{"id":4623,"date":"2021-03-22T14:43:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T14:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/?p=4623"},"modified":"2021-04-06T20:06:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T20:06:28","slug":"business-analysis-101-what-is-required-of-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/?p=4623","title":{"rendered":"Business Analysis 101: What is Required of Requirements?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the business analyst is responsible for the <strong>solution<\/strong> requirements, one must ensure a high quality in order to build the best solution possible.\u00a0 In fact, getting requirements right may be your single most important step toward project success!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Requirements must be &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Accurate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have all requirements been clearly and correctly documented?<\/li>\n<li>Have users participated in the validation of the requirements and confirmed them to be correct?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Assignable<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who suggested the requirement, and what is the rationale?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Clear<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is each requirement and business rule stated in specific terminology with no ambiguities that can be misinterpreted by developers or testers?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Complete<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is the total set of requirements and business rules a complete representation of what must be delivered to meet the needs and solution vision?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Concise<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is each requirement and business rule expressed as briefly and succinctly as possible?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Consistent<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do any conflicts exist between individual requirements or groups of requirements?<\/li>\n<li>Do any conflicts exist between requirements and the business strategy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Essential<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does each requirement describe a feature of the system that adds value or is required for conformance to an external standard?<\/li>\n<li>Does each requirement map back to the business strategy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Feasible<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have the requirements been validated with the design team to ensure that the resulting features can be built within project scope?<\/li>\n<li>Is achieving requirements possible within the expected budget and schedule?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Prioritized<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Has the relative importance of each requirement been identified?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Traceable<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is each requirement uniquely numbered?<\/li>\n<li>Does each requirement map back to the business strategy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Validatable<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can you envision a method to prove that each requirement in properly implemented in the solution?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Answer these questions and you&#8217;ll have an air-tight BRD!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the business analyst is responsible for the solution requirements, one must ensure a high quality in order to build the best solution possible.\u00a0 In fact, getting requirements right may be your single most important step toward project success! &nbsp; Requirements must be &#8211; &nbsp; Accurate Have all requirements been clearly and correctly documented? 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