Delivering the requirements gathering sessions

Having prepared the requirements capture sessions in advance, you are now ready to start delivering the workshops. One of the first things you want to do is set the scene by setting out the desired outcome of the workshops and reviewing the agenda.

Starting with the desired outcome

At the start of the workshop, you will want to clearly set out the desired outcome of the workshops so that everybody in attendance is on the same page. Understanding the overall aim of the workshop with a clear mission statement will guide the conversation to achieve the desired goal.

Driving the agenda

The requirements gathering workshops will follow a predefined agenda. This might be in the form of allocated sets of time for specific business processes or areas of the project. As a solution architect, it is important to ensure the items on the agenda are covered. Additionally, you should guide the discussions to ensure that the requirements for...