Chapter 12
Defining Solutions, Part 1: Taking a Closer Look at Your Requirements
In This Chapter
Knowing how the requirements types vary and who uses the different types of requirements
Understanding how different audiences have different needs for your requirements
Tracing requirements and being versatile in your approach
So you’ve elicited your requirements — now you’re ready to put into action the analysis part of your job description. In this chapter, we detail how to analyze and document the requirements you’ve found. Why would you want to analyze the requirements in the first place? When you look at the requirements strategically with your stakeholders, you ensure that you’ve communicated effectively with each other during the elicitation phase and that you write requirements that are clear, accurate, and thorough. Analyzing your requirements is like doing a little self-audit and housecleaning before moving on to actually designing and implementing a solution.
Business analysts (BAs) operate within two worlds: the business world and the technical world. As a BA, you use your knowledge of both to discuss problems, requirements, and solutions intelligently. Often your role ...
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