5 Powerful Requirement Gathering Techniques Every Business Analyst Should Know

Laura Brandenburg discusses five powerful requirements elicitation techniques for discovering requirements as a business analyst.
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Simply put, elicitation is the process of discovering requirements. Elicitation often refers to engaging with stakeholders and understanding stakeholders needs and expectations when it comes to the scope and detailed requirements for a project. As a business analyst, it's important to have a variety of techniques in your toolkit for effectively gathering requirements. In this video, we'll cover 5 powerful techniques that every business analyst should know, which include:

1. Observation to gather requirements.
2. Diagram review as a business analyst.
3. Structured interviews with stakeholders.
4. In-depth documentation review.
5. Using a business analysis questionnaire.

By using these powerful requirement gathering techniques, you'll be able to effectively gather and document the requirements for any project as a business analyst. Have other requirements elicitation tips for business analysts that we didn’t cover? Let us know in the comments below!

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0:00 5 Powerful Requirement Gathering Techniques Every Business Analyst Should Know
0:50 What is Requirements Elicitation?
1:30 Technique 1: Observation as a Business Analyst
2:50 Technique 2: Diagram Review to Gather Requirements
4:00 Technique 3: Structured Interviews to Gather Requirements
5:20 Technique 4: Documentation Review as a Business Analyst
6:35 Technique 5: Using a Business Analysis Survey

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