Task and User Analysis

Why
Task and User Analysis is important because it allows us to create systems that are relevant to our users.

What
Task and User Analysis is a stage in task centered design and advocates that we figure out who is going to be using our system and what they want to do.

Task Analysis

 * Think about what's needed by the users
 * Think about correcting common errors in data entry (autocorrect)
 * Think about physical platform of technology and what tasks can be performed with it
 * Think about the constraints of the technology and what tasks they can support

User Analysis

 * Think about what kind of users will be using the system (in house, engineers, consumers, entertainers, etc.)
 * Think about what kinds of expectations these users will have about the technology (cut+paste, naming of menu items, etc.)

Requirements

 * Cooperation between the designers and the managers of the users who are going to be using the product