Increasing integrity through needs analysis Faceted Feature Analysis Adam Polansky Principal IA Customer Experience Group

How do you turn raw requirements into a qualified scope? Requirements

Sources Business Requirements Document Field Inquiry Brainstorm Competitive Analysis User Stories Existing Features Requirements List

Example: Feature List Itemized list of unqualified requirements

Value Ratings Rate each item in the list against three criteria: Business Value – What is the importance of this feature to the business goals of the projects Technical Ease – What is the feasibility of the development of each feature. This can take in sophistication, amount of work or discovery User Value – How does this feature contribute to the goals of the user both internal and external

Example: Value Ratings Ratings from 1 to 5 5 being highest

Flexibility Matrix Least Flexibility Most Flexibility x3 x2 x1

Example: Value Weights x2x1x3 Multiply the values in each column by their weight from the matrix Sort on the weighted scores

Effort Estimate Effort can be mapped directly to Cost or Time

Benefits Adds objectivity when ranking features Gets input from the experts from each domain Factors in overall project capabilities & constraints Makes for more informed decisions during iteration planning

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