15.7 USES OF TASK ANALYSIS
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The output of task analysis is some breakdown of the tasks people perform and, depending on the techniques chosen, the things that are employed and the plans and sequences of actions used to perform the tasks.
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The way this information is utilized depends very much on the use to which it is put.
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Three such uses will be described briefly: the production of manuals and tuition material; requirements capture and high-level systems design; and detailed interface design.
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Of these uses, only the first is aimed at the actual system analyzed; the latter two use the analysis of the existing system in order to suggest the design of a new one.