Mechanics of conducting a task analysis

Abstract

Task analysis (TA) which is a set of analytical procedures used to describe human work in terms of tasks is discussed. The method of TA was derived from various techniques of methods analysis of the industrial engineers. The topic of TA is organized around the following main areas: (1) a detailed discussion of what a TA is; (2) the uses of TA; (3) evaluation of the TA procedure and an assessment of the procedure's worth.