Cadence: SaaS · AI dashboard case study
An AI-powered project management dashboard.
Overview
Cadence is an AI-powered business management platform for service-based businesses. It streamlines daily operations, scheduling, client management and performance tracking.
This case study follows the full product design journey: user research and problem discovery, a persona, wireframes, visual design, a design system and high-fidelity dashboard screens.
Research and the problem
I researched how business owners manage scheduling and daily operations, and found inefficiencies and disconnected processes. The key challenges were fragmented workflows, missed follow-ups, manual scheduling and no AI-driven insights for faster decisions.
Who it is for
“I want one dashboard that helps me run my business without switching between multiple tools.”
Process
Wireframes
Wireframes set the core structure, organising AI workflows, scheduling and business operations into a clear, intuitive experience.
Design system
Inter for clean, modern readability across metrics, AI insights and business workflows. A restrained palette of teal #1C8A86, deep navy #0E2A3B, blue #2E7798, grey #B3B3B3 and white keeps the focus on the data.
AI-powered decisions
Cadence centralises business operations with AI recommendations, live analytics and intuitive scheduling workflows. The AI suggests, the owner approves.
Final design
The finished dashboard across tablet and laptop.
Conclusion
Cadence brings scheduling, clients, analytics and AI recommendations into one calm dashboard, and gives the team a design system to build on.