ReadingTree Task Analysis Matrix

IS 213 -- User Interface Design & Development

ReadingTree: Task Matrix





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problem statement
personas/goals
task analysis
scenarios
competitive analysis

preliminary design
lo-fi prototype
interactive prototype 1
heuristic eval. of TraveLite
interactive prototype 2
usability study
interactive prototype 3


team contributions
project vocabulary
references

This matrix reflects the tasks each persona would perform, how often and the level of importance of each task for each person.

KEY
Frequency:
always=uses whenever the system is used
often=frequently uses
sometimes=occasionally uses
rarely=rarely uses

Importance:
high=high importance
mid=moderate or mid-level importance
low=low importance
NA=does not perform this task

	TASK	Ayisha	Danny	Jenny	Julio
Get started	Choose user name/ password	once, high	once, high	once, high	once, high
Get started	Login to system	always, high	always, high	always, high	always, high
Browse	Browse books by subject	often, high	sometimes, mid	sometimes, mid	always, high
	Browse books by author	often, high	NA, doesn't use	sometimes, mid	rarely, low
	Browse featured/visible books	sometimes, mid	always, high	sometimes, mid	rarely, low
	Browse new books	sometimes, mid	sometimes, mid	often, high	sometimes, mid
Search	Find brand new books	sometimes, mid	NA, doesn't use	often, high	sometimes, mid
	Find out what "other kids" as a group like (e.g. most popular books)	rarely, low	NA, doesn't use	often, high	rarely, low
	Search for known book	often, mid	NA, doesn't use	sometimes, high	sometimes, mid
Get recommendations	Get recommendations	often, high	often, mid	sometimes, mid	sometimes, low
Learn about a book	Get more information on a specific book	often, high	often, high	often, high	often, mid
	Assess qualities of book	always, high	always, high	sometimes, mid	often, high
	See what other kids say about a particular book	sometimes, low	rarely, low	often, high	rarely, low
	See books on other kids' lists	sometimes, high	rarely, low	often, mid	rarely, low
	Get help locating book in library	sometimes, low	often, high	rarely, low	often, mid
Provide feedback	Rate books	often, mid	sometimes, low	often, high	sometimes, low
	Write book review	sometimes, mid	NA, doesn't use	often, high	rarely, low
	Answer non-book questions to improve recs	sometimes, low	sometimes, mid	sometimes, mid	rarely, low
	Talk to other kids about books	sometimes, mid	NA, doesn't use	often, high	rarely, low
Keep track of book information	Save book to "read later" list	often, high	rarely, low	often, high	sometimes, mid
	Record system-generated recommendations	often, high	sometimes, low	sometimes, mid	sometimes, low
	Print recommendations	often, high	sometimes, mid	sometimes, mid	sometimes, low
	Maintain list of books to read	often, high	rarely, low	sometimes, mid	sometimes, mid