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Requirements Management & Consulting
It is a crucial aspect of ALL consulting engagements. This entails the control of the the requirements necessary for providing a useful and relevant enterprise software solution. For example, one requirement may be "All employee's must have a social security number". This may be a requirement that is absolutely essential for your organization.
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| | Your List of Requirements |
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At the beginning of the engagement the consultant will gather a list of "requirements". As the project progress, it is quite likely that some requirements will change, and these changes will have to be worked into the solution. Requirements help a consultant to determine the scope of a project, determine time estimates, and ultimatly provide a finished product. How is this information managed?
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| | Sample Client Requirements |
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- Overtime is paid time and a half.
- Overtime is paid time and a half except for Sunday where it is double time.
- Overtime is paid time and a half except for Sunday where it is double time.
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| | Requirements in Practice |
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So...how is it handled when requirements change? Uncertainly, changes may occur after the inception of a project, and how will these changes be incorporated or dealt with. As a consumer, it is most important for you to understand that this complexity exists, and that it is important. Your consultant should have a system for handling requirements changes, and phasing them into overall solutions.
Requirements Management, is mostly the responsibility of the consultant, however, staying within a budget is most likely a concern of a consumer. It is important for your consultant to understand how to mitigate the risks associated with changing requirements.
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Consulting Best Practices
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