Requirements Management
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What is Requirements Management? (Video)
A project is expected to meet its deadline, budget, and scope. But, in many cases, even if commitments are fulfilled, managers and administrators do not understand why their projects and investments fail in the main objective: meeting the needs for which they were created.
This short video presents what is requirements management, and how this practice can help projects to be successful in achieving their goals.Modality: Video
Source: YouTube
Time: 5 minutes, 19 seconds -
Requirements Management Overview (Article)
This article introduces requirements management, which is defined as the structured process of gathering, analyzing, verifying, and validating the needs and requirements for a product or system throughout its lifecycle to ensure that stakeholder expectations are clearly understood and met. Effective requirements management helps minimize risk, improve product quality, and align the final deliverables with what stakeholders expect by maintaining clarity and control over evolving requirements.
The guide provides an overview of this discipline and offers insights into why it matters and how to manage requirements effectively, especially in complex or highly regulated environments.Modality: Article
Source: Jama Software -
Effective Requirements Management (Article)
Effective requirements management is essential for preventing common causes of project failure such as scope creep, cost overruns, and schedule delays.
This article explains the importance of clearly defining, analyzing, verifying, and controlling requirements throughout the project life cycle to ensure that stakeholder needs are accurately understood and met. It highlights the four key processes of requirements management—planning, development, verification, and change management—and demonstrates how their effective implementation leads to more successful project outcomes.Modality: Article
Source: Project Management Institute
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Elicitation Techniques (Article)
This article provides a structured overview of common elicitation techniques used to uncover and clarify requirements, such as brainstorming, diagramming, interviews, observation, document analysis, focus groups, and workshops.
The resource explains the purpose and value of each technique in engaging stakeholders, generating ideas, and capturing detailed information that supports requirements development and decision-making. It serves as a practical reference for understanding how different methods can be applied in context to improve collaboration and ensure thorough elicitation during business analysis.Modality: Article
Source: University of Notre Dame -
Stakeholder Identification (Article)
This article focuses on identifying the stakeholders who should be involved in the requirements process and understanding their roles, perspectives, and influence. It emphasizes that effective elicitation depends on engaging the right stakeholders early to ensure business needs are fully understood and appropriately represented. It provides a clear, high-level introduction to stakeholder identification as a foundational step in successful requirements development.
Modality: Article
Source: University of Notre Dame -
Elicitation and Collaboration Requirements (Video)
In this short video, Jane Dement explains the elicitation and collaboration processes for requirements management, as well as managing stakeholder collaboration.
Modality: Video
Source: YouTube
Time: 4 minutes, 15 seconds
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Requirements Documentation (Article)
This article explains how to translate elicited information into clear, actionable requirements that are understandable and useful for delivery teams.
The resource outlines best practices for writing requirements with clarity, precision, and appropriate structure to reduce ambiguity and support downstream work. It provides practical guidance on how to organize and express requirements so they effectively reflect stakeholder needs and align with business objectives.
Modality: Article
Source: University of Notre Dame -
10 Best Practices in Writing Requirements (PDF)
This PDF document from Ohio.gov provides actionable guidance on crafting clear, effective requirements that support project success by ensuring alignment with business needs and traceability to the project vision.
The best practices emphasize simplicity, verifiability, necessity, feasibility, and traceability, and explain how requirements help establish a shared understanding among sponsors, stakeholders, and delivery teams. It also distinguishes between functional and non-functional requirements and places them in a broader context of business process, goals, and downstream artifacts like use cases and test cases.
Modality: PDF
Source: Ohio.gov
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How to Write a Successful Business Case (Article)
In business, having a great idea is only the first step toward bringing it to life. While a unique and innovative concept is essential, you will also need resources and support to guarantee success. To secure the necessary resources and support, you must present a compelling argument that demonstrates the value and feasibility of your proposed project or initiative. A well-crafted business case can make all the difference.
In this article, you’ll learn what a business case is, its key components, and how it differs from a business plan. You’ll also discover the benefits of having a solid business case and get a blueprint for creating one that effectively conveys the value of your initiative.
Modality: Article
Source: Atlassian -
Project Selection Discipline Yields Better Performance Outcomes (Article)
This article discusses how disciplined, criteria-based project selection improves organizational performance by helping leaders choose opportunities that align with strategy and avoid high-risk, low-value work. It also explains why saying “no” to marginal or misaligned projects is critical, and outlines major factors — including strategic fit, customer relationship strength, design quality, and resource capacity — that should shape objective go/no-go decisions.
