Business Requirement Analysis Before You Build or Buy Software
The most common reason a software project disappoints is simple: what was built is not what the business needed. Usually nobody wrote down, clearly enough, how the work really happens.
Business requirement analysis (BRA) closes that gap. We study how your team works today, agree how it should work, and turn that into a requirements list and blueprint that your team and our developers both work from.
- New ERP or custom software
- Replacing an old system
- Projects that keep growing
What happens when a project starts without one
Scope creep
What it costsThe project keeps growing, and so does the bill.
What the system doesRequirements are agreed and prioritised up front, so changes are visible decisions.
Software that doesn't match how you work
What it costsStaff work around the system instead of with it.
What the system doesYour current workflow is mapped first, with the people who do the work.
Poor adoption
What it costsStaff find the new tool confusing and go back to Excel.
What the system doesFront-line staff are interviewed, not just management.
A small missed requirement
What it costsIt turns into a large, costly rewrite later.
What the system doesGaps are found on paper, where they are cheap to fix.
The project stalls
What it costsMonths of time and money are lost.
What the system doesEveryone works from one blueprint and roadmap.
Our four-step analysis process
- Discovery and stakeholder interviewsWe sit down with your key people, from the CEO to front-line staff, to understand their problems, needs and goals. We listen first.
- As-Is and To-Be process mappingWe map your current workflows (As-Is) to find where time and money leak, then design the improved workflow (To-Be) the software will support.
- Defining and prioritising requirementsThe new workflows become functional requirements (a button to print a receipt) and non-functional ones (the page must load in 2 seconds), sorted into must-have, should-have and nice-to-have.
- Blueprint and roadmapYou receive the project blueprint and a roadmap for building it.
What you get at the end
What the four steps produce, ready for your team and the developers to work from.
Stakeholder findings
- Problems, needs and goals by role
- From management to front-line staff
Process maps
- As-Is workflow with bottlenecks marked
- To-Be workflow the software will support
Prioritised requirements
- Functional and non-functional requirements
- Must-have, should-have and nice-to-have
Blueprint and roadmap
- One reference document for your team and the developers
- The order in which things get built
Why do this first
Fixing a mistake on paper costs far less than fixing it in code. The blueprint becomes the single reference for the whole project, so your team and the developers stay aligned on what is being built and why.
JMJ Software Solutions has been building business software since 2001. The analysts who run the study know how ERP, hospital and dealer systems are put together, so the requirements they write can actually be built.
Questions about requirement analysis
What is business requirement analysis?
A structured study of how your business works and what new software must do, carried out before anything is built. It ends with a prioritised requirements list and a blueprint.
Who from our team needs to be involved?
Key people at every level, from the owner or CEO to the staff who will use the system every day.
What is the difference between functional and non-functional requirements?
Functional requirements describe what the system does, such as printing a receipt. Non-functional ones describe how well it does it, such as a page loading within 2 seconds.
Do we have to use JMJ to build the software afterwards?
The blueprint is yours. JMJ can build or implement it, and the same analysts stay involved if we do.
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Start with your process
Tell us what you are trying to fix, and the JMJ team will suggest how to scope the analysis.
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