As part of the ongoing efforts to revitalize assets part of HP Software and Web Services, HP Scan provided an opportunity to take a new look at a legacy application go back to first principals. During the investigation period it was critical to fully understand the technical complexities involved in scan devices, scan drivers, and use cases. Investigations included studying basic operating system scan flows and analyzing use cases, and developing user stories using personas and market research. While the project was not fully realized, my involvement progressed through the wire-frame stage of design and provided a clear and simple path forward for the scan development team. Key tasks included getting up to speed quickly and identifying the most fundamental features needed and making them sing.

While copy machines are fairly simple, the simple task can be extremely challenging on devices with only a couple buttons and no screen. A software based copy application that could be run from any computer connected to the device was the solution. On this project minimal time investment was necessary and the solution needed to be drawn up quickly. Without knowledge of several key choices yet to be made on the project such as the exact features that would be included. A scalable design was necessary to adapt to potential requirement changes down the road, but had to capture enough concepts for the developers to begin architecting the solution. With no investigation phase, past experience played a key role in identifying the core use-cases and fundamental features which would drive the design forward. The end result was a much simplified and less cluttered UI which highlighted the key functions and incorporated usability best practices.