Agile Requirements and

Business Analysis:
Myths and Realities
Ellen Gottesdiener
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 In an agile context:
Does business analysis happen?
Are requirements needed?
How can requirements be agile?

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 analysis myths

slow, inflexible, meticulous

infrequent business involvement
lots of documentation
clearly defined roles
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 agile myths

unstructured just do it
no planning, no analysis
no requirements
no documentation
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 agile realities

#1: deliver valued product

#2: act as product partners
#3: discover requirements just-in-time

#4: use structured conversations

#5: confirm before, during, after

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 agile reality #1
deliver valued product

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 agile goal

deliver high value

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 elicit
analyze
learn
value
plan

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 agile reality # 2
act as product partners

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 product partners
desirable

viable

feasible

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 shared understanding
of product

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 agile reality #3
discover requirements
just-in-time

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 views

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 views

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 views

wants

needs

requirements

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 agile reality #4
use structured
conversations

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 structured conversation

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 structured conversation

evaluate

confirm

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 7 product dimensions
functional

nonfunctional

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 structured conversation

confirm

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 story

As a <user role>
n t t o < a c t io n | b e h a v io r>
I wa
so that <benefit>

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 story

As a buyer
e e d t o p u r c h a s e a b o ok
I n
a n e n jo y r e a d in g t h e book
so I c

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 7 Ds
user

As a repeat buyer
I need to purchase ith credit card
a new book paying w g the book data
actions so I can enjoy readin

: C re d it c a rd e x p d a te must
BR to ry system
Interf ac e w it h I n v e n
Purchase online t h a n 2 mins
Perfo r m a n c e : le s s

business
rules quality
attributes
interfaces
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 conversing w models

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 agile reality #5
confirm
before, during & after
delivery
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 structured conversation

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 confirm to learn

Adapted from: Agile Alliance Functional Testing Tools

Open Space Workshop 2007
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 unambiguous
acceptance criteria

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 prototypes,
demos

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 documentation

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 agile business analysis
myths realities
#1: deliver valued product
#2: act as product partners
#3: discover requirements just-in-time
#4: use structured conversations
#5: confirm before, during, after delivery

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In an agile context:
Yes, business analysis is essential.
Yes, requirements are needed.
Yes, requirements are necessary to do
in an agile way.

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Agile Requirements and
Business Analysis:
Myths and Realities

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 reflecting
1. How does your team define the products
value?
2. Today, who participates in discovering
product requirements?
3. Do your user stories include 7 Ds?
(user, interface, action, data, control, environment, quality attribute)

4. When does your agile team write

acceptance criteria?
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