Presented by Brenton Burchmore

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Agenda:
Confirming and Sharing Requirements
Getting Stakeholders Aligned
Requirements Traceability
Changes to Requirements
 The role of the BA includes not just writing the document
Our requirements need to be approved by the business
All relevant stakeholders need to have their say
Debate at this stage is better than confrontations later

A project cannot be approved and funded until the business case is fully met
This involves ensuring that all key stakeholders not only know what to expect
But also that they approve of what it will take in order to get that outcome
 Checks the details of the requirements with stakeholders
VERIFICATION Ensures that stakeholder needs are correctly interpreted
Focuses on functionality, details and local consequence

Checks that combined requirements meet business goals

VALDIATION Ensures that decision makers understand the future state
Focuses on outcomes, solutions and their suitability
 This is an ongoing part of the requirements analysis
It is related to the integrity and suitability tests of reqs
It uses stakeholder feedback to test that suitability
Does NOT give an approval to invest or deliver

The terms Verification & Validation can be confusing and are often misused
Verification: truth and integrity check
Validation: value and acceptance check
 Feels like a final test, but can and should be ongoing
Is related to the business goals and objectives
Uses exec stakeholder feedback to accept the outcome
DOES give an approval to invest or deliver

Many business practices and philosophies use forms of V&V

The terminology can differ between functions and businesses
In your organisation, which would be the
worse consequence of not having a formal
validation process?
 Business Sponsor Person responsible for business success

Requirements Owners Individuals who have specific needs

Subject Matter Experts Know the most about what works

Developers/creators Are tasked with delivering

Testers Have to decide when something does work

Project Office Reviewers Have to manage the delivery constraints

 A shared understanding
Alignment Useful for clarity & awareness
A platform for debate

Confirmation of acceptance
Agreement Buy-in and investment in outcomes
Positive expectation of results
Situation Problem Implications Vision

Based on the SPIN Selling model by Huthwaite

 Requirements ID Software support

Origin & ownership Change control

Cross referencing Config management

 Forwards: helps us see what the result must be
Backwards: helps us to see why the requirement exists
The ultimate guide to cause and effect in requirements
Used to determine the consequences of any changes

Traceability is complex and time consuming, but it is the best

protection against change-related risks
 Risks arise from the unpredictability inherent in business
BA evolved from the need to reduce change-related risk
Details and specifics are the weapons of BA against risk
Certainty and predictability are the key objectives

Managing risk within BA begins with clarity, ends with surety

 Clarity of
detail

BA deals with
Certainty Logic of
of outcome relevance risk through
avoidance and
mitigation
Holistic
inclusion
Which of these risks can Business Analysis
have a large impact on reducing?
(Click all that apply)
Incremental Model
 Create a 1.Create a small requirements traceability matrix OR
2.Constructively respond to another students matrix,
requirements or subsequent discussion
3.Use a use case from last week, or make a new one
traceability 4.Use a table format, showing at least three columns
matrix for being Source, Requirement and Test Case
5.Feel free to debate, discuss or contribute
any use case everywhere as much as you wish
 Source
The original reason for the
requirement
Users will have their hands full
and cannot activate a switch
Anything not well lit might be
overlooked and wasted
Users need to select objects
based on colour coded labels
Requirement Test Case
State what the requirement is How will this be tested?
A light inside a cupboard that Move a hand within the space to
activates automatically test motion sensor
Light must illuminate all contents Hold a light meter in each corner
of cupboard to test light levels
Light must mimic natural daylight Place exact examples of coloured
labels inside for differentiation
 Tools and Techniques
Overview of
Using tools to Tools for non- Change
tools for
get results analysts management
analysis