Designing a Developer Dashboard Admin Interface : A User-Centered Approach to Collaboration and Usability

Sammanfattning

This thesis explores the design of a user-centered admin interface for a developerfocused dashboard at Advania. The goal was to support improved team collaboration, customization, and usability through intuitive management of dashboardelements. The study followed the Design Thinking methodology, incorporating thephases Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test. User research included literature studies and surveys to identify developers’ needs and preferences. Workshopsand sketching techniques such as Crazy 8s were used to generate ideas, followed bythe development of low- and high-fidelity prototypes. Usability tests revealed keyinsights that guided iterative refinements. The resulting hi-fi prototype offers features for widget management, team visibility, and customizable views, tailored tosupport developers in their daily workflows. The findings underline the value ofuser-centered design in creating admin tools that go beyond metrics, emphasizingon usability and collaboration.