Task analysis ux

Hey, I just read this piece on task analysis in UX and it really hit home for me. The whole idea of watching how people actually use the product, mapping out their key tasks, and then spotting where the friction pops up feels like something our team has been overlooking. I like how it emphasizes the small but critical actions—like adding to cart, checking out, or even just finding pricing—over big flashy features that don’t always solve real problems. The part about tracking things like time on task, error rates, and layering in user feedback feels super practical too.

I’m curious—how do you usually balance doing deep task analysis with the pressure to keep pushing out new features quickly? And when you’ve mapped out these core user flows, what’s been the most effective