Analyze Phase
What is the requirements role in the Analyze
Phase?
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The Analyze Phase of Managing Requirements involves defining project requirements once a need has been identified and the Business Requirements have been approved. The Business Requirements Document (or Baseline) serves as the basis for deeper analysis of the established need. Analyze Phase should cover the proposed project's scope, objectives, proposal and schedule, and review the current system (if one exists) to determine the level of effort required. Impact on users should also be considered. For instance, how much training will be required and will users react favorably to the new system? Analysis of a proposed project may reveal weaknesses in the concept and cast doubts on the feasibility of the project. However, that same analysis may provide solutions to overcome any deficiencies. If the proposed project will interact with or impact another system, this fact must be identified during the Analyze Phase. Such interactions may affect the development of the new project but also instigate changes in existing systems. Responsibility for successful completion of the Analyze Phase rests with the Project Manager. He may delegate numerous tasks to his Project Team, but he is ultimately accountable. The Technical Review Board--users and subject matter experts--provide constructive feedback on the proposed solution. The Analyze Phase results in the production of a Functional Requirements Document that establishes design parameters for both new systems and changes to be made to existing systems. Once analysis is complete, the Project Manager oversees production
of a Project Status Review, which will be read and evaluated by
Approvers and other Stakeholders. Summary The Analyze Phase involves defining project requirements. This
phase should cover the proposed project's scope, objectives, proposal
and schedule, as well as the level of effort to reach the Deploy
Phase. Analysis of a proposed project may reveal weaknesses in the
concept and/or provide solutions to overcome any deficiencies. The
Analyze Phase results in the production of a Functional Requirements
Document and a Project Status Review.
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