GR1 - Task Analysis

* Notes: this is the sections order in Spring 2009 class. Please follow the sections in your handout for this year.

Users

We expect our users to be people ages 15-35 who are looking for something to do or people to meet. Their roles with respect to the website are enumerated below: 

Anonymous: Not logged in users

• explore site and decide whether to create/log in to account

Non-member Invitees: Anonymous users who have been invited to an event by an Event Administrator

• RSVP to event they were invited to
• same as anonymous user

Event Browsers: Logged in users who are attending/browsing events

• looking for event and/or people
• looking to meet new people/do new things
• RSVP to events
• Friend network

Event Administrators: Logged in users who are currently managing an event.

• have something specific in mind, require people to come to event

Tasks for Anonymous user-group

• Navigate/explore the site
  • browse current events
  • access global, current events
  • browse map
  • look at event info
• sign up for account
  • preconditions: have reason to believe the site will be useful for them

Tasks for Non-member Invitee user-group

• All tasks of Anonymous user group
• RSVP to event they were invited to
  • choose whether to receive notifications about event
  • preconditions: event/user code or direct link from email
• Update responses to event they were invited to
  • preconditions: event/user code or direct link from email

Tasks for Browser user-group

• All tasks of Anonymous user group
• Log in
  • enter in user name and password, or connect with facebook
  • preconditions: email, password
• Friend/connect with people
  • browse friends
  • see info of friends (including event info)
  • make new friends
  • Private message other Browsers
  • preconditions: know name/username of person they want to connect with
• Update profile
  • Modify personal information (Name, DOB, picture, etc.)
  • Set privacy settings
  • Set filters (e.g. location-based filters)

• • link profile with 3rd party social networking sites
• Create events (become Event Administrator)
• Receive/respond to invitations
  • read information about event
  • RSVP to private event
• Ignore users/events
  • preconditions: know name/have link of user or event to ignore
• Help with events
  • Comment/make suggestions about events
  • volunteer to become event administrator
  • volunteer to bring things (cups, plates, etc.) to event

• • preconditions: event link
• Receive notifications
  • preconditions: preferred method of contact

Tasks for Event Administrator user-group

• All tasks of Browser user group
• Edit/administrate an event
  • Modify details of an event (time, location, name, etc.)
  • preconditions: create an event or invited to administrate event
• Connect with event-related people
  • Invite users to attend event

• • Send notifications to attendees of event
  • Invite others to be administrators
  • delegate tasks to attendees/administrators (e.g. who's bringing the cups/plates, drinks, etc.)
  • preconditions: administrating that event, know people want to connect to

Domain Analysis