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PMINAC Project Manager’s Community of Practice Notice

Topic: Sharing Best Practices for Requirements Gathering / Business Analysis

Whether the PM is undertaking the requirements gathering or has a BA, there are tools and techniques that PMs should either use or ensure a BA uses. We have all seen projects go off the rails because the business requirements started and stopped with one question: "So what do you need?"

There are many options for gathering requirements, from reviews of existing processes to shadowing staff to surveys and facilitated sessions.  I will share some of the tools and techniques I have used or seen successfully used and will ask everyone present to share their stories, tools and techniques. 

Debby Kronewitt Martin is a Managing Partner of Element Business Consulting Inc, specializing in strategic planning, project management and organizational change management.  During her 33 years with the City of Edmonton Debby managed projects that spanned a range of disciplines including community revitalization, event and conference management, business analysis, project management, and information technology. She held numerous positions including, planning technologist, planner, communications officer, liaison officer, manager of the International Winter Cities Secretariat, Customer Service Delivery Manager, IT Transformation Program Manager and IT Client Solutions Manager.