Category Archives: Specifications

Getting and documenting all the details to make sure the needs are adequately met.

Weekly Wrap Up: Becoming a Better BA, Why Usability Studies Save Money, and What It’s Like in an End User’s Shoes

Weekly Wrap Up: Becoming a Better BA, Why Usability Studies Save Money, and What It’s Like in an End User’s Shoes

Are Specifications Different From Requirements?

Differences

You might hear the entire package of deliverables that a business analyst is expected to deliver to be called “requirements”. However, I believe there are two distinct types of information that the business analyst is primarily responsible for delivering: requirements and specifications. And yes, while related, these are very different things.