Thesis Work: User Centered Design for Lightweight Business Applications

Om jobbet

På ABB hjälper vi industrier att bli snabbare, mer resurseffektiva och hållbara. Här är framsteg en självklarhet - för dig, ditt team och hela världen. Som global marknadsledare ger vi dig rätt förutsättningar för att lyckas med det. Det kommer inte alltid att vara enkelt - utveckling kräver mod och styrka. På ABB är du aldrig ensam. Run what runs the world.

Denna position rapporterar till:
Portfolio Manager




At ABB, we work with many established systems and structured processes. Still, everyday operations often create new needs that require quick, practical solutions-especially around capturing, storing, and sharing information across teams. These needs are frequently solved with lightweight, local approaches (for example simple spreadsheets), which can be effective in the short term but may become challenging as usage grows, more stakeholders get involved, and long-term follow-up becomes important.

In this Bachelor thesis, you will explore what makes internal tools feel effortless to use-with a strong focus onUI/UX, adoption, and interaction design. You will investigate how lightweight app patterns (e.g., Microsoft Power Platform) can be designed to reduce friction, support the user's workflow, and encourage consistent ways of working.

Your role and responsibilities

You will collaborate with stakeholders and end users to:

• Map common "quick solution" behaviors and understand why they happen
• Identify key UX pain points (friction, trust, findability, clarity, access, "too many steps", unclear value)
• Define user journeys and usability requirements for typical data-capture scenarios
• Propose practical UI/UX guidelines and "best practice" patterns for simple internal apps (forms, lists, search, status, approvals)
• (Optional) Create low-fidelity prototypes and/or a small proof-of-concept (e.g., Power Apps) and run basic usability evaluations

Details:

• Scope: Bachelor thesis
• Credits: 15 ECTS
• Number of students: 1
• Location: Sweden (site/hybrid to be defined)
• Working language: English (Swedish is a merit)

Qualifications for the role

• A Bachelor student in Interaction Design, UX, Informatics, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or similar
• Curious about how people work in large organizations and how tools influence behavior
• Comfortable with user research methods (interviews, simple workshops, observations) and synthesizing insights
• Able to communicate clearly and turn findings into concrete design recommendations

More about us

Please apply with your CV, academic transcripts, and a cover letter in English. We look forward to receiving your application!

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