This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Getting Started
This book contains a lot of information and recommends many practices and techniques. Some of these you no doubt already perform; others might be new to you. We have two pieces of advice about getting started with the practices we suggest.
Don’t feel bad if you don’t already perform all these activities on your projects.
Don’t try to do everything at once.
As you read, identify those practices that you think would add the most value to your project. Look for opportunities to try them and situations in which they might yield better results. Recognize the reality that the learning curve will slow you down a bit as you try to figure out how to make new methods work for you and your colleagues. Follow the references we’ve provided to learn more about those practices that look interesting to you. Over time, new ways of working will become part of your BA tool kit—and you will get better results.
Whether you call it business analysis or requirements engineering, it’s a challenging, yet vital, function. The core practices described in this book give you solid tools to tackle this critical activity with confidence.