Business Analyst: What is a requirements elicitation technique?

Requirements elicitation — discovering requirements from stakeholders.

Techniques:

• Interviews — one-on-one discussions.
• Workshops — group sessions.
• Surveys — questionnaires.
• Observation — watching users work.
• Document analysis — reviewing existing docs.
• Prototyping — building mockups.
• Brainstorming — generating ideas.

Selection criteria:

• Stakeholder availability.
• Complexity of requirements.
• Time constraints.
• Budget.

Best practices:

• Use multiple techniques.
• Prepare in advance.
• Document findings.
• Validate with stakeholders.

BA role: Select and execute appropriate techniques.