Understand

Comprehending requirements in the context of a business and its goals

Business analysts make understanding requirements the primary goal of the discovery process.

Understand Examples

Understanding business needs starts with learning about the organization, its goals, and processes to establish context for a solution. Clear communication enables stakeholders to gain insight into the problems and opportunities they want the solution to manage. Then, business analysts use these insights to curate and understand requirements.

Understand References

  • A Model of Understanding

    A solution's success depends on understanding customer requirements more than any other factor.
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  • Broadening Professional Horizons

    Understanding the organization, its domains, and processes enables business analysts to connect solutions to their business value.
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  • Fifty Years of Development Experience

    A development team’s requirements understanding has far more impact on solution success than their methodology.
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