Concept

Users can track food trucks in real time, view truck details, and place orders for pick up to avoid long wait times.

Audience

Users looking for convenience and to maximize their time and budget while enjoying mobile gourmet food on-the-go in proximate locations.

Problem

Many users are uncertain of food truck location and hours of operations. Also due to popularity, many food trucks can have longer than usual wait times during rush hour and tourism peaks.

ITERATIVE PROCESS

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

USER QUESTIONS

AFFINITY MAPPING

BEHAVIORS

  1. Tend to live on a routine during work days
  2. Dependant on a smartphone for daily tasks
  3. Plan ahead to save time
  4. Utilize pickup/delivery options
  5. Inclination towards tracking favorite food trucks
  6. Rely on referencing reviews of food

PROBLEM

  1. Unable to track hours of business for food trucks
  2. Unable to discover new food trucks
  3. Uncertain what payments are excepted
  4. Missing out on deals/features
  5. Limited on time – at times long lineups
  6. Unable to preview menu
  7. Unable to track favorite food trucks

NEED

  1. Ability to track food truck in real time
  2. Notifications of daily deals
  3. Ability to save favorite food trucks
  4. Payment options
  5. Preview menu details
  6. Order food for pick up
  7. Search for food, areas, food truck

USER PERSONAS

FEATURE PRIORITIZATION

Business Goal

Revenue-Focused/Financial KPIs centralized around key factors including usage, lifetime value, retention rate, active users, session length, average revenue per user, app launch/load time, user acquisition and user experience.


User Goal

A rich experience that provides utility and value in tracking food trucks in real time, viewing truck details, and placing orders for pick up. In addition, intuitive and easy navigation, seamless checkout, personalized experiences, and simplicity.

PROPOSED FEATURES

Numerical map markers displaying the number of trucks at a shared location.

Truck profiles that include menu, location, hours and payment options.

Search functionality with predictive text for truck names, locations, and food types.

Food search functionality.

Geolocation for optimal user experience in truck location proximity.

Read and leave ratings and reviews.

Quick error reporting feature for truck time and location discrepancy.

Save trucks as favorite.

Create a user profile (login not mandatory).

Placement of  food order for pick up.

TAXONOMY

USER FLOW

SKETCHES

The mappings to 4 key pages integral to the user’s journey serving as paper prototypes.

MID FIDELITY WIREFRAMES

HI-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE

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