MES3023 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS

TUTORIAL 1

MUHAMAD FAIZ BIN ABU HASSAN

D20122061839

ISM KEJURUTERAAN PERISIAN (PERISIAN PENDIDIKAN) SEMESTER 2 SESI 2013/2014 KUMPULAN A

PENSYARAH DR. AZNIAH BINTI ISMAIL FAKULTI SENI, KOMPUTERAN DAN INDUSTRI KREATIF

Tutorial 1

Work in pair. Will be discussed in the tutorial class this Friday. Submit after discussion.

Question 1

List as many as you can the job specification for (or the role of) a requirements analyst. Please make use information from the internet. Do not forget to include the reference of the internet sources. Format for reference: Title of article; url link; date when the page is accessed by you. e.g. Requirement analyst role, http://www.abc.com.my, 26 February 2014.

Question 2

If you are a requirements analyst, what do you expect from your customer? E.g. Willing to spend time to explain their requirements. Be specific and precise when providing input List at least 5 of them.

Question 1

1. Deliver Quality functional/non-functional Requirements along with user stories 2. Researching and soliciting Reqs, Be able to understand the Reqs through asking questions and be able to articulate the information accurately to your team 3. Collaborate with program/product/ and quality managers to ensure we deliver top quality products efficiently and on time 4. Possess the ability to understand customer needs and uncover the true meaning of a requirement so that the entire team can deliver the absolute best quality and most precise functionality 5. Be able to quickly find Disputed requirements and provide insight to the context and thought behind the requirement 6. Under minimal supervision, elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis. 7. Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from lowlevel information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs. 8. Analyze and document complex business problems and provide

recommendations based on research of industry trends, business products, competitors, for optimal business solutions. 9. Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver the following artifacts as needed: Functional requirements (Business

Requirements Document), Use Cases, GUI, Screen and Interface designs among others 10. Analyzes feasibility, cost ramifications, economies, or other aspects of large or complex programs. 11. Work independently with users to define concepts.

12. Strong analytical and project management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements. 13. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts. 14. Develop requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language. 15. Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs. 16. Represent business units in scope determination meetings and on change control boards. 17. Perform special projects as needed.

Question 2

1. Easy to make an appointment for discussion. 2. Friendly customer. 3. Customer should know everything and can tell specifically what they want actually. 4. Can cooperate nicely until the project done. 5. Ability to explain all the project needed.

REFERENCE

Business Analyst, http://www.villanovau.com/business-analyst-job-description, 27 February 2014 Requirements Analysis, http://jobview.monster.com/requirements-analyst-jobreston-va-us-130881610.aspx, 27 February 2014 Senior Requirements Analyst, http://www.a1cpartners.com/federal-consultingservices/careers-join-our-team/senior-requirements-analyst, 27 February 2014