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Case 03 / 03Clinical · Reporting2021

The $38k wrong question.

One week of research. The real need was print-at-point-of-use — not another report builder.

A report builder was months into build. Scientists still printed batch results and taped them to the bench. One week of user research reframed the ask before more code shipped — the real need was print-at-point-of-use.

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Services
  • Product strategy
  • User research
  • UX
Industries
  • Clinical
  • Diagnostics
  • Lab operations
Challenge
Stop an expensive build from answering the wrong question. Scientists needed results at the bench, not another report builder.
What we did
  1. 01Ran one week of user research before any further engineering spend.
  2. 02Found the real workflow: print batch results, tape them next to the physical sample.
  3. 03Reframed the ask from “better report UX” to print-at-point-of-use.
  4. 04Replaced months of wrong-direction work with a fix that matched how the lab operates.
Outcome
The wrong question cost $38,000. The right one was a print button.

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