Additionally, the article highlights the importance of establishing structured evaluation processes (such as scoring rubrics) to support consistent and strategic project selection in pursuit of better profitability and long-term success.
Modality: Article
Source: FMI Corp -
What is a Stakeholder? How to Manage Project Stakeholders (Video)
In this short YouTube video, learn about how stakeholders are those who have a direct or indirect interest in a project or initiative. Learn tools and techniques to identify stakeholders, analyze stakeholders and engage stakeholders.
Modality: Video
Source: YouTube
Time: 16 minutes, 20 seconds
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LinkedIn Learning - Requirements Management
Note: Requires a paid membership to LinkedIn Learning
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Project Management Foundations: Requirements (Course)
Project requirements are how project managers determine what the business needs and align the project’s goals. Requirements also form the basis for defining a project’s scope, assigning resources, and performing acceptance testing.
In this course, Daniel Stanton, PMP, introduces an easy 10-step process to manage the requirements for any project. Find out how to determine applicable standards, identify your stakeholders, gather and analyze requirements, prioritize them, and document your findings. Daniel also explains how to solicit approval for project requirements and manage ongoing change requests.
Modality: Course
Source: LinkedIn Learning (Requires paid membership)
Time: 27 minutes -
Requirements Elicitation for Business Analysis: Stakeholder Conversations (Course)
Stakeholder conversations can be an effective component in identifying requirements during project planning and can help business analysts and project managers understand the project from the user's point of view. This course covers stakeholder interview techniques that can help build relationships with project stakeholders and obtain accurate information about project needs. Instructor Angela Wick helps you identify when to use interviews, who to interview, and how to plan, conduct, and follow up on interviews.
Learning Objectives:- Identify why choosing to use interviewing is a top choice for elicitation in business analysis.
- Recognize the purpose of the interview process.
- Explore the steps to planning questions prior to an interview.
- Examine an example of a successful interview.
- Discover the essentials to laying out expectations.
- Identify the fundamentals of asking probing questions.
- Recognize the ideal ways to end an interview.
- Break down how to analyze and review notes before following up on an elicitation interview.
Modality: Course
Source: LinkedIn Learning (Requires paid membership)
Time: 1 hour, 18 minutes
elevateU - Requirements Management
Note: MSU Faculty and Staff Only
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Introduction to Business Analysis (Course)
Business analysts are at the heart of successful organizational change. They use a structured set of practices to understand business needs, recommend value-driven solutions, and facilitate effective decision-making.
In this course, explore the foundational concepts of business analysis, including its purpose, core activities, and application across different business contexts. Learn about the diverse roles business analysts play, the benefits they bring to project management and operational efficiency, and the key perspectives from which analysis can be approached, such as Agile, business intelligence, IT, business architecture, and process management.
This course lays the groundwork for deeper exploration into the knowledge areas and core concepts defined by global standards like the BABOK® Guide and the Business Analysis Standard.
Modality: Course
Source: elevateU (Only available to MSU faculty and staff)
Time: 45 minutes, 32 seconds -
Business Analysis: Planning and Monitoring (Course)
Business analysis initiatives require careful planning and continuous monitoring to ensure alignment with stakeholder needs and organizational goals. Effective planning helps define the right approach, set clear expectations, and establish processes for collaboration, governance, and performance measurement.
In this course, learn how to plan and monitor business analysis work by exploring the key tasks in the Planning and Monitoring knowledge area. Discover how to select an appropriate approach based on the nature and context of the change, identify and engage stakeholders, establish governance protocols, and manage business analysis information. Finally, gain insights into measuring performance and identifying improvements to enhance the effectiveness and value of business analysis activities, governance, and performance measurement.
Modality: Course
Source: elevateU (Only available to MSU faculty and staff)
Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes -
Business Analysis: Requirements and Designs Life Cycle Management (Course)
Requirements and designs evolve throughout the life of a project, and managing them effectively is critical to delivering successful outcomes. Business analysts must ensure that all changes are assessed, all requirements are properly traced and maintained, and stakeholder consensus is obtained at every step.
In this course, explore the tasks involved in managing the life cycle of requirements and designs, from tracing and maintaining information to prioritizing, assessing changes, and gaining approvals. Learn how to apply formal and informal assessment techniques, manage traceability across different requirement types, and ensure stakeholder alignment through effective collaboration and communication.
This course equips you with the tools to ensure that evolving requirements remain aligned with business goals.
Modality: Course
Source: elevateU (Only available to MSU faculty and staff)
Time: 43 minutes, 18 seconds