Feature Planning - TACC/Core-Portal GitHub Wiki
Proposed in 2021-02. Expounded upon on 2021-03-04.
Dev BA & UI BA
The BA (Business Analyst) role is split between two roles:
- Dev BA (Development Business Analyst): served by the Development Manager and the Project Manager
- UI BA (UI & UX Business Analyst): served by a UI Developer
New features, or enhancements, should be planned at least one sprint in advance of the sprint on which they are worked.
- Receive stakeholder wants. Sources:
- Dev BA
- Design
- Developers⁰
- Understand stakeholder wants. Participants:
- Dev BA
- (for interfaces) Design
- (for interfaces) UI BA
- Understand development solutions. Participants:
- Developers
- Dev BA¹
- (for interfaces) UI BA¹
- (for interfaces) Design¹
- Finalize requirements.
- Dev BA (or Developers)
- (for interfaces) UI BA (or Designers)
Footnotes
⁰ Developers become technical users, so they can notice room for improvement and explain it clearly.
¹ These participants can be optional if feature is:
- simple enough,
- documented well enough, or
- already familiar to other participant(s).
² Depending on availability and familiarity, others may finalize requirements on behalf of the relevant BA.