Paul Boag

Founder, Boagworks

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UX consultant of 30 years, now building small tools to fix the tedious bits of the job. Currently obsessed with making top task analysis painless. Recovering addict of shiny new apps. Founder of Boagworks. I help teams figure out what users actually want, then build tools so they don't have to take my word for it. Easily distracted by shiny new tech.

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Top Task AnalysisUnderstand user priorities and build apps/sites around them.
Jul 2026
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Joined Product HuntAugust 22nd, 2014

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11d ago

Top Task Analysis - Understand user priorities and build apps/sites around them.

A survey tells you what users want. A top task analysis tells you what they want most. It asks users to rank their priorities, so the handful of tasks that really matter rise above the noise of everything else. Free and running in minutes.

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2mo ago

What are the 5 tools you simply couldn't do your work without?

This could be related to your industry, or even a side project you're working on.

Here are my 5 (I couldn't function without them):

Grammarly proofreading my texts, not just posts, but also client communication
ChatGPT / Claude mostly brainstorming, help with copy, and summarising
Figma I can put the basic graphics together quickly.
Translator sounds incredibly old-school, but English is not my mother tongue
Gmail and not only for communication, but also for storing ideas and sending myself email reminders for posts

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10yr ago