Create a web application for a large wholesale food and catering company which will allow the user to scan barcodes in an industrial setting

Barcode scanning can be a time consuming and therefore costly activity for a food company. Therefore the easier and lowest cost solution is optimal. A smartphone app for employees will greatly reduce the need for expensive equipment and also save time in uploading scanned items.

The process with my Scan App is based on the Double Diamond Theory and Lean UX process. I aimed to incorporate the key phases of Discovery, Definition, Ideation and Implementation.

I began with a competitive analysis and examined what other scanning apps looked like. I took notes on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Because of time limitations I have included one as an example. Usually I would analyse at least 3 competitors and in greater detail.

Before I started sketching out wireframes I put together a user flow to visually show how a user would get from login through to scanning, uploading and logging out again.

I went straight from competitor analysis to wireframing as there was no time for user research. I used what information I gathered from my own analysis and created low fidelity wireframes.

Again, because of time limitations I skipped over mid fidelity wireframes and also user testing. I went straight to high fidelity so as to quickly demonstrate my concept.