EDGE Empower® Pay Tool: Redefining Pay Equity Analysis
Project's scope
Product Design
Platform
Desktop
Team
1 Product Manager, 1 Product Designer,
1 Data Scientist & 2 Developers
Time Period
4 weeks
The Opportunity
The project involved redesigning the EDGE Empower® Pay Tool, an existing offline software solution used by organizations to conduct detailed pay gap assessments via linear regression analysis. The tool's core function is to identify potential pay equity risks and offer actionable remediation strategies.
Project Goal
Develop a new software solution to replace a slow, legacy Excel VBA-based system, with the objective of providing a faster, more secure, and user-friendly experience.
Problem Statement
Before the redesign, the pay gap analysis relied on an outdated Excel-based solution that severely hindered organizational efficiency and posed significant risks, the main one were:
Severe Performance Issues
Processing a single analysis took long 5–7 minutes.
User testimonials described the application freezing and wasting working hours.
Compatibility Issues
Many companies experienced problems running the Excel VBA-based tool on newer devices.
High Error Rates
The complex and unintuitive Excel interface led to user frustration and frequent input errors.
Critical Privacy Concerns
The system posed potential risks with sensitive data being processed externally.
Key Outcomes and Results
The redesign successfully addressed all critical limitations, resulting in substantial improvements in performance, user experience, and data integrity:
Faster Analysis: Analysis processing time was cut from 5–7 minutes to under 20 seconds. This represents a more than 90% reduction in analysis time.
Higher User Satisfaction: User surveys indicated a 30% improvement in overall user satisfaction.
Increased Data Accuracy: Improved data validation routines led to a 25% reduction in errors.
Stronger Security & Regulatory Compliance: Offline processing fully addressed critical privacy concerns , and a new section was added to ensure compliance with the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
Before & After
Solution
The final product is the EDGE Empower® Pay Tool, a modern software application that addresses performance, security, and usability challenges by focusing on key design decisions.
Improved Performance
The backend architecture was re-engineered to efficiently handle large and customizable datasets, achieving our goals, processing the analysis in less than 20 seconds.
Customization & Flexibility
New fields and a modal interface were introduced to allow users to customize regression variables and tailor the analysis to their specific organizational needs
Simplified User Experience (UX)
The old variable table was replaced with modern components and improved flow to simplify data entry, reducing the time required and cutting error rates.
Enhanced Security & Privacy
The entire analysis process is conducted offline, ensuring sensitive pay equity data remains protected on the user's device, addressing key enterprise customer feedback.
The final design utilizes a clean, visually engaging interface, providing immediate access to new guides, trending topics, and the marketplace directly from the home screen, demonstrating high-quality craft and strong product thinking.
