ABSTRACT
OVERVIEW This chapter presents guidelines for performing work domain analysis, not in the form of a series of steps, but in the form of a set of analytic themes or questions. These themes are as follows: (1) What is the purpose of the analysis? (2) What are the project restrictions? (3) What are the boundaries of the analysis or what is the focus system for the analysis? (4) Is it useful to develop multiple models? (5) Where on the causalintentional continuum does the focus system fall? (6) What are the sources of information for the analysis? (7) What is the content of the abstraction-decomposition space? and (8) Is the abstraction-decomposition space a valid model of the focus system? A thorough explanation of these analytic themes is provided, including why each one is important, and suggestions or strategies for addressing each theme are offered.
