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Case study · Industrial · Field technicians

Poland

A better mobile app for OTIS technicians, validated before a line of production code

OTIS technicians install and maintain elevators every day. Their app was slow and incomplete, so we ran a discovery workshop with the client and its mechanics and built a tested, clickable prototype.

Discovery workshopRequirementsClickable prototypeUser testing
1.9MOTIS elevators worldwide
Real usersprototype tested with technicians
Design Sprintworkshop with the client and mechanics
Validatedscope ready for development
Client: OTIS Elevator Company · 2 people · 3 months
Prototype of the OTIS technician mobile app

The challenge

Admin work that slowed technicians down

Technicians needed one app to log hours, identify parts, prepare estimates, order services, accept jobs, see their daily calendar and sell parts directly to customers. The existing app was hard to use and missed key functions, so paperwork took time away from repairs.

What we did

Workshop first, then a prototype on real users

We brought together OTIS project owners, the mechanics who use the app and our analysts in an interactive workshop based on the Design Sprint method. The result was a clear concept and scope.

On that basis we built a clickable prototype, tested it with real technicians and refined it based on their feedback.

The result

A validated concept the business and users agreed on

OTIS received a prototype that answered the technicians’ needs and a clear, tested scope for development, so the build could start without guesswork.

Tools

FigmaPhotoshopMiroJiraDesign Sprint

“If you want to make your idea come true fast, Appstronauts are the people to talk to. I would strongly recommend this team.”

MR
Marek RodkiewiczDigital PM, OTIS Elevator Company
Radosław Wosik, co-founder of Appstronauts

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