Finalcad

Building the future of construction industry

Construction is the art of collaboration: every site is a house of talents performing at their best when they perform in synchronicity. Finalcad is a SaaS collaborative platform bringing it all together on any construction projects no matter their type, size or location. As a field-oriented solution, Finalcad helps construction teams find innovative work solutions by combining quality, safety and on-time delivery.

Project

Finalcad

Finalcad

Role

Product Design

Product Design

Sector

Construction tech

Construction tech

Year

2020-2023

2020-2023

My Role

My Role

Design the foundations of an industry leading product

I joined Finalcad at a pivotal moment in its strategic evolution, as the company transitioned from a sales-led to a product-led approach. This shift required a complete overhaul of the digital ecosystem and workflows, culminating in the development of a unified and innovative solution: Finalcad One.


As the company's first product designer, I worked closely with our head of design to structure and drive this strategic transformation by putting design at the forefront. Working from initial key screens designed by an external design studio, I contributed to led the end-to-end process from the early stage : from early research and strategy sessions with senior stakeholders, to delivering Hi-Fi designs and finally testing it with end users.


This work was carried out in close collaboration with a small group of talented individuals who were behind the development of the product. Together, we transformed these initial concepts into a tangible, fully functional solution.

Finalcad One

Finalcad One

One tool to follow each step of a construction project

Finalcad helps contractors, architects and owners to perform in synchronicity, build quality projects and manage risk through solutions providing progress reports, defect management, quality controls and analytics.

Product vision

Product vision

Build an app that's grounded in the real needs of workers in the field

With Finalcad one, we aim to drive change on site and drive bottom-up value towards the C-Level.


Simplicity : a product-led approach

Build a rich but simple software which is easy to use to drive adoption. Simplify feature discovery and have users easily master them. This will help to scale globally.


Top-notch

Make people prefer Finalcad among competitors, based on UX and a clean visual design. Imagine a product that foster collaboration and develop a sense of belonging, based on human-centered approach.

What I did

What I did

Workshopping

I ran workshops to get into the mindset of our users and define the product needs with user centered methodology.

From this, we were able to begin defining the product requirements, an prioritize features.

What I did

What I did

Information architecture

We worked on the core user journeys to map the navigation and flows, figuring out how we can solve the main challenges and achieve the project goals.

What I did

What I did

Wireframing

With user-centred design methodology, I sketched low and hi-fi wireframes, shaped designs and created interactive prototypes that we user tested.
I conducted user research, gather insights to guide our thinking. Then, we categorised and prioritised feedback.

What I did

What I did

Iteration

Through multiple iteration, feedback, and additional light-weight testing we progressed the design. I paired with my squad (PM+engineers) to ideate and craft the smartest solution.

What I did

What I did

Visual design

I worked to deliver high-end designs grounded in the brand identity, ready to be built by the squad. I documented my work with design notes that explain intended behaviour and interactions.
Then I checked live build to pair with devs on any gap between design and live code, for both iOS and Android platforms.

I was proud to play a role in launching an innovative application in such a changing market. With FC One, Finalcad reaffirms its pioneering status by providing field teams with a reliable, intuitive, and meticulously designed tool.

All this happens through lots of collaboration and discussions with the squad as well as other stakeholders, with a highly strategic mindset.

Data and insights

Data and insights

+3100 Monthly Active Users in 8 month

7M+ observations created

Estimated time savings /month /user : between 28 & 52 h