Requirement analysis are tasks that are used to determine the conditions or needs on order to alter a product for a greater use. This is a critical aspect to any project as new systems can change a work environment and relationships can be altered by this change. This is why it is so important to identify all stakeholders and make them aware of the implications that can arise from this change. There are several ways in which information-gathering methods can be used in analyzing.
One method for quality management tools is standard operating procedures (SOPs). These are written documents that describe the routine procedure to be followed for a specific operation in great detail. It ensures conference with an organizations practices, work effort, reduction in occurring errors, and improves data credibility. The following are common used methods for information-gathering.
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• One-one interviews.
• Group interviews.
• Facilitated sessions.
• Joint application development (JAD Sessions).
• Questionnaires.
• Prototyping.
• Cases.
• Requests for proposal.
• Brainstorming.
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One-on-one interviews is one of the most common. This requires a meeting with a client or stakeholder in order to attain information on the necessities of the current project. This meeting usually takes place in a casual meeting where documents are put together and outlined based on the feedback of the people involved. There should be some prior knowledge of the kind of project that is being requested. The basis of this particular method is to ask open ended questions about the project to uncover other requirements or needs that have not been gathered at this point in time.
Group interviews are similar to one-on-one interviews with the exception that more than one people is involved. This usually takes place in a meeting with three to four individuals that are involved in the same role. Group interviews usually require more preparation, since you are speaking to more than one participant.