icon_CloudMgmt icon_DollarSign icon_Globe icon_ITAuto icon_ITOps icon_ITSMgmt icon_Mainframe icon_MyIT icon_Ribbon icon_Star icon_User icon_Users icon_VideoPlay icon_Workload icon_caution icon_close s-chevronLeft s-chevronRight s-chevronThinRight s-chevronThinRight s-chevronThinLeft s-chevronThinLeft s-trophy s-chevronDown
UTL

Case Study

Teckrone

Customer’s need:

From the onset, the client experienced rapid success with their platform, receiving an abundance of favorable responses. Utah Tech Labs takes pride in its involvement, offering ongoing technical assistance for both the platform and its app, diligently enhancing them to align with evolving market demands. The company is currently strategizing to broaden its service offerings in the upcoming period.

Background:

As online shopping grows and delivery volumes soar, consumers are increasingly looking for a system that ensures the secure and punctual receipt of their orders. The demand for an efficient and trustworthy solution such as Smart Track and Notify is clear.

In today's fast-moving global delivery networks, countless packages are shipped and received daily. According to a 2019 study, major corporations handle astonishing numbers of shipments daily: UPS with 22 million, FedEx with 17 million, and Amazon with 1.5 million.

In the United States, about 15% of online orders, which translates to roughly 1.5 million parcels, are either lost or stolen every day.

Innovative technologies like Smart Doorbells are transforming delivery services by addressing the significant issue of lost revenue, estimated at $7 billion, for retailers and logistics leaders such as UPS and FedEx. These solutions offer real-time package tracking and immediate alerts, providing customers with the assurance of monitoring their deliveries remotely and mitigating the economic impact of undelivered packages.

Customers as part of our team :

Our product development journey emphasized a partnership-oriented approach with our customers. By conducting thorough research on the issue of package losses, we gained a deeper understanding of what our clients truly needed, shaping our product to better suit these requirements.

This strategy of involving our clientele created a sense of belonging and contribution among them, leading to the development of features that directly addressed their most significant concerns. Such collaboration was pivotal in collecting essential data and insights. This helped us pinpoint market deficiencies, particularly in areas like package loss, enabling us to design a product that catered specifically to the needs of our target market. We crafted our market entry strategy with a keen awareness of customer preferences and behaviors.

Maintaining open lines of communication across various platforms was key to receiving prompt feedback, which significantly influenced our product's design. This partnership approach not only transformed our customers into collaborators but also forged a product that was highly attuned to market demands. This led to strong, trust-based relationships and shared objectives.

Our Smart Doorbells represent a breakthrough in delivery management, effectively tackling the $7 billion revenue loss issue faced by retailers and logistics giants like UPS and FedEx. Offering real-time package tracking and immediate alerts, these doorbells empower customers to remotely oversee their deliveries, thus minimizing the financial impact of lost shipments.

Product Development Team Structure:

The development of a successful product involves a diverse team of specialists:

Industrial Designers:

Their role is to devise aesthetically pleasing and functional designs that resonate with the brand image and meet customer expectations.

Mechanical Engineers:

This group focuses on the product's structural and operational features. They conceptualize the physical parts, their workings, and the production methods.

Electrical Engineers:

Their task is to incorporate various electronic elements like sensors, motors, and control systems into the product.

Firmware Developers:

They are in charge of crafting the embedded software that governs the product's hardware. Their expertise lies in low-level coding, enhancing performance, and ensuring smooth communication among different components.

Software Engineers:

This team is tasked with building the software platforms that operate on or interact with the product. Their responsibilities include high-level coding, interface design, and managing server-side operations.

Mobile Application Developers:

Specializing in mobile interfaces, this team designs the look and feel of mobile apps that are linked with the product.

Each group operates in a cooperative manner, guaranteeing that their individual areas are intercompatible and well-integrated.

Principal Obstacle - Expert Knowledge in Relevant Fields

Our team's principal obstacle was the lack of expert knowledge in relevant fields. Smart doorbells are intricate devices that require expertise in various domains such as hardware engineering, software programming, and security measures. Insufficient knowledge in any of these domains can lead to complications during the product's development phase.

Understanding hardware design is vital for the project's success. This includes proficiency in electronic components, sensor technology, connectivity options, and efficient power usage. A lack of knowledge in these fields can result in challenges when choosing appropriate components and incorporating desired features and capabilities.

Software programming skills are just as crucial for the functionality of smart doorbells. Inadequate skills in this area can lead to difficulties in creating effective firmware for the doorbell’s operation, designing user-friendly mobile applications, and ensuring safe connectivity to cloud-based services.

Given that smart doorbells deal with sensitive data, like video recordings and access management, security is of utmost importance. Expertise in this area is essential to guarantee that the doorbell's data transmission and storage are safeguarded against potential security threats or data breaches.

To overcome the challenge of expert knowledge, it's imperative to form a team that brings together specialists in these key areas.

Steps of the fully functional systems hardware and software delivery

Hardware Deployment: This stage encompasses the manufacturing, assembly, and dispatch of the physical components of the doorbell system, as well as any supplementary hardware peripherals or accessories needed for its operation.

Software Creation: This step involves the development of essential software programs and applications that make the smart doorbell operational as designed.

Integration and Evaluation: Implementing a thorough quality assurance protocol is vital to confirm that the complete system adheres to the expected standards of efficiency, dependability, and safety.

Quality Assurance: : Implementing a thorough quality assurance protocol is vital to confirm that the complete system adheres to the expected standards of efficiency, dependability, and safety.

User Acceptance Trials (UAT):UAT entails engaging actual users or a representative group of users to trial the complete system in real-life settings.

Rollout and Assistance: After the system successfully passes UAT and all essential improvements are applied, it is prepared for rollout. This involves shipping the hardware to customers, aiding in installation and configuration, and offering continued technical support to ensure a seamless user experience.