User & Context Analysis: Who works how – and why is it so hard?

Why this matters

Prevents gut-feel decisions

Uncovers systemic problems invisible at the interface level

Delivers real requirements, not assumed ones

Builds team empathy for users' actual working reality

Lays the groundwork for UX improvements that actually stick

Good Enterprise UX doesn't start in the tool – it starts with the people using it

Power users work under pressure. They have limited time, specific processes, and high expectations of the system. An interface that doesn't fit their working style costs valuable minutes every day – and leads to errors.

We analyse how users actually work with the system today: what goals they're pursuing, what workarounds they've built, what gets in their way. We look beyond the interface to the full context of use.

01

User interviews

Who uses the system – in what role, with what goals?

02

Shadowing & contextual observation

What does the work really look like – not just on paper?

03

Task & role analysis

What needs to get done – and what's standing in the way?

04

Process & system landscape

What other tools and dependencies are in play?

05

Pain point mapping

Where do users lose time, make errors, or build workarounds?

Typical statements
before the project

What you get

Personas or role profiles
Usage scenarios & workflows
Context of use diagrams
Documentation of pain points & efficiency barriers