Comments on: Do You Define the Business Need? (BABOK 5.1)

By: Yousuf Al Hussaini

Yousuf Al Hussaini — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 04:06:42 +0000

I see that clarifying (or identifying) business needs is critical and of great importance. One critical thing about it is to see if the goals of the particular project are aligned with the organization strategy. As defined by BABOK, business need is a high level requirements of organization’s goals and objectives.

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By: Mark W

Mark W — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:21:22 +0000

I appreciate the User Story format because it reminds me (and sometimes forces me) to consider the business need and benefit for each piece of the requirements. Sometimes I already understand the need, sometimes I need to clarify it, and sometimes I’ll admit that I get a little annoyed and wish I could just skip it and get to the functional requirements…but in the end, understanding and agreeing to the business need is always of benefit to the project & ultimately the user.

And that is just the perspective I need – for I do not want to just be creating requirements, I want to be a part of solving problems, helping users, and adding value to businesses.

User Stories are my friend. 🙂

By: Toyin

Toyin — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:12:08 +0000

In my organisation, the problem hasn’t been the customer failing to identifying a business need, the main problem has been identifying business needS(notice the capital S to make it plural). Most customers I have worked with in the past, come with a “one track mind”, failing to identify other problems or opportunities that easily fall within scope of the proposed project. It is my job as a business analyst to help them identify these further needs. This helps in creating a more comprehensive business case in their quest to justify their project. A proper current state assessment should take care of this.