DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION | BRITISH TELECOM
THE CHALLENGE
Identify and deliver the tools to deliver a memorable customer service both online and via call centers







Role: Service and Experience Designer
Timeframe: 12 months
Team: 5 People
Challenge
The company needed to transform its customer service experience across digital self-service and call center support. The challenge was to bridge the gap between advisor tools and customer-facing systems, ensuring a seamless and user-centered experience.
My role
I was part of the consultancy team who worked closely with internal teams to pursue a human-centered approach, and my role for about a year spanned across service design, UX research, co-creation and as Experience designer across the solution phase.
Auditing the self-service platform – I conducted heuristic evaluations to assess hygiene factors in terms of usability as well as alignment across some differenting parameters taken from BT’s customer service ambition.
User & advisor research – I ran in-depth interviews with customers and call center staff, along with on-site shadowing, to uncover pain points and digital maturity gaps.
Customer Journey mapping – We developed extreme personas to simplify complexity and highlight key user scenarios for the ideation phase
Co-creation workshops – Facilitated cross-functional sessions with customers, advisors, and leadership to break silos and generate solutions.
Rapid prototyping & concept testing – Designed and tested three competing digital solutions, ensuring user feedback shaped the final direction.
Defining future-state journeys – I’ve detailed and delivered the concepts for both customer-facing and advisor interfaces, balancing technical feasibility with the respect of our user-centered vision.
Iterative testing & validation – I conducted multiple usability tests on desktop, mobile, and advisor systems, refining the design through continuous feedback.
THE OUTCOME
The project evolved into a five-year transformation roadmap, aligning business strategy, technology, and user experience to future-proof BT’s customer service ecosystem.