The pyramid above is a reminder of the top down approach. The goals need to be defined first, followed by an understanding of the business processes, the business requirements and then the system requirements. It can be very tempting for the business stakeholders to feel like they already know the solution and jump straight to the system requirements.… Read More »
Below are a number of sentences extracted from requirements documents. The techniques in this article use a NLP technique called the Meta model which can be used to identify ambiguity and where information is missing. For an introduction to what NLP is please read the introduction in the following article – How NLP can be used to improve… Read More »
The techniques in this article use a NLP technique called the Meta model which can be used to identify ambiguity and where information is missing. For an introduction to what NLP is please read the introduction in the following article – How NLP can be used to improve communication with stakeholders The Meta model was originally presented in… Read More »
This is part 2 of a previous article with the purpose of providing guidelines for gathering non-functional requirements (NFR’s). Part 1 explained What are Non Functional requirements, why they are so important and common mishaps. See brainstorming diagram below. This shows the different categories of non-functional requirements that need to be gathered and types of questions to ask. To… Read More »
It is really important that non-functional requirements are gathered early on and aren’t missed out. They are potentially more important than functional requirements. A non-functional requirement is a quality, constraint or behaviour that the system being built must meet. The consequences of missing these out are that the system being developed may not be adequate, has cost more… Read More »
Diagrams are essential to provide a clear, unambiguous picture. They can be put together in meetings, can make discussions easier than lots of text and are quicker and easier to do iterations and re-work. It is very easy to be tempted to start writing a document. However it will save time holding off until the diagrams are agreed.… Read More »
Welcome to Business Bullet, dedicated to the field of Business Analysis and promoting it. The aim of the magazine is to share useful strategies to common problems found when conducting Business Analysis, the value it can add and the skill sets required. Enjoy the magazine, Helen Winter
Organise walkthrough sessions You are far more likely to get sign off if you organise walk through sessions. It will also provide a chance to ensure understanding and to make amendments promptly to avoid delays. If the stakeholder is confident they don’t need a walk through that is fine but they should be offered one. Use a feedback… Read More »
Check list for the beginning of a project Are the scope and objectives clearly defined? Have the problems and opportunities been identified? Are all of the stakeholders known? Is there a plan? What are the deliverables? It can be difficult to know where to start at the beginning of a project so this section aims to provide a… Read More »
What is NLP? Neuro refers to how the mind and body interact Linguistic refers to the insights into a persons thinking that can be obtained by careful attention to their use of language Programming refers, not to the activity of programming but to the study of the thinking and behaviour patterns or programmes which people use in their daily lives The… Read More »