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Situation: At PayGrid I proposed an animated microflow for invoice reconciliation to reduce user errors; engineers warned it added ~3 sprints of work. Task: I needed to convince the PM and engineering leads that the interaction’s benefits outweighed cost. Action: I ran a rapid prototype in Figma + Framer and conducted moderated usability tests with 12 target users, measuring task completion, error rate, and time-on-task. Results showed error rate dropped from 18% to 4% and completion time improved 22%. I translated this into business terms: with 10k monthly transactions, reducing errors would save ~400 support tickets/month (~$9k/month in support costs) and reduce manual reconciliation time by ~160 hours/month. I presented a phased delivery plan: MVP static state + analytics (1 sprint), accessible motion with reduced scope (2 sprints), full animation (1 additional sprint). I proposed feature flags and A/B test (Amplitude) to measure real-world lift. Result: The leads agreed to the phased plan; after rollout, support tickets dropped 38% and NPS for reconciliation increased by 12 points.
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