We have all been on challenged IT and product development projects — the ones that were over budget and behind schedule because we missed the mark and had to do a whole lot of rework just to get sign-off. And of course, after we finally delivered the product and caught our breath, we went through […]
Tag: scope creep
Baseline Your Scope Before Writing Requirements
A major issue that contributes to cancelled projects is a failure to establish a shared vision of the final product at the beginning of the project. The reason for a new product or upgrade must be clearly understood before writing requirements, or divergent requirements will be written and important requirements will be missed. This vision […]
Minimum Viable…. Baby? Managing Scope Creep for a New Bundle of Joy
My husband and I are kicking-off a new and exciting project in our personal lives; having a baby. However, while embarking on what might be called the “Envisioning” or “Planning” phase of the project (aka being pregnant), I’ve found that many of the skills I’ve learned as a business analyst here at ArgonDigital translate into […]
Are the Requirements Attainable?
Attainability is a requirements development issue that is commonplace on many projects. Defining requirements without adequately assessing attainability places projects at risk of significant cost overruns, schedule delays, and performance shortfalls. Mandatory characteristics for any requirement is that it is Needed, Verifiable, and Attainable. I call these the NVA characteristics. In previous blogs “Do we […]