The project involves launching a developer portal for a healthcare company to provide a centralized platform for developers to access APIs, microservices, and technical documentation. The portal aims to streamline developer interactions, enable faster integration of healthcare-related services, and improve the overall developer experience.
Link: https://developer.cvshealth.com/
Product Definition and Vision: Collaborated with stakeholders and Developers to define the objectives and goals of the developer portal. Identified the needs of developers, the types of APIs/microservices to be hosted, and the documentation requirements.
User Research and Engagement: Conducted surveys and 1:1 interviews with developers to understand their pain points, preferences, and expectations to gather insights into their challenges when integrating healthcare services and their requirements from the portal. Introduced Customer Journey Mapping and Service Blueprint culture to make a cohesive product.
Feature Prioritization and Roadmapping: Based on developer feedback, prioritized features that will have the most impactful benefits. Developed a product roadmap that outlines the sequence of feature releases, considering developer needs and the company's strategic goals.
User Experience and Design: Collaborated with UX designers to create an intuitive and engaging user interface that encourages developer interaction and easier user flows to host documentation and APIs.
Service Blueprint: Developed a service blueprint that illustrates the end-to-end process of how developers will use the portal, including backend processes, developer interactions, and support mechanisms.
Feature Development and Testing: Worked closely with developers to design and develop the portal's features, such as API documentation, code samples, and integration guides. Ensured that these features address the pain points identified during user research..
Launch and Promotion: Planned and executed the launch of the developer portal, coordinated with Pro Services, Engineering teams, and Executives to promote its features and benefits to the developer community.
Key Elements:
Consistent Look-and-Feel with Your Overall Brand
API Credentials as the Core Job-to-be-Done
Constant Feedback loop by enabling developer outreach
Clear and Present Links to Quality Documentation
Clean UX Affordability between Sandbox and Production
Team Management-as-a-Must
Easy Usage Metrics
Improved developer satisfaction by 40% post launch of the developer portal.
Improved user adoption by 200% in the first 3 months of launch.