Categorieën: Alle - requirements - techniques - questioning - context

door Jen Vetterli 7 jaren geleden

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“Oh No, You Gave Me What I Asked For!”

Understanding and meeting client expectations is crucial, yet it often involves navigating several common pitfalls. These include not having enough client availability or time, using incorrect techniques, and accepting solutions without sufficient business rationale.

“Oh No, You Gave Me What I Asked For!”

“Oh No, You Gave Me What I Asked For!”

Using Consulting Skills to Uncover Expectations

Traceability and Creating Structure from Chaos
traceability matrix
Synthesizing Responses
critical thinking

distinguishing between important and unimportant information

organizing disparate information

processing large amoutns of information

active listening

paraphrasing

clarifying questions

Asking the Right Questions
high-level requirements

other products

usability

hardest

easiest

features

worst

best

stability of requirements

impact on other areas

the product

support

maintenance

sales

customer use

external

internal

end user knowledge needs

business process impact

project context

triple-constraint tradeoff

SMEs

stakeholders

risks

time constraints

priority

spending

business context

organizational perception

strategic direction

project vision

product description

SWOT

problem(s) to be solved

Common Pitfalls to Uncovering Expectations

Accepting Solutions Presented by the Business and Technical Experts
imposing technical solutions
specifying product details without business reasons
Using the Wrong Techniques
Ineffective Questioning
questioning style
feature fallacy
solution presentation
open- vs. closed-ended questions
Stated Requirements Don't Meet Expectations
The Time Trap
clients not available
not enough time