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9 Examples of Requirements Gathering

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Requirements gathering is the process of eliciting requirements from stakeholders and refining their quality. Early stage requirements gathering is focused on stimulating creative ideas. The middle stage is about adding assumptions and constraints to focus on the core value of your project or initiative. Late stage requirements gathering involves resolving inconsistencies and getting working prototypes in front of stakeholders. The following are common examples of requirements gathering.

Kickoff

Requirements gathering begins with a kickoff meeting that explains an initiative to stakeholders including elements such as a business case and mission statement.

Brainstorming

At first, some stakeholders may have few ideas. Brainstorming is a common early stage technique that encourages people to throw out the first ideas that come to mind.

Interviews

Interviews led by a business analyst that are designed to explore requirements.

User Stories

Asking users to state their expectations for the project in the format "As a role, I'd like to capability, so that I can goal". For example, as a manager I'd like to be able to reassign tasks so that I can manage employee absences.

Business Rules

Asking users to document business rules. For example, "if a customer leaves their session idle for 30 minutes then their session expires."

Non-Functional Requirements

Non-functional requirements in areas such as design, infrastructure, architecture and technology may be contributed by a variety of subject matter experts. The example, "The site shall use brand colors according to the brand style guide."

Workshops

Meetings that work through open questions and issues. For example, requirements may be inconsistent or infeasible.

Prototypes

Getting stakeholders using simulations or working prototypes tends to lead to better requirements. Stakeholders often have new ideas when they see things implemented.

Requirements Management

The ongoing process of prioritizing, maintaining and refining requirements. In order to reduce project risk, it is common to implement a small number of requirements in short release cycles. In this case, requirements are viewed as a backlog that may grow with time. This can be a positive thing as it allows all ideas to be captured while only implementing the best ideas you have for each implementation cycle.
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