Introduction There are 2 main types of software development life cycles (SDLC) that can be followed. The methodologies that follow these are commonly used in IT projects because they manage the 3 constraints of time, cost and scope. The 2 main types are: Sequential Agile Sequential Examples of sequential are the waterfall methodology and the v-model. This is… Read More »
The purpose of this article is to provide guidelines for writing a paper if issues arise during a project and it is unclear how to proceed. A Business Analyst can add value by writing and gathering input for an options paper. It should ideally be a one side of A4 and provide the information required to enable senior… Read More »
Reasons for using story boards To act as an inspiration for other requirements. To increase understanding of the requirements between all stakeholders and the consequences. The system has not existed before. The users have no experience of the system. The users have been doing their work for some time and are stuck in the way they are doing… Read More »
For the purposes of this article the assumption is that estimations and planning are required for gathering system requirements. However it could equally be adapted for business requirements and other areas of the project development lifecycle. A use case model describes: System boundaries are Systems in scope for the project Use cases are The things the system in… Read More »
A entity relationship or class diagram can be used to resolve the problem when stakeholders are interchangeably using different words to mean the same thing. For the purposes of this article a conceptual model of a class diagram has been used. A conceptual model is at class level. A class is a group of data with similar characteristics.… Read More »