: MANUFACTURER SERVICES

Bring the designer’s perspective into your CET extension.

Cate helps manufacturers and developers connect product knowledge, software functionality, and the needs of the people using the extension. Get support with development guidance, review, testing, training, and communication.

FROM DEVELOPMENT TO EVERYDAY USE

Support across your extension’s development and release.

01 / PLAN

Guide development

Bring the end user’s perspective into development discussions. Consider how designers will understand and use the extension, with attention to consistency and usability.

02 / REVIEW

Review and recommend

Look at functionality from a designer’s point of view. Identify questions and opportunities to make the experience clearer and more practical.

03 / TEST

Test real working scenarios

Develop and execute testing scenarios around your extension and the way designers approach their work in CET.

04 / EDUCATE

Develop training

Shape a training program around your products, extension, and dealer audience so learning reflects the work users need to do.

05 / COMMUNICATE

Plan communication

Consider how to share updates and useful information with designers, keeping knowledge accessible beyond the initial release.

BUILT AROUND THE END USER

Think beyond the release date.

An extension has to make sense to the person working with it. Cate’s background in design and software training brings that perspective into conversations about functionality, learning, and communication.

The focus is on helping users understand what is available and how it fits their work. That starts during development and continues through testing, training, and the information you share with dealers.

YOUR WORKING PLAN

A scope built around where you are now.

Every extension has a different starting point. Agree on the priorities and deliverables before the work begins.

REVIEW & TESTING

Review and testing support

Depending on the agreed scope, support may include usability observations, recommendations, and testing scenarios connected to the way designers use your extension.

TRAINING & RELEASE

Training and communication planning

Support may include a training outline, a program for your dealer audience, and a plan for sharing useful information as the extension develops.

LET’S DISCUSS YOUR PROJECT

Where is your extension today?

Whether you are planning, testing, preparing to release, or refining an existing extension, tell Cate what you are working on and where an end-user perspective could help.