the problem
Transmission experts updated study models by hand, which took 1,680 hours a year.
nextera energy · ux design
omni transmission study scenario application
An application that automated most of the manual model updates behind NextEra Energy's transmission injection studies.
the two-minute version
what i did
An application that automated most of the manual model updates behind NextEra Energy's transmission injection studies.
the result
Projected manual work fell from 1,680 to 420 hours a year.
- of manual model updates targeted for automation
- 75%
- projected hours of manual work a year
- 1,680 → 420
the problem
the problem
Transmission experts updated study models by hand, which took 1,680 hours a year. The goal was to automate 75% of that work inside the OMNI platform.
the process
make it feel familiar
Requirements and research were already done, so we moved fast. I based the interface on spreadsheets, the tool these experts already lived in, to keep the learning curve low.
switch tools without slowing down
Mid-project our InVision and Sketch licenses ended and we moved to UXPin. Within a month I was producing interactive high-fidelity prototypes for both OMNI teams.
design for long processes
Filtering and search, bulk actions and tooltips throughout. Because the backend jobs ran long, I added progress indicators and notifications so people always knew what the system was doing.
the outcome
the outcome
Projected manual work fell from 1,680 to 420 hours a year.
The first phase launched in September 2020, before leadership paused the project.
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