Tag: Business Requirements
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10 Top Tips for a Perfect Business Requirements Document
Many large organisations will have a standard template for a Business Requirements Document but just because the format has been around for a long time doesn’t mean it is perfect. And for those of you who work in small companies – maybe embarking on a first major project – here are my top tips…
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Features and Functions in a Business Requirements Document
A Business Requirements Document is the document used in complex projects to define what needs to be done or altered in order to meet some business objective. It also documents what will, or will not, be included in the project and a certain amount of detail about risks, assumptions, training and quality measures. …
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Mitigating misunderstanding in a project environment
Have you ever played Chinese Whispers? Dubious name aside, it is a fun and entertaining game that just about anyone can play. One person has a phrase to begin with, and they whisper it as quietly as possible to another in the group. This person then does the same with what they think has just…
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How to fix a failing project
Your project is circling the drain. You know it, your team members know it, even the guy that delivers the sandwiches knows it. Somehow though, your management haven’t gotten wind of it yet. Let’s try and keep it that way, at least until you have fixed the problem. Get back to the basics Let’s start…
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Eliminate Pointless Project Meetings
Some project managers seem to have an addiction to meetings. Arranging a meeting to discuss a meeting even! OK, there’s an obvious need to keep people informed to ensure that everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet, but sometimes the frequency and types of meeting become ridiculous and unnecessary, especially if they seem to…
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Questioning Project Management
Project Management as a profession has to be one of the most elusive to define. Should anyone enquire as to what you do for a living, your reply is almost guaranteed to provoke some puzzled follow-up questions. Maybe the best way to answer this question would be just to list the skills you need to…
