End-User Connection Troubleshooting

Cisco ThousandEyes

2020 - 2025 | Lead Product Designer | Web app | Enterprise

Overview

I designed the Single Agent View for End-User Monitoring, a dedicated troubleshooting experience for Tier 1 and Tier 2 IT helpdesk teams investigating an individual employee’s connection problem.

The experience helps support teams understand what a specific endpoint agent is experiencing—from local network conditions to performance across applications—and identify where to investigate next.

Challenge

Existing scheduled tests provided an aggregated view of a group of endpoint agents testing a single application. This was useful for identifying broad issues, but it did not explain why one employee might be having a poor experience.

Each endpoint agent can have different local network conditions and different performance outcomes across applications. Helpdesk teams needed a way to move from a reported employee issue to relevant, agent-level network and application insights.

Data Overwhelm

My Role

As the sole designer for the Single Agent View experience, I:

  • Defined the agent-level troubleshooting information architecture
  • Designed the end-to-end Single Agent View and supporting interaction patterns
  • Iterated on the design based on customer feedback, usability testing, and technical constraints
  • Applied progressive disclosure to balance fast triage with in-depth diagnostics
  • Presented concepts to customers and validated designs through customer testing
  • Explored AI summaries for the troubleshooting workflow

Outcome

The Single Agent View creates a dedicated lens for investigating an individual employee’s digital experience. It helps helpdesk teams move beyond group-level test results to understand agent-specific network conditions, application performance, and potential causes of a reported connection issue.

Single Agent View