Frequently Asked Questions
"How do I know we've
got all the requirements & haven't missed something?"
"How can I be sure I've got it all, and got it all right?"
No doubt these are some of the major
questions we ask ourselves to ensure we're going to develop the
highest quality system that meets the demanding needs of our clients.
This has been one of the driving objectives of our approach -
a systematic application of the best modeling practices that gives
the analyst the knowledge of what they need to do and the comfort
that they've got it all.
"How do you get the users' needs identified quickly and easily?"
Our advice here is to conduct a Requirements
Discovery Session with business representatives using Best Business
Requirements Practices TM
. Not a conventional requirements interview, it's focused on the
business and applies proven and easy to understand communication
and modeling techniques.
"How do I deal with clients who can't express themselves, keep changing their minds and introduce new requirements?"
It's knowing what questions to ask,
using effective communication skills and easy-to-understand modeling
techniques. The biggest cause of changing requirements is not
asking the right questions up-front. This simple, systematic
approach that leads the analyst and business to discover all the
information requirements, business rules and functionality which
results in a complete and accurate business specification the first
time.
How can we build a system when the users won't invest the time to discuss their needs?"
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