Modelling Requirements in Business Analysis
Modelling Requirements facilitates the communication of Business Analysis information with different audiences
Models are a way to represent the business requirement information descriptively and visually during the requirements analysis. Because the communication of business analysis information to stakeholders must be bi-directional, iterative and understandable, models can facilitate the communication with different groups of stakeholders in an initiative. When requirements rely purely on text, there are risks of ambiguity; and a model can make it easier to understand, help set expectations, and share a better and clear vision of the solution. The Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (RADD) knowledge area, by the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide v3, IIBA®), defines the existing modelling formatting and categorization in Business Analysis. The Business Analyst is responsible for determining the best format and category for the initiative.
Requirements Modelling Formats
Business Analysts can pick out differents modelling formats (one or more) to support their requirements analysis; in general, they are:
- Matrices are used to tabulate requirements with a complex but uniform…
