Requirements Elicitation

Core Principle

The quality of requirements is determined by the quality of questions asked, viewed through multiple stakeholder lenses, and verified across all dimensions of completeness. This workflow transforms incomplete descriptions into actionable, comprehensive specifications.

When to Use This Workflow

• Receiving brief notes or incomplete descriptions
• Gathering requirements for new features or systems
• Reviewing existing specifications for completeness
• Requirements have gaps between stated need and actionable specification
• Unclear stakeholder intent or missing cross-functional requirements
• Temptation to "fill in" gaps with assumptions
• Before starting implementation of any significant feature