INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

BLOC Admin - Blockchain based Property Technology Platform

In Pakistan, owning property is a dream for many, yet remains out of reach for middle‑class families. DaoPropTech set out to change this by enabling investments with as little as one square foot. Scaling property ownership in this way created a new challenge: internally, the company needed a reliable way to track property sales, funding rounds, construction milestones, and documents across dozens of projects.

Role

UX Researcher

UX Designer

UI Designer

Year

2021

Client / Company

DAO PropTech

Problem

When I joined, the company’s heartbeat ran through Excel sheets. Sales updates, funding rounds, construction delays, and even legal documents were scattered across multiple files. Teams constantly asked the same questions: “Which round is active?” “Has construction slipped behind?” “Where is the latest contract?” This fragmentation left stakeholders blind to project realities and slowed down critical decisions.

Solution

I designed a Property Management Module that became the command center for every project. It gave teams one place to track rounds, add milestones and goals, and monitor every detail while ensuring transparency and control.

Impact

2,800
2,800
-32%
Reduction in Manual Data Entry
-32%
Reduction in Manual Data Entry
-32%
Reduction in Manual Data Entry
-10%
Reduction in Admin Review Time
-10%
Reduction in Admin Review Time
-10%
Reduction in Admin Review Time
-2X
Faster Property Onboarding
-2X
Faster Property Onboarding
-2X
Faster Property Onboarding
265K
270K
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Lean UX Canvas

Lean UX Canvas

Lean UX Canvas

I created the Lean UX Canvas to align the team around a shared understanding of the problems, assumptions, and hypotheses before diving into design. Instead of jumping straight to solutions, it helped us.

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Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.

Proto-Personas

Proto-Personas

Proto-Personas

I built proto‑personas early to give shape to our assumptions about users and to keep stakeholder needs at the center of design. These lightweight personas made it easy to communicate user pain points and priorities to the team without heavy documentation.

Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.

Proto-Personas

I built proto‑personas early to give shape to our assumptions about users and to keep stakeholder needs at the center of design. These lightweight personas made it easy to communicate user pain points and priorities to the team without heavy documentation.

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Discovery Journey

Discovery Journey

Discovery Journey

I began with interviews and workflow mapping across Sales, Finance, and Marketing. Several friction points emerged: 1. Construction delays were often discovered too late, limiting the ability to respond. 2. Sales teams lacked clear visibility into area sold vs. remaining in each round. 3. Creating, editing, and managing milestones and goals across rounds was cumbersome. 4. Rounds lacked flexibility, teams couldn’t easily adjust goals or milestones while tracking progress with a complete timeline of updates. 5. There was no consolidated view of round start/end dates, milestone progress, or whether a round was on time or delayed. 6. Teams lost valuable time chasing scattered documents across drives and emails. These insights shaped the navigation and feature set for the module ensuring it covered visibility of area sold, round progress, milestones, timelines, and document management. Documenting them ensured every design choice was rooted in real pain points, not assumptions.

Design

Design

Design

Hi-Fidelity Design

Hi-Fidelity Design

Hi-Fidelity Design

I chose to skip lengthy paper sketches and move straight into hi‑fidelity prototypes. The reason: with multiple departments involved, abstract wireframes weren’t enough to generate feedback. High‑fidelity screens made the data presentation tangible, which accelerated alignment and exposed usability issues earlier.

Clarity on Project Rounds

Clarity on Project Rounds

Clarity on Project Rounds

Gave teams one place to track sales, timelines, and goals, making it obvious which round was active and if it was delayed.

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Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.

Visibility into Construction Progress

Visibility into Construction Progress

Visibility into Construction Progress

Broke down milestones with % completion and due dates, surfacing delays early so teams could respond fast.

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Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.

Centralised Project Documentation

Centralised Project Documentation

Centralised Project Documentation

Brought all legal, ownership, and financial files into one hub with filters and version tracking for full transparency.

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Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.

Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.

Testimonial

Testimonial

Testimonial

"Aisha transformed complexity into clarity, delivering a thoughtful and scalable design solution"

Ameer Hamza, Sr. Product Designer at DaoPropTech