GR1 - Task analysis

User analysis

1. Users (people who have accounts)
   Online shoppers, mostly aged between 18 and 30, who are looking for a way to keep track of items they like online
2. Non-users (people who do not have accounts)
   Friends and family of the users, aged between 5 and 60, who are interested in what the users like and may want to buy items for them

Task analysis

Tasks for Users

Definitions

Wishdex - A user-generated list of online shopping items, on wishdex.com (domain to be obtained).

User analysis

1. Serious Shopper - Aged 18-30. Uses Wishdex to bookmark items from online stores that they like. Visits Wishdex 3 times a week or more.
2. Casual Shopper - Aged 18-30. Uses Wishdex as a wishlist, to share with their friends and family. Visits Wishdex heavily a few times a year (Christmas, Birthdays).
3. Acquaintance - Aged 18-30. Friends of users who are mainly interested in seeing what a particular Wishdex owner likes, though are not necessarily buying items. 
4. Gifter - Aged 5-60. Friends and family of users who are interested in buying items for the Wishdex owner.

Task analysis

1. Manage Wishdexes - (Serious Shopper, Casual Shopper)
   Goal: keep track of online shopping items you like
   Precondition: must be logged in
   1. Add a Wishdex
   2. Delete a Wishdex
      Precondition: create and specify a Wishdex
   3. Add an item to a Wishdex
      Preconditions: create and specify a Wishdex,
   Manage wish list
   Goal: to keep track of items you like while shopping online
   1. Add an item
      Preconditions: have a link or descriptive words for an item
      Frequency: fairly often, while browsing online stores
   2. Delete an item
   3. View items currently in wish list
2. Share wish list (by link)
   Goal: to show friends/family items you like or may want to buy
   1. Share all items in list
   2. Share sub-list
3. Exploring friends' wish lists
   Goal: to see what items your friends who use the site like
   1. View (Facebook) friends who own lists
   2. View items in a friend's wish list
   3. Comment on items in a friend's wish list
   4. View recently added items from all friends

Tasks for Non-users

1. View a wish list
   Goal: to see what a user likes and possibly buy an item for him/her
   1. View items in a user's wish list
      Precondition: have a link to the wish list
   2. Jump to shopping page (Amazon, etc.)

1. 1. item
      Precondition: specify an item
   2. Mark item as acquired or pending acquisition
      Precondition: specify an item
   3. Edit item
      Precondition: specify an item
   4. Share entire Wishdex with others (Casual Shopper)
      Precondition: have and specify a Wishdex
      Frequency: often around birthdays and other holidays, infrequently otherwise
2. View a Wishdex - (Acquaintance, Gifter)
   Goal: see what items a user likes, express opinions on those items, and possibly buy the perfect gift for the Wishdex owner
   Precondition: have a link to follow to the Wishdex
   1. See the items in a user's Wishdex
   2. Comment on or "like" a particular item (Acquaintance)
      Precondition: must be logged in
      Frequency: 3-10 times a visit
   3. Jump to a shopping page (Amazon, etc.) for a particular item (Gifter)
      Frequency: around 5 times per visit for a Gifter
   4. Commit to buy an item by claiming it (Gifter)
      Precondition: Must be Facebook friends with owner, and logged in
      Frequency: very rarely, once every few visits for a Gifter
3. Explore Wishdexes - (Acquaintance, Gifter, Serious Shopper)
   Goal: find interesting items, either associated with a particular person or in a particular category
   1. Find Wishdexes belonging to friends
      Precondition: must be logged in
   2. Find popular or random Wishdexes, or Wishdexes in a particular category
   3. View recent activity

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