Communicating a Task Analysis with Task Layer Maps

摘要

Modern user interface design methods, regardless of their extremely diverse viewpoints, all seem to agree that a document outlining a task analysis is essential for good user interface design. However, most representations of task analysis are difficult to understand. This difficulty makes the transition to dialogue design difficult, especially for multidisciplinary design teams with few shared skills and terminology. Using techniques borrowed from the study of parallel processing, the authors have developed a technique of task analysis representation called Task Layer Maps. Task Layer Maps are both quick and easy to understand. This technique helps design teams to quickly come up with a dialogue design and also allows checking that design for conformance with the task analysis.