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Deka Pro

Unifying enterprise fragments into a single workspace.

Deka Pro workspace with task list, calendar and Kanban views

Deka Pro was built for UAB NEVDA to solve workflow fragmentation across tasks, time tracking, and document systems.

Within a broader NEVDA product landscape (roughly 10 active products), Deka Pro became the execution layer where teams plan, communicate, and move work forward. The objective was to transform scattered information into one actionable workspace.

Role
Lead Product Designer
Scope
Workspace architecture, information hierarchy, multi-view interaction model, and contextual collaboration patterns.
Collaboration
Worked with product and engineering teams to align interface decisions with live backend workflows and cross-tool synchronization constraints.

Executive summary

Teams were losing time to context switching across multiple tools for tasks, time, and documents.

I designed Deka Pro as a unified execution workspace with synchronized views, task-level communication, and direct integration with Kontora data.

The result was less workflow fragmentation, higher daily usage, and a clearer source of truth for cross-team delivery.

01 · Main workspace

Dashboard views

The workspace evolved into multiple coordinated views (list, calendar, communication, Kanban board, and status) so teams can track the same work in whatever layout fits the moment, without losing context.

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02

Context: the fragmentation tax

Users were switching between three tools for one project: one for tasks, one for time tracking, and Kontora for documents.

This context switching caused lost information and lower productivity because work status was fragmented across systems.

System context

Ecosystem relationship map

Diagram framing Kontora as the data engine and Deka Pro as the execution interface connecting tasks, time tracking, and communication flows.

03

Design strategy: contextual interoperability

We did not build only a task list. We built a live-sync environment where every action in Deka Pro reflects across the broader NEVDA product ecosystem.

A flexible toggle between Kanban and list views allowed users to work in the mental model that fits them best, without losing context.

Communication was embedded directly into tasks so updates and decisions remain attached to the work itself, not scattered in separate chat tools.

Interaction model

View flexibility: Kanban and list

Drag across the comparison to see how the same workspace shifts between list and Kanban without disrupting task continuity.

Deka Pro Kanban-first view Deka Pro list-first view

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Embedded communication

Contextual collaboration inside tasks

Task detail structure where activity updates and conversation remain attached to the work item, reducing communication drift across tools.

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04

Discovery: workflow audit

User interviews showed that "Done" means more than checking a task box. It often requires updating linked documents in Kontora, which made cross-tool fragmentation especially costly.

Workflow evidence

Journey compression: before and after

Workflow comparison from a multi-app sequence to an in-platform flow, demonstrating reduced steps and lower execution overhead.

Before · multi-app sequence

After · in-platform flow

05

Impact: measuring the shift

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Final reflection

Deka Pro proved that the best interface often disappears into workflow clarity. By creating a seamless bridge to Deka Office backend systems, teams could focus on outcomes instead of software coordination overhead.

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