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SpeckBook in requirement elicitation

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Do you know what SpecBook is? It is specifications book.
SpeckBook - Requirement Elicitation
Spec Book - Requirement Elicitation
This is traditional method of requirement elicitation technique. This is also widely used now.
SpeckBook will contain list of questions about a function, feature or any component.
It is a drilled down approach. You should not end this process till no further question can be asked. This can be also said as granular approach.

In the SpeckBook, it is not like all questions have to be posted on your client. On basis of discussion and requirement gathering few questions can be answered by you and some questions will answer by itself. The Missed questions can be always posted at client.

Questions can also ask to multiple stakeholders to get detailed / required information.

Things to look on while preparing the questions

a. Questions should be simple and understandable.
b. It should be mapped to any of the Business requirements.
c. It should not cross the system boundary.
d. The Questions can be grouped. It will always follow another question and the parent question will be a project vision or business requirements.

     ex: Question (SpecBook) 
     a: Excel sheet to be uploaded in the Web form and can be viewed (Business Requirement)
                a.1. Only excel sheet is uploaded.
                a.2 It is xls, xlsx or any other formats.
                a.3 Who will upload, any access permissions required.
                a.4 Who can view
                a.5 is downloaded option is required to view excel etc...
 e. Some questions are technical and it should be answered by your technical team. You should categorize the people group who should these questions are answered.
f. Try to provide multiple choice options for each question.
g. Prior to all, you should have better knowledge on the particular industry.
h. The same set of questions should not ask to more than 4 persons,

I personally feel this method takes a much time in preparation of SpecBook but I am sure there won't be space in missing requirements.

Enjoy Learning!!



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