Collect Requirements

Inputs Tools and Techniques Outputs
  • Project Charter
  • Stakeholder Register
  • Stakeholder Management Plan
  • Organizational Process Assets
  • Enterprise Environmental Factors
  • Interviews
  • Focus Groups
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Brainstorming
  • Prototypes
  • Facilitated Workshops
  • Requirements Documentation
  • Requirements Traceability Matrix
  • Requirements Management Plan Updates
  • Stakeholder Register Updates

Details:

Project Charter: Provides the high-level project objectives, constraints, and assumptions that influence the requirements gathering process.

Stakeholder Register: Contains information about all project stakeholders, including their roles, interests, and potential impact on the project's requirements.

Stakeholder Management Plan: Outlines strategies for engaging stakeholders throughout the project, which can inform the requirements collection process.

Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEFs): External factors such as industry standards, regulatory requirements, and market conditions that may influence project requirements.

Organizational Process Assets (OPAs): Historical information, lessons learned, and templates related to requirements gathering from past projects.

Interviews: One-on-one or group discussions with stakeholders to elicit their needs, preferences, and expectations regarding the project deliverables.

Focus Groups: Group sessions involving key stakeholders to discuss and prioritize project requirements collaboratively.

Surveys and Questionnaires: Distributed to stakeholders to gather their input on project requirements in a structured format.

Brainstorming: A creative technique where stakeholders generate ideas and requirements in a non-judgmental environment.

Prototypes: Visual or functional representations of the project deliverables used to gather feedback and refine requirements.

Facilitated Workshops: Structured sessions involving stakeholders and subject matter experts to elicit and refine project requirements collaboratively.

Requirements Documentation: A detailed description of the project requirements, including functional and non-functional requirements, constraints, and assumptions.

Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM): A matrix that links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with stakeholder needs.

Requirements Management Plan Updates: Changes to the plan that outlines how requirements will be analyzed, documented, prioritized, and managed throughout the project.

Stakeholder Register Updates: Updates to stakeholder information based on insights gained during the requirements collection process.