1. We will start soon. Before we start… If you have any questions than please use the chat box and I will answer it before we start. What to ask? Career, job market, boot camp, membership, our website…. Anything. www.KatieAndEmil.com

2. Boot Camp: Become an SSRS Developer in 10 weeks Week 3 www.KatieAndEmil.com Start recording

3. THANK YOU We are here because you decided to spend time with us

4. Webinar agenda: Introduction10 min Previous Week Update5 min Choosing a topic10 min Requirements Gathering15 min Creating a template10 min DIY Tasks5 min Summary5 min Questions and Answers (optional)5+ min

5. www.KatieAndEmil.com/charity We raise money for camara Fighting poverty through Education/Technology We donate: 2% of membership profits $10 for every 25 bugs/issues. $10 for 200 Google+ Followers More ideas coming later Fundraising money (charity)

6. Polls (Part A) Start the polls

7. Become an SSRS Developer in 10 weeks by gaining new skills, knowledge, experience and confidence at a competent level. SSRS Boot Camp Goal

8. KEBI Academy Members Understand the importance of requirements gathering and prepare an effective process. Week 3 Goal – Requirements Gathering No Learning plan this week only DIY Tasks

9. www.KatieAndEmil.com/1524 Learning Plan (YouTube subscribers)

10. Choosing a topic AdventureWorksDW Time Recording Data RescueTime Your own database

11. Requirements Gathering Polls (B)

12. Put yourself in someone’s shoes Understand other person’s point of view Empathy? You understand the other person’s needs and help to give it to them. Empathy is not necessarily about doing precisely what the other person wants.

13. Find an end user Find someone who can be your end user. Partner, Colleague, Family Choose someone who will support you! You can use our community page (free) or Forum (members) to ask someone to be your end user Want to do it yourself? Split Personality Think like an end user (critique)

14. End User Treatment Make them feel comfortable (they are helping you). Focus on their needs and goals they want to achieve. Give them time to think about it or guide them. If there is a challenge, improve the process. Ask for feedback in a constructive way (survey etc.)

15. Requirements Gathering Template Create a word document template that will help: Understand the objective Ensure approach is “fit for purpose” (alternatives) Do accurate estimations Avoid misunderstandings Communicate clearly (phases) Ensure high quality of the deliverables Manage satisfaction Make it easy for end users, testers and developers Understand “go live” conditions

16. Examples of requests AdventureWorksDW Invoice, Recent orders/sales, new employees, Sales by Region / year and so on. Time Tracking Time per day (Last 7 days), Time by Activity, Actual vs Targets (Daily, Weekly etc.), Time by Application (RescueTime) Your own data Think about something that would be truly valuable to make a decision or trigger a decision (monitoring).

17. Do It Yourself (DIY) Tasks: Choose a topic Find end user (or split personality) Create requirements gathering Template Share it on our community (non members) or forum (members)

18. Recommendations: Stephen Few Books

19. What next? We did week 2 update. Covered importance of requirements gathering Gave you DIY Tasks Summary If you are a KEBI Academy member: Use Community page to get help or make suggestions (bugs/issues)

20. Questions & Answers Donate (Charity).com/charity KEBI Academy.com/become-a-member