Planning the way forward
The second meeting with the stakeholders is arguably more important than the first. This is where, after having done our initial analysis, we present our requirements model and seek stakeholders' feedback and approval. This is also the meeting that kick-starts system development. We should now have enough features to have created a small, but perfectly-formed, system backlog (a list of all the features on our requirements model). Our objectives for the second meeting are as follows:
- Explain the requirements model and get it approved by the stakeholders.
- Present a first draft of our specification document, as detailed in Chapter 6, Organizing Requirements, in the Creating a specification document section.
- Identify and discuss any areas of concern or ambiguity, if any.
- Present and discuss potential risks, if any.
- Identify a point of contact from our client-side stakeholders. We need one person to represent our client-side stakeholders...
