Blue Steel SWAT
February 21, 2019
Patrick Chan
SWAT Team
SWAT Implementation Plan
Where We Are & How We Got Here
Why Blue Steel?
ROI
Goals
Agenda
Where We Are & How We Got Here
Where We Are & How We Got Here
Vision
Modernize the SmartRecruiters product suite to bring a rich experience that customers love, creators own, and candidates utilize to connect them to jobs.
Where We Are & How We Got Here
Ideal Timeline
Phase 1
Buttons, Containers, Dropdown, Icons, Switches, Star Rating, Tags
“Stealth-Mode”
Datepicker, Modal, Tooltip, Notifications
New Top Bar 🚀
Spring Release ‘18
May
‘18
Frontend + Design + Product
Phase 1 Planning
Close Scope for Phase 2 & Workflows
Jun
‘18
Jul-Aug
‘18
Sept
‘18
Oct-Dec
‘18
Phase 1 🚀
Phase 1 Open Beta
“Stealth-mode” 🚀
Why Blue Steel?
Why Blue Steel?
Internal Problems Still Exist
Speed
Minimize the amount of time pushing pixels, so we can ship faster
Consistency
Minimize variations of a given component, so we don’t have to change it later
Momentum
Maximize the excitement in my organization, so we are proud of what we build
ROI
A design system increases ROI largely because it reduces cost rather than directly increasing revenue
Brad Frost
Atomic Design
ROI
Are DESIGNERS spending 30 minutes/day on any of these?
Which shade of grey are we using?
Was this pattern used somewhere else?
Can you redesign this, we can’t build it?
Where’s our logo?
Where’s our logo?
What’s the padding between buttons?
ROI
Are ENGINEERS spending 30 minutes/day on any of these?
Can you rebuild this, it doesn’t match the design?
How many defect bugs do we have? 50?!
Does this meet accessibility standards?
Where does that component live?
How do we build this pattern?
Was this pattern used somewhere else?
ROI
Team of 4 designers and 8 engineers
$65K�Avg Cost Savings
Goals
Goals
Internal Benefits
How many defect tickets does it take to build a feature? Hopefully very few or none if we do this right!
Better Usability
Lower Cost of Maintenance
Faster Onboarding
New and existing R&D employees will always have a source of truth to reference.
We will be bringing more consistency across the platform to make it more usable and accessible.
SWAT Implementation Plan PHASE 1
Chip Away
SWAT Implementation Plan
3 Options
Piggyback
Get it done as part of another project. Balances out the cost better as you see the results immediately.
Hibernation
Dedicated team of designers and engineers. Potentially allows the time to come up with the best implementation.
Worked on only when there is spare time, or when designers/engineers are in between projects.
SWAT Implementation Plan
Hibernation Timeline
Mid April
April
Mid March
(Post Launch)
Mid March
Ship Phase 1 🚀
SWAT Team Kickoff
Feb 25
Late Feb
Retrospective & SWAT Sunset
Complete Phase 1 Development
MARKETING EMAIL #1
MARKETING EMAIL #2
PENDO NOTIFICATION
CUSTOMER NEWSLETTER
Help Center Documentation
KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT
HS19
SWAT Implementation Plan
Vision
Modernize the SmartRecruiters product suite to bring a rich experience that customers love, creators own, and candidates utilize to connect them to jobs.
Q & A