Enable COVID-19 Screening on Mobile Devices

COVID-19 forced businesses around the world to adjust their operating procedures in order to maintain safe workplaces. Screening for COVID symptoms was an integral part of creating safe workspaces. APG partnered with another local firm to rapidly launch WellEntry, preventing thousands of exposure events.

30,000+ users

200,000+ screenings

5,000+ risk events thwarted

Opportunity

Strategic partners are the lifeblood of many small businesses. APG is no exception! We’ve known the team at one local software firm for many years. They came to us in Summer 2020 - in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic - with a problem: a client of theirs had a 30,000 person workforce that needed to be consistently screened for symptoms of COVID-19 before entering their workplace. They wanted input into the design and user experience for a system to help facilitate consistent screening. We were honored to help.

Approach

We met with the engineering team and the client to understand their requirements and definition of ‘thorough screening’. Knowing time was of the essence, we conducted rapid prototyping to quickly arrive at workflow and user interface designs compatible with the requirements. The prototypes were socialized with a myriad of stakeholders to achieve consensus and alignment on the way forward.

We also engaged with the engineering team in the role of Product Management, to ensure a holistic lens to the new WellEntry product was given: user experience, product backlog grooming, marketing, communications, implementation, training and support. It takes a lot to successfully launch a new product and with the COVID-19 situation not improving, there was no time for mistakes!

Outcomes

WellEntry was put into production and was available for use by practically any organization that has workers or students who must be on-site to perform their duties. We implemented WellEntry for a national home healthcare provider, a major food manufacturer, and several other companies - large and small. More importantly, we made a dent in the COVID-19 situation. Though we are not doctors or scientists, we knew technology cuold serve people by facilitating healthy routines and report on critical data for trend analysis.