Windows 7 Task Manager - Redesign

How I have Started?

As I see in the problem statement, I am asked to redesign of windows 7 task manager. As per current situation, we have an advanced versions

of windows those are 8 and 10 task manager. Both 8 and 10 task managers are same. So, I tried to come up with a new task manager which

resolves the pain points of existing users of 7 and 8. 

I see few things are resolved in windows 8 like changed the

• priority of tabs

• added few metrics to the Performance tab

• grouping of processes

• visual appearance.

Analysis:

I started comparing task mangers of windows 7, 8, 10 and observed few usability issues. I did the user analysis by dividing the people into

two user groups.

1. Technical people (who runs their laptop with more applications)

2. Non - Technical people (who runs their laptop for their personal usage)

User analysis:

I took the user interviews and identified pain points, goals, required features.

Competitive analysis:

I have taken the competitor as Mac and identified few interesting features those we can incorporate.

Feature analysis:

Finalized the features list from both user analysis, competitive analysis and prioritized on the basis of user analysis.

User stories:

I have made the user stories from the features list and identified the benefits of these to the user.

Wire framing:

I started paper sketches based on the user stories. Once I cracked the design, I have made the digital wireframes.

Usability test:

First I have validated designs with user stories and tested with user’s.