SCADpro × Deloitte Government & Public Services · 2025 · under NDA

Government services, designed for older adults.

I led an 18-person SCADpro team from research with seniors to three proof-of-concepts, pitched to Deloitte's Government & Public Services leaders.

Role
UX Lead
Team
18 students
Partner
Deloitte GPS
Studio
SCADpro, Savannah
Sanskruti presenting the team's research board on a large screen
Sanskruti in a UX for All Deloitte x SCADpro shirt at the SCADpro wall
UX for all
11accessibility barriers we tackled
10M+seniors who face them
6federal platforms in scope
My role

What I did as UX Lead

I owned the UX direction for an eighteen-person team, from the first research to the final pitch.

UX Lead18 students5 countries8 majors
01
Kept 18 people on one problem

Five countries, eight majors. I kept the team aligned on which barriers we were solving, from first research to final pitch.

02
Grounded the work in evidence

Heuristic audits and jobs-to-be-done, so every redesign started from what seniors need to get done.

03
Set the bar for every design

Eight senior-focused design principles that the whole team checked its work against.

04
Led the redesign

Registration and benefit issuance flows across three federal self-service tools.

05
Tested with seniors

Usability workshops with seniors aged 60+ to validate the redesigns.

06
Made the case

Pitched three proof-of-concepts to Deloitte's Government & Public Services leaders.

Approach

From 3,600 data points to three ideas

We went wide with seniors first, then narrowed down with insights and principles until only the strongest ideas were left.

01 Heuristic audits, jobs-to-be-done and workshops with seniors.

Teammates talking with a community member at a table in the park
Out in the community
Sanskruti and teammates sorting colourful sticky notes on a long table
Synthesis, by hand
Outcome

Three proof-of-concepts, one room of decision-makers

3

proof-of-concepts pitched to Deloitte's Government & Public Services leaders.

  • Grounded in 12 research insights
  • Checked against 8 senior-focused principles
  • Validated with 10 seniors aged 60+

The concepts themselves stay under NDA.

The SCADpro team with faculty in front of the final presentation screen
Pitch day
Reflection

What I'm taking with me

01Older adults are not one user.

Designing for a range of abilities, not an average, is what makes a flow clear.

02Principles travel further than screens.

Eight shared principles gave eighteen people the same yardstick.

03Leading means one shared picture.

Most of my job was keeping the problem the same for everyone.

A team selfie in the studio, everyone laughing
The team
A team selfie in front of the Forsyth Park fountain in Savannah
Field day, Forsyth Park

Thank you

  • My 17 teammatesFive countries, eight majors
  • Our SCADpro facultyFor the guidance
  • Deloitte GPSFor the brief and the room
  • The seniors we metFor their time and honesty