CASE STUDY

Tailoring Lean for the Field

Designing the Mobile Experience for Oracle Primavera Prime

UX Leadership Lab Origins

Building Design That Outlasts You

Designing the first mobile experience for a complex enterprise platform taught me a key truth: good UX meets people where they are. In this case, that meant in the field—onsite, offline, and on the move.

I led the mobile design effort during the earliest phase of Oracle Primavera Prime, aligning stakeholders, simplifying complex workflows, and building a foundation strong enough to carry through long after my engagement ended. That experience helped define how I work today: leading with clarity, embedding strategy early, and leaving teams stronger than I found them.

This mindset is now the backbone of The UX Leadership Lab.

Background

Oracle was preparing to launch Primavera Prime, a cloud-based project and portfolio management tool aimed at infrastructure-heavy industries. But there was a gap: they needed a mobile-first experience designed specifically for field teams—and they needed it to scale with enterprise demands.

THe Ask:

Challenge

We needed to translate Lean Construction principles into a usable, intuitive mobile tool that could function in real-world jobsite conditions. The app had to feel seamless for foremen and executives alike—while aligning with Oracle’s broader platform strategy.

Complicating matters:

Many users had limited comfort with mobile tech

Connectivity wasn’t guaranteed

A tight timeline required high-impact output from day one

Research & Discovery

Competitive Analysis:

We analyzed leading tools used in the field—Excel, Pipefy, FieldLens, Airtable, and more—looking for patterns that made them stick without overloading users.

User SegmentatioN:

General Contractor

Big-picture oversight

Supervisor (Foreman)

Day-to-day coordination

Contractor

Task execution and real-time updates

Design Sprint & TestinG:

Through a one-week sprint, we aligned on workflows, surfaced assumptions, and validated our direction with low-fidelity prototypes and targeted user testing.

Design Process

Wireframing & Flow Design:

I designed high-fidelity wireframes and interaction flows for:

Omni-Channel Coordination:

Working alongside the web UX lead, I helped ensure mobile and web formed a cohesive experience—allowing field users and office staff to collaborate smoothly without duplicating work or logic.

Final Solution

Results & Impact

Laid the mobile UX foundation for Oracle Primavera Cloud

Helped Oracle embrace a field-first mindset in enterprise design

Delivered systems that balanced power and simplicity

Provided a strategic springboard for future product development

This project proved the value of early, embedded UX leadership—guiding clarity through complexity, and enabling long-term success without constant oversight.

Final Thoughts

Designing for the field is about more than elegant screens—it’s about strategic foresight, aligned teams, and resilient systems. My time on this project taught me how to lead through ambiguity, translate real-world needs into scalable solutions, and build tools that last.

That’s exactly the kind of value I bring through The UX Leadership Lab.

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