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hierarchical task analysis [1 record]

Record 1 1995-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Work Study
DEF

capable of dealing with cognitive as well as motor tasks ... [it is] ... one popular ... very effective approach to task analysis ... [it] is a process where the analyst works towards establishing an acceptable task description to guide the collection and organization of task information.

OBS

in a hierarchical approach [to task analysis] the task is analysed by breaking it into task elements or goals which become increasingly detailed as the hierarchy progresses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étude du travail
DEF

[...] méthode [d'analyse] permettant l'identification des différents buts nécessaires pour réaliser une tâche donnée, ainsi que la manière dont ces buts sont articulés pour contribuer à l'obtention de l'objectif global de la tâche.

Spanish

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