Unearthing Business Requirements: Elicitation Tools and Techniques (Business Analysis Essential Library)

By Rosemary Hossenlopp, Kathleen Hass, Kathleen B. Hass

Book Overview

A Volume of the Business Analysis Essential Library Series Learn how the business analyst works collaboratively with the project manager and other core team members to create plans that customize elicitation activities to the unique needs of the project. The author presents techniques used by successful business analysts and defines key business analysis terms. Examine the principles and practices for pragmatic, effective requirements elicitation and learn how to work collaboratively with project members and other core team members. Discover the steps necessary to create customized elicitation activities for the unique needs of each project.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567262104
• ISBN13: 9781567262100
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 0.5" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

Unearthing Business REquirements, a Review

This is a great 'how to' book. It is full of useful information and templates. Some of the templates I really like are "Project Complexity Model", p. 27; "sample RACI RAM", p. 36 and "Project Characteristics and Product Cycles", p. 66. The authors also include sample Business Requirements Documents and a sample Requirements Management Plan. The only reason they did not get 5 stars from me was the concept of the BA role seemed confusing, and I think they got the NASA "Vee Model" diagram arrows pointing in the wrong direction, p. 57. This book brings the importance of requirements gathering to us in a straightforward way that is easy to understand and follow. Nice work by the authors. Jim Sloane, OPM3CC, PMP, CM