Do The Right Thing: Adapting Requirements Practices to Agile Projects

Break out of the cookie-cutter mentality that some agile teams take toward requirements. Join Ellen Gottesdiener to explore what requirements models you should use to supplement (or replace) user stories for large projects. Ellen looks at the factors to consider when deciding on a requirements approach, including your project’s size and technology characteristics and your team’s domain expertise. Find out when to engage the product owner in requirements work and discover ways to leverage the role of business analyst in agile projects. Explore new ways to adapt your existing documentation for product and project needs while enhancing requirements to drive development on large agile projects. Gain an appreciation and understanding of ways to adapt requirements practices to fit various agile project situations so you can do the right things for your project.