Redesigned the Inspector Home Screen, reducing key alert review task completion time by 35%
Local Grown Salads is an AgriTech company that runs a proprietary EcoSystem for sustainable indoor farming, powered by AI and IoT sensors. Each team uses dedicated dashboards to manage daily operations.
Overview
The Problem
The Inspector Home Screen relied on a dense table based layout that made active alerts harder to scan and slowed users from understanding what needed immediate attention.
The Goal
Improve alert visibility and reduce the time it took inspectors to review, understand, and prioritize critical alerts.
The Approach
I redesigned the Inspector Home Screen by understanding team needs, improving information hierarchy, exploring multiple layout directions, and aligning the final solution with the broader LGS dashboard system.
Role
UX/UI Designer
Team
Product team
Stakeholders
Developers
Duration
12 weeks
The Result
Redesigned the Inspector Home Screen to reduce key alert review task completion time by 35%, while creating a clearer and more scalable dashboard pattern for the team.
Selected Process Snapshots
Four iterations and critiques later…
Before: Dense and hard to scan
The original screen presented alerts in a table heavy format that lacked clear visual hierarchy. Important issues were easy to miss, and inspectors had to work harder to understand what was urgent.
After: Urgency first and easier to act on
The redesigned screen surfaced active alerts through a card based layout with clearer hierarchy, making it easier for inspectors to identify priorities and move toward action faster.
What Changed
I moved the experience from data display to decision support.
Workflow Comparison
The redesigned workflow reduced the amount of manual scanning required on the home screen. Instead of asking inspectors to interpret dense tables and identify priorities on their own, the new experience surfaces context, urgency, and next steps in a more structured way, making the path from overview to action faster and clearer.
Key Design Decisions
1. Reframed alerts as scannable cards
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Replaced a dense table based structure
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Introduced individual alert cards for better separation
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Improved scanability and quick comparison
2. Designed for urgency first decision making
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Strengthened visual hierarchy across the dashboard
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Brought the most critical alerts forward
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Helped users recognize priorities faster
3. Kept the Home Screen focused while preserving access
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Displayed 4 active alerts by default
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Added navigation to move through additional alerts
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Maintained clarity without hiding important information
Supporting Interactions
The redesigned filter gave inspectors more control over how they reviewed alerts. Instead of filtering only by urgency, they could apply multiple criteria such as time and event date within each section to focus on the information most relevant to their task.
This Customize columns icon interaction gave users more control over how they reviewed alert data. By letting them choose which columns to display, the table became easier to scan, reduced unnecessary visual clutter, and kept attention on the most relevant information.
Why KPIs were added
Outcome and Reflection
Impact
The redesigned Inspector Home Screen reduced key alert review task completion time by 35% and created a clearer, more action oriented dashboard experience. By shifting from dense data display to an urgency first structure, the design made alerts faster to scan, easier to prioritize, and simpler to review. The concept was later approved and implemented across the organization.
Validation
This reduction was observed through task-based usability testing comparing the old and redesigned dashboard across key alert review tasks.
Participants completed tasks related to urgency, date-based review, and KPI understanding more quickly in the redesigned version.
Learning
This project reinforced that effective dashboard design is not about showing more information. It is about creating the right hierarchy. In operational environments, users need to understand priority quickly, stay focused, and move into deeper detail only when needed.
Collaboration and Execution
I worked closely with stakeholders, developers, and inspectors throughout the redesign to understand how the screen was being used, where the biggest pain points existed, and what information needed to surface first. Conversations with actual users helped clarify how alerts were reviewed in practice, while collaboration with developers ensured the solution was realistic to build and support. Through multiple rounds of iteration, I translated those inputs into a clearer dashboard experience that improved hierarchy, prioritization, and control.
AI & Tools in the process
I used AI and collaboration tools to support different parts of the project without replacing product thinking or design judgment. ChatGPT and Claude helped with ideation, flow exploration, and pressure testing different directions. Figma was used for wireframes, UI design, and iterations, while Figma Make helped me prototype interactions faster. Jira supported collaboration with developers and task tracking, and Notion AI helped organize notes, ideas, and evolving project thinking.