7.5. Commentary: Vision
Are We Solving the Same Problem? The Right Problem?
The Problem Statement
During early requirements work in the inception phase, collaborate to define a terse problem statement; it will reduce the likelihood that stakeholders are trying to solve slightly different problems, and is usually quickly created. Occasionally, the effort reveals fundamental differences of opinion in what the parties are trying to achieve.
Rather than plain prose, a table format offered in the RUP templates for problem statements is:
| The problem of | ... |
| affects | ... |
| the impact of which is | ... |
| a successful solution would be | ... |
The Key High-Level Goals and Problems of the Stakeholders
This table summarizes the goals and problems at a higher level than task ...
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