacting online due to security
concerns. Sue learned about PayPal by using eBay
and likes that she doesn’t have to share her account
numbers to pay but is less security phobic than Harry.
Primary Challenges
Juggling Priorities
Harry & Sue find themselves less capable of making
major financial decisions without the advice of a
professional; there are many variables to consider
and they need help.
Technical Literacy
Sue has learned to manage online banking, but many
of the responsibilities related to elder care are
paper-based, requiring offline filing/organizing.
Harry & Sue Financial Stats
Life Stage
Income
Mode
Tracking
• Primarily online, but still tracking and budgeting through paper statements
• Tried Quicken for budgeting but other life priorities take precedence
• Electronic statements are printed out and filed if they can’t receive both
• Uses Bill Pay for the majority of their bills
• Moves money via ICT to family members and pays some medical expenses for parents
• Most bills are manually paid through Bill Pay but important bills — such as medical invoices
— are paid by check for tracking and proof of payment
• Harry & Sue look to their bank representative to advise them about which accounts are the
best and open the accounts in the branch. Researching for accounts can end with
frustration and a yearning to speak to a real human.
• Working with financial advisors to review all investments and plan for upcoming life events
Spending
Strategizing
Routines
Products
Bills
Transfers
Devices
Segment
Early 50’s,
Married w/Children and Aging Parents
$170,000 / yr
Online Fledgling Online Engaged Gem
Harry & Sue
Financial Advisors
& Accountant
• Tax assistance relating to
savings and investments
• Budgeting for retirement
Tech
Savvy
Openness
Financial
Savvy
Harry Sue
Openness
21%
Financial Interactions
Entrenched routines; division in labor helps keep the peace and the reason why they
receive both paper and electronic bills. Sue loves the convenience of online but Harry
likes in-person and writing checks.
Desire to stay in contact with family is the primary driver formobile/online device usage
Financial Network
Sandwiched between competing financial
goals keeps them in pooling mode
36%
$ $
Q.
A.
Reactors Poolers Maximizers
College-Bound
Daughters
• Application process
• Tuition
• Money Transfers
• Recurring bills
“We get all of our bills online and in
paper. If something comes in the mail,
it at least triggers his memory…if it’s
online — unless we make an attempt
to go look at it, we wouldn’t see it.”
$
$
WWW
Q.
A.
BILL
PAY
$
WWWWWW
$
NEWS
$
NEWS
Mobile Phone
• Makes Calls
• Checks Voicemail
Opening
& Using
Accounts
Life Stage
Income
19 yrs old, College Student,
Works PartTime
$12,000 / yr
Financial Mode
Tech
Segment
Felipe
Online Basic Banker
Edwin & MaryHarry & SueJane
Online Up & Comer
Late 20’s,
Young Professional
$55,000 / yr
Early 50’s, Married
w/Children and Aging Parents
$170,000 / yr
Early to Mid 60’s,
Married, Empty Nest
?
Savvy
Openness
Financial
Savvy
Online Fledgling Online Engaged Gem Online Mature Loyals
Harry Sue Edwin Mary
Openness
36% 21%16% 14%12%
Reactors Poolers Maximizers Reactors Poolers Maximizers Reactors Poolers MaximizersReactors Poolers Maximizers
Co-create with the product team!
Specifics around behaviors, routines, goals, tasks
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68. Legal teams pouring
over emails and files...
how does the
collection officer
reduce petabytes of
data, without missing
evidence?
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73. Ideate
Rapid collaboration
note:
Providing product alternatives
to purchasers in brick and mortar
stores.
note:
Combine real world yardsale’s
serendipity with searchable
products and yardsale events
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84. 1 2 3 4
vs
Times New Roman Caslon
SS
canted serif edge
symmetrical curves
sharp corners
irregular curves
Attention to craft ensures great results, a true
understanding of what it is, and how to improve.
85. THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH!
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