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Elicitation

Gathering Requirements Information

Elicitation is the process of gathering information that is accurate, comprehensive, and current from solution stakeholders.

Meeting

Elicitation Techniques

Avoiding Common Meeting Pitfalls

If you are planning to conduct a meeting of any kind, this is a good guide to reference to avoid common mistakes.

Asking the Right Questions

Asking questions is a valuable skill for an analyst, and this guide contains helpful insight into what makes up a "good question".

Conducting Document Analysis

This is a good reference guide in the beginning of a project for which there is pre-existing documentation.

Understand Business Analysis Information Gathering - Facilitation

Facilitation is an important part of Business Analysis. If this falls within your responsibilities, this guide, as well as the Facilitation Prep Tips guide, are good starting points to prepare.

Facilitation Prep Tips

This is a helpful guide to refer to when planning a facilitation session.

Focus Group Facilitation

A focus group is a great way to elicit relevant information from stakeholders. This guide provides helpful information on how to streamline working with a focus group.

Introduction to Virtual Facilitation

As virtual meetings become more and more common, it is important to understand how to navigate the unique challenges and opportunities they present.

Managing Difficult Stakeholders

This is a good guide to reference when challenges arise regarding a specific stakeholder.

Managing the BA - Architect Relationship

Having a positive relationship between the Architect and the Business Analyst is vital to project success. This guide provides some insight into fostering a working dynamic.

Managing the BA - PM Relationship

This guide contains information that helps promote a positive relationship between the Business Analyst and the Project Manager.

Overview of Agile Components

You will likely encounter projects that take an agile approach to solution development. This guide serves as a quick overview of the most common elements of this approach.

Planning Requirements Elicitation Approach

There are several ways to handle eliciting information from stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts. This guide provides an overview of the more common approaches to help determine which are best suited to your needs.

Preparing and Conducting a Brainstorming Session

Brainstorming is a common elicitation technique. This guide is a helpful reference to use if this is your chosen elicitation method.

Requirements Elicitation Through Interviewing

Interviews are a common elicitation technique. This guide is a helpful reference to use if this is your chosen elicitation method.

Requirements Elicitation Through Observation

Observation is a common elicitation technique. This guide is a helpful reference to use if this is your chosen elicitation method.

Requirements Elicitation Through Prototyping

Prototyping is a common elicitation technique. This guide is a helpful reference to use if this is your chosen elicitation method.

Requirements Elicitation Through Surveys

Surveys are a common elicitation technique. This guide is a helpful reference to use if this is your chosen elicitation method.

Understand Essential Non-Functional Requirements

This guide is a helpful resource if you need clarity on what non-functional requirements are and how they are helpful to a project or business change.

Requirement Types Guidelines

This is a good guide to start with if you are still getting familiar with the concept of requirements and what constitutes a "good" requirement.

Affinity Analysis

Affinity analysis is a widely used elicitation method to generate ideas or identify alternative options.​ This guide details how to conduct Affinity Analysis effectively.

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