Overview
At Stanley Black & Decker (SBD), I led the product design for an asset and jobsite management mobile app. The platform lets site managers monitor field equipment and smart toolboxes in real time, track which crew checked out specific tools and where they are on the jobsite, and make sure all gear is returned to the toolboxes at the end of each workday.
The challenge
Contractors lose time and money on misplaced tools across busy jobsites, and site managers have no simple way to know who took what, where it is, or whether it came back.
The solution
A DeWalt smart toolbox with ToolTags, paired to a mobile app: a live map of toolboxes and tools, alerts when something leaves the box, an end-of-day inventory check, a finder that guides you to a tool, and team chat.
Process
- 01
Discover
Interviews, analytics and stakeholder workshops to map the real problems behind tool tracking.
- 02
Define
Synthesised findings into user journeys, priorities and clear success metrics.
- 03
Design
Iterated from flows and wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes inside a shared design system.
- 04
Validate & ship
Usability tests with real users, then close collaboration with engineering through launch.
Results
Real-time
Location of every toolbox and tagged tool
10
ToolTags in the box to tag any equipment
3
People on the team — 1 designer, 2 engineers
Inside the product
The story
A storyboard of the full experience: from the toolbox on the store shelf, through pairing and tagging tools, to the app warning you before you leave something behind.
Mobile app
Selected screens from the app
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