The BABoK (Business Analyst Body of Knowledge) lists 10 techniques for gathering requirements. Here’s an overview of each one. For more details, check out the latest Guide to the BABoK.
Business Analysis / Requirements / Writing
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Pairing Business Analysts
Pair programming is a bit of a foreign concept for many people in business. A few years ago, it was foreign to most programmers too. Pair programming is a powerful technique for software development because it allows two people to look at the same problem/solution from two different perspectives at the same time. Would that same approach work for business analysis?
Interaction design / Product Management / Requirements / Requirements gathering / ROI / UX
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Gathering Implicit Requirements
Johanna Rothman just wrote an article titled Implicit Requirements are Still Requirements. She points out that her expectations were not met, even though her needs might have been. Johanna also implicitly begs the question – how do we gather implicit requirement?
Business Analysis / IIBA / Organizations
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First IIBA Certification Exam And More
This is a bit of a potpourri post. Found some good stuff out there today, check it out. The first IIBA Exam just finished in Orlando Florida. Barbara was one of the 16 business analysts who took it. Read about her experience! Her post has inspired me to crack open […]
Interaction design / Prioritization / Product Management / Requirements / UX
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How To Not Suck At Design
Michael Shrivathsan just wrote an article presenting five tips for creating products with great design. Michael’s List Start with the user interface. [Roger Cauvin adds, start with a working first iteration] Work closely with UI designers. Pay attention to details. Simpler is better. Be brave. Our Thoughts User centric design […]
Product Management / Requirements
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Valuable and Functional Requirements
Roger asked some interesting questions on one of our previous posts about market and product requirements. In a couple recent articles, we presented some specific examples to clarify the semantics and language of different types of requirements. Roger asks six questions about functional and non-functional requirements in the comments on the last article. In this article, we answer them.
Requirements / Requirements gathering
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6 Tips To Double Your Requirements Interview Effectiveness
Being effective at interviewing is key to gathering requirements effectively. We suggest six tips to make the interviewing process more effective and efficient.
Requirements
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Quick Post on Passion
Why Passion is Important Thanks Kathy for Two Simple Words of Passion… I distinctly remember some eye-rolls when we posted Writing Passionate Requirements as part of the Big Ten Rules to Writing Good Requirements series. When we are excited about our product, and believe in the value for our customers, […]
Requirements / Requirements gathering
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Requirements Context
Understanding someone’s perspective on requirements requires that you appreciate the context in which they’ve formed that perspective. Not everyone is playing the same game on the same field.