Creating a Requirements Management Office

Engage IAG to assist in the implementation of a Requirements Management Office or Business Analysis Center of Excellence that has the effective structure, and value added service offering needed for the application development and business areas.

Numerous studies on the success of IT development projects continue to indicate that the single largest factor for project failure is poor requirements. There can be several reasons for this:

1. Requirements practices are too loosely defined or inconsistently applied
2. There isn’t adequate support from client and/or IT stakeholders for effort of defining requirements before designing or developing the product
3. Project plans are developed without sufficient consideration to stakeholder requirements
4. Organizations lack expertly trained business analysis and requirements management staff; and so on.

The damage caused by inadequate requirements definition and business systems analysis results in costs overruns, missed milestones, low employee morale, poor software delivery and compromised customer satisfaction.

IAG has extensive experience developing and establishing Requirements Management Offices. An assessment is conducted to baseline your current requirements management capabilities and maturity level. We will guide your team through a discovery process in the development of requirements definition and management processes, standards and a customized requirements management methodology.

A phased RMO or BA CofE implementation plan is developed based on the specific needs of your organization.  

If you are treating your Business Analysis and Requirements Management seriously, consider using industry experts to help guide you along the path to success. We will help you in all the critical areas of implementing an RMO, from the requirements methodology, to requirements administration and management, roles and responsibilities, Project Manager relationship management, Client relationship management, Business Analysts and Requirements Managers, outsourcing, training and professional development, organization change management, tools and technology.