requirement gathering process – Aditee Joshi https://aditeejoshi.com WorkLife from My Lens Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:32:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.12 Requirement gathering template “must haves” https://aditeejoshi.com/requirement-gathering-template-must-haves/ https://aditeejoshi.com/requirement-gathering-template-must-haves/#respond Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:07:56 +0000 http://aditeejoshi.com/?p=669 What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you listen to words like “Software as a service”? Software distribution or licensing model, application hosting platform, pay as you go, future of technology, no server installation worries, no infrastructure costs, scalable. Imagine interviewing the key stakeholders and getting hold of exact requirements in ...

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]]> https://aditeejoshi.com/requirement-gathering-template-must-haves/feed/ 0 What is DOR and DOD in Scrum? https://aditeejoshi.com/what-is-dor-and-dod-in-scrum/ https://aditeejoshi.com/what-is-dor-and-dod-in-scrum/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2019 03:14:09 +0000 http://aditeejoshi.com/?p=318 From time to time, end users will have ideas or concepts for a new feature. The concept will be expressed as one or more feature items, and get added to a product backlog by the product owner. The team, working together, will figure out how to turn this concept, expressed as one or more epics ...

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]]> https://aditeejoshi.com/what-is-dor-and-dod-in-scrum/feed/ 35 Define the scope of work for the business analysis activities https://aditeejoshi.com/define-the-scope-of-work-for-the-business-analysis-activities/ https://aditeejoshi.com/define-the-scope-of-work-for-the-business-analysis-activities/#respond Fri, 04 Jan 2019 05:28:51 +0000 http://aditeejoshi.com/?p=228 The scope of the business analysis work comes from the business analysis deliverables and becomes part of the overall project scope. The business analyst, in defining the business analysis scope or work, works closely with the project manager to ensure that the approved business analysis work is included in the overall project scope. An important ...

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]]> https://aditeejoshi.com/define-the-scope-of-work-for-the-business-analysis-activities/feed/ 0 Non-functional Requirements – Why do we need them? https://aditeejoshi.com/non-functional-requirements-why-do-we-need-them/ https://aditeejoshi.com/non-functional-requirements-why-do-we-need-them/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:18:25 +0000 http://aditeejoshi.com/?p=89 Non-functional requirements, what comes to our mind when we talk about NFR (Non-functional requirements)? When we say non-functional we typically mean those requirements that are not related to the functionality of the system, then what exactly are these and why do we need them. I found clear definition of Non Functional Requirements by Ruth Malan ...

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]]> https://aditeejoshi.com/non-functional-requirements-why-do-we-need-them/feed/ 2 Requirements gathering feels like torture to you? https://aditeejoshi.com/requirements-gathering-feels-like-torture-to-you/ https://aditeejoshi.com/requirements-gathering-feels-like-torture-to-you/#respond Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:20:34 +0000 http://aditeejoshi.com/?p=71 If you were to search ‘requirements elicitation cartoon’ in google images, you would see there are several cartoons that compare Requirements Elicitation to Torture. So why do people compare requirements elicitation to torture? After some research I have found that these are the top 5 reasons that subject matter experts (SMEs) and stakeholders believe Requirements ...

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]]> https://aditeejoshi.com/requirements-gathering-feels-like-torture-to-you/feed/ 0 Stakeholder Analysis – How to manage difficult stakeholders? https://aditeejoshi.com/stakeholder-analysis-how-to-manage-difficult-stakeholders/ https://aditeejoshi.com/stakeholder-analysis-how-to-manage-difficult-stakeholders/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2018 18:10:30 +0000 http://aditeejoshi.com/?p=52 To begin with, what is a stakeholder? A stakeholder can be individual or organisations whose interests may be affected in case of any changes in the project planning and execution. Stakeholder or client relationship management is an ongoing process in itself. The Business Analyst comes into picture here where he/she not only identifies stakeholders but ...

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]]> https://aditeejoshi.com/stakeholder-analysis-how-to-manage-difficult-stakeholders/feed/ 4 Meaning of being a Business Analyst https://aditeejoshi.com/meaning-of-being-a-business-analyst/ https://aditeejoshi.com/meaning-of-being-a-business-analyst/#respond Sun, 16 Dec 2018 17:48:21 +0000 http://aditeejoshi.com/?p=31 When I started my career five years ago as an IT Analyst with UK based firm called Hedges Direct, the term was pretty new here in India which meant the opportunities were scarce and with a clear expectation of at least 3 years of work experience needed. I shall outline the theoretical as well as ...

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