It is important to ensure traceability throughout the lifecycle of the project. See diagram below for some of the main reasons for this. Traceability has several lenses that occur throughout the project lifecycle. Here is a list of some of lenses to be considered for ensuring traceability: Business Requirements trace back to the scope, objectives, problem statement and… Read More »
The risk of changes to requirements can be minimized by having a robust requirements gathering process. For various reasons requirements could still change and it is important to have a process in place to manage these changes when they happen. Changes need to be prioritised, documented, communicated and implemented if approved. The main steps and questions to answer… Read More »
Introduction This article is to help create an awareness of how Business Analysts can be used throughout the project life-cycle. If you are new to the business analyst field it may be useful to read my article The value of business analysis for firms first. It also provides a foundation for this article which starts looking at the more specific… Read More »
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 »