Comments on: How do you use your requirements templates? http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/how-do-you-use-your-requirements-templates/ Advance Your Business Analysis Career Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:08:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laura (Brandau) Brandenburg http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/how-do-you-use-your-requirements-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-4529 Laura (Brandau) Brandenburg Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:54:43 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1465#comment-4529 Tony, I think you make a great point that a template only gets you so far. Knowing how to use the template is much more important. I find a few examples along with some context in terms of a "how to" is much more helpful than just a template. Laura Tony,
I think you make a great point that a template only gets you so far. Knowing how to use the template is much more important. I find a few examples along with some context in terms of a “how to” is much more helpful than just a template.
Laura

]]> By: Tony http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/how-do-you-use-your-requirements-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-4525 Tony Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:23:52 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1465#comment-4525 I feel template driven software just doesn't cut it. In the several firms that I worked at as a consultant, they didn't have any formal software. Instead they were proprietary documents meant as a guideline. It allowed you as a consultant to use more of your experience to add to the guideline. A template is fine but is limited to only the people that know how to use it. I feel template driven software just doesn’t cut it. In the several firms that I worked at as a consultant, they didn’t have any formal software. Instead they were proprietary documents meant as a guideline. It allowed you as a consultant to use more of your experience to add to the guideline. A template is fine but is limited to only the people that know how to use it.

]]> By: kashif http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/how-do-you-use-your-requirements-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-3642 kashif Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:16:47 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1465#comment-3642 Thank you guys. Your suggestions are much appreciated. Laura i fully agree with you that a document should be generic which BAs later on can tailor as per Project requirements. I have viewed different sample documents some of them which i myself have used in the past. And by taking important Artefacts from different docments i am making a generic document. I am currently trying to finalize if AS IS/To BE should be a part of the Requirements document or it should only remain into Feasibility study. BEst, K. Thank you guys. Your suggestions are much appreciated.

Laura i fully agree with you that a document should be generic which BAs later on can tailor as per Project requirements. I have viewed different sample documents some of them which i myself have used in the past. And by taking important Artefacts from different docments i am making a generic document.

I am currently trying to finalize if AS IS/To BE should be a part of the Requirements document or it should only remain into Feasibility study.

BEst,
K.

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]]> By: Oshun http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/how-do-you-use-your-requirements-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-2802 Oshun Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:19:41 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1465#comment-2802 Good post! Personally, I like having a template to help standardize what an organization needs and/or wants in a document or set of documents. The challenge comes in when people do not understand that the template is a guide to help analyze and think through problems. There are environments where the only importance to the project team is *closing* the document on time! Sometimes I think the template distracts from the overall goal of the project team, which might be to analyze a problem, discuss and recommend appropriate solutions. On the other hand, I think that not having a template may be more dangerous than having it! Good post! Personally, I like having a template to help standardize what an organization needs and/or wants in a document or set of documents. The challenge comes in when people do not understand that the template is a guide to help analyze and think through problems. There are environments where the only importance to the project team is *closing* the document on time! Sometimes I think the template distracts from the overall goal of the project team, which might be to analyze a problem, discuss and recommend appropriate solutions. On the other hand, I think that not having a template may be more dangerous than having it!

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