TimeSync
TimeSync
TimeSync
Navigate Your Schedule Across the Globe."
Navigate Your Schedule Across the Globe."
OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
Problem :
Problem :
Valentina, a Sales and Business Development Lead, struggles with coordinating international meetings, adapting to dynamic schedules, and managing time zone complexities during her frequent travels. Current calendar solutions lack the adaptability and proactive features required to ensure Valentina consistently shows up punctually at the right time and place, hindering her professional efficiency and work-life balance.
Valentina, a Sales and Business Development Lead, struggles with coordinating international meetings, adapting to dynamic schedules, and managing time zone complexities during her frequent travels. Current calendar solutions lack the adaptability and proactive features required to ensure Valentina consistently shows up punctually at the right time and place, hindering her professional efficiency and work-life balance.
Solution :
Solution :
I have designed a dynamic calendar solution named 'GlobalSync Calendar.' It seamlessly adjusts countdowns based on users' current and destination time zones, streamlining global scheduling for efficient time management and optimal preparation for meetings, no matter where in the world they are.
I have designed a dynamic calendar solution named 'GlobalSync Calendar.' It seamlessly adjusts countdowns based on users' current and destination time zones, streamlining global scheduling for efficient time management and optimal preparation for meetings, no matter where in the world they are.
RESEARCH
RESEARCH
Persona :
Persona :
Valentina
Valentina
Sales Executive
Sales Executive
Background:
Background:
Role: Sales and Business Development Lead
Location: New York City
Age: 36
Tech Savvy: Adaptable, open to new technologies
Role: Sales and Business Development Lead
Location: New York City
Age: 36
Tech Savvy: Adaptable, open to new technologies
Challanges:
Challanges:
Frequent Travel: International trips 3 out of 4 weeks.
Dynamic Schedule: Meetings, client visits, and conferences.
Time Zone Complexity: Coordinating across multiple time zones.
Mobile Dependency: Relies heavily on mobile for work.
Frequent Travel: International trips 3 out of 4 weeks.
Dynamic Schedule: Meetings, client visits, and conferences.
Time Zone Complexity: Coordinating across multiple time zones.
Mobile Dependency: Relies heavily on mobile for work.
Goals:
Goals:
Professional Excellence: Surpass sales targets, build strong client relationships.
Show Up Punctually: Arrive at the right time and place for every commitment.
Work-Life Balance: Value personal well-being alongside career success.
Professional Excellence: Surpass sales targets, build strong client relationships.
Show Up Punctually: Arrive at the right time and place for every commitment.
Work-Life Balance: Value personal well-being alongside career success.
Behavior and Preferences:
Behavior and Preferences:
Seeks a calendar app that proactively suggests meeting times.
Values adaptability to schedule changes and real-time updates.
Prefers a mobile-friendly interface for on-the-go productivity.
Seeks a calendar app that proactively suggests meeting times.
Values adaptability to schedule changes and real-time updates.
Prefers a mobile-friendly interface for on-the-go productivity.
User Journey
User Journey
Booking a New Client Meeting:
Touchpoints:
Email inquiry from potential client.
Calendar app's meeting schedule feature.
Actions:
Valentina receives an email inquiry and accesses her calendar app.
She suggests available meeting times through the app, considering time zones.
Calendar app sends an invitation to the client with adjusted time.
Booking a New Client Meeting:
Touchpoints:
Email inquiry from potential client.
Calendar app's meeting schedule feature.
Actions:
Valentina receives an email inquiry and accesses her calendar app.
She suggests available meeting times through the app, considering time zones.
Calendar app sends an invitation to the client with adjusted time.
Prepping for International Travel:
Touchpoints:
Decision to plan a business trip.
Calendar app's flight feature.
Actions:
Valentina decides to travel to Bangalore for a client visit.
She inputs travel details into the calendar app.
The app adjusts her schedule, notifies her of conflicts, and integrates real-time flight updates.
Prepping for International Travel:
Touchpoints:
Decision to plan a business trip.
Calendar app's flight feature.
Actions:
Valentina decides to travel to Bangalore for a client visit.
She inputs travel details into the calendar app.
The app adjusts her schedule, notifies her of conflicts, and integrates real-time flight updates.
Design Process
*Unfortunately, due to time constraints, I couldn't complete the user testing phase and iterate on feedback.
*Unfortunately, due to time constraints, I couldn't complete the user testing phase and iterate on feedback.
DESIGN
DESIGN
Sketches :
Sketches :
HI-FI SCREENS
HI-FI SCREENS
DESIGN DECISIONS
DESIGN DECISIONS
Access the countdown in hours left until your scheduled meetings.
Access the countdown in hours left until your scheduled meetings.
Regardless of the time zones you're in, automatically receive a countdown adjusted to your current location and destination time zones, ensuring accurate tracking of remaining time.
Regardless of the time zones you're in, automatically receive a countdown adjusted to your current location and destination time zones, ensuring accurate tracking of remaining time.
Automatically adjusting the countdown based on both current and destination time zones eliminates the complexities of manual calculations. This ensures users, no matter their location, have precise and real-time insights into the remaining time until their scheduled meetings, enhancing overall efficiency and meeting preparation.
Automatically adjusting the countdown based on both current and destination time zones eliminates the complexities of manual calculations. This ensures users, no matter their location, have precise and real-time insights into the remaining time until their scheduled meetings, enhancing overall efficiency and meeting preparation.
Access Today’s Schedule upfront.
Access Today’s Schedule upfront.
Effortlessly check today's schedule right from your home screen, ensuring it seamlessly integrates into your busy day without consuming valuable time.
Effortlessly check today's schedule right from your home screen, ensuring it seamlessly integrates into your busy day without consuming valuable time.
Facilitate users in accessing today's schedule and effortlessly creating events through an intuitive Call-to-Action directly on the home screen, simplifying engagement with the app's core functionalities.
Facilitate users in accessing today's schedule and effortlessly creating events through an intuitive Call-to-Action directly on the home screen, simplifying engagement with the app's core functionalities.
Select from the Dropdown menu.
Select from the Dropdown menu.
Automatically identify time zones based on the location
Automatically identify time zones based on the location
Effortlessly obtain the time zone and current time of your preferred meeting locations, simplifying the process of scheduling meetings across the globe
Effortlessly obtain the time zone and current time of your preferred meeting locations, simplifying the process of scheduling meetings across the globe
Obtain the time difference between your current location and your meeting destination.
Obtain the time difference between your current location and your meeting destination.
Automatically compute the time difference and display it as a cautionary message.
Automatically compute the time difference and display it as a cautionary message.
Providing the time difference from the user's current location to their meeting destination can aid users in organizing their commute effectively.
Providing the time difference from the user's current location to their meeting destination can aid users in organizing their commute effectively.