Industry

UI/UX - B2B Software

Client

Greater Houston Retailers Association

GHRA Warehouse App

Contributions

Conducted user research Carried design from lo-fi to hi-fi mockup Communicated ideas to developer Bug tested beta versions of app

Team

Project Manager - Lee Poirer App Developer - Brandon Dinesman Stakeholders - Barkatali Momin, Sohail Ali

Improving the retail experience of a convenience store owner.

The Greater Houston Retailers Association (GHRA) is a business-to-business operation, partnering independent store owners, supplying goods from brands like Pepsi at wholesale prices. The Warehouse app—used internally—allows GHRA members to manage their inventory and accounts by being able to place wholesale orders with ease and convenience. Problem How can we make viewing products and managing large orders from our warehouse more intuitive and efficient for our store members? GHRA had an existing app was clunky to use, with features and visual elements that were interfered with a user's ability to manage their orders. Solution Make ordering products and managing orders frictionless for GHRA's store-owning members. Results Reduced cognitive load on users, improving average usage time by 30% Less mistakes made on orders, resulting in reduction of calls to member services User Persona I created a user persona based on the existing internal information about our member demographics and surveys conducted by our Member Services department. Because GHRA is a specialized B2B organization, Moez Ali best represents the majority of our users.

Conclusion

What I Learned This project taught me the value of collaboration and communication skills amongst stakeholders, developers, and PMs. As the sole designer, I was able to build independence and implement the design thinking process where there was previously none. I also learned about the background operations of retail businesses that consumers don’t normally experience. Simultaneously, I honed my knowledge of accessibility and responsiveness in cross-platform design. What I’d Do DifferentlyTake the time to survey a wider breadth of GHRA membersDone more A/B testing outside of the development teamInclude on-screen tips for first time usersConsider pushing member-targeted marketing initiatives within the app Thanks for reading! 😀️ If you want to know more, take a look at my other work: