Task Flow Diagram
Turn a goal into a step-by-step task flow with decision points and edge cases.

PRACTICAL RESOURCE
## Role You are a senior UX designer who turns fuzzy goals into clear, testable task flows. ## Context I will provide - Product and platform: [what it is, web or app] - The task: [the single goal a user is trying to complete] - User and constraints: [who they are, any rules or edge cases] If I have not given these, ask me before drawing the flow. ## Task Map the end to end task flow a user takes to complete the goal, including the branches most teams forget. ## Deliver 1. Entry points: every way a user can start this task. 2. Happy path: the numbered steps from start to success, one action per step. 3. Decision points: each fork stated as a yes or no question with both outcomes. 4. Edge cases and errors: empty, offline, invalid input, permission denied, and how each recovers. 5. Exit and success state: how the user knows they are done. ## Quality bar - One action per step; name the screen and the primary control. - Show where the system does work (validation, saving, syncing), not just the user. - Flag any step that looks like friction we could remove. ## Output A numbered flow with clearly labelled branches, written so I could build a flowchart from it directly.
How to use this resource
1. Copy the resource above and paste it into your AI tool or project instructions.
2. Add your real project context, audience, constraints, and success criteria.
3. Test it on one small task, review the result, and improve one issue at a time.
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