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Clear requirements before a line of code is written

Workshops, analysis and clear documents that turn an idea into a scope engineers can build and stakeholders can sign off.

The problem

Where teams get stuck.

Most project overruns start with unclear requirements. Assumptions go unstated, stakeholders picture different products, and the gaps surface during development when they are expensive to fix.

A short, structured requirements phase prevents that. It gives everyone the same picture of what is being built, why, and what is out of scope.

You can take the resulting documents to any team, including ours, and get a reliable estimate.

Our approach

What makes this work.

  1. 01

    Discovery workshops

    We meet stakeholders and users to understand goals, processes and constraints.

  2. 02

    Analysis

    Requirements are prioritised, conflicts resolved and assumptions made explicit.

  3. 03

    Documentation

    We write the BRD, SRS, user stories and flows, and review them with you.

  4. 04

    Validation

    Wireframes and a walkthrough confirm the scope before sign-off.

Delivery process

How we deliver it, step by step.

Every engagement follows the same seven stages, from requirements to post-launch support.

  1. 01

    Discovery & requirements

    Workshops with your stakeholders to define goals, users, scope and constraints, captured in clear written requirements.

    • Goals and success measures
    • Requirements and user stories
    • Scope, estimate and roadmap
  2. 02

    UX & UI design

    User flows, wireframes and interface design, reviewed with you until the product feels right before it is built.

    • User flows and wireframes
    • Interface design
    • Clickable prototype
  3. 03

    Architecture & planning

    Data model, system design, integrations and security are settled, and the work is broken into sprints.

    • Architecture and data model
    • Technical decisions on record
    • Sprint plan
  4. 04

    Development

    Short iterations with code review on every change and a demo of working software each week.

    • Weekly demo
    • Shared board and written updates
    • Reviewed, version-controlled code
  5. 05

    QA & testing

    Manual and automated testing across functionality, devices, APIs and performance, followed by user acceptance testing.

    • Test plan and test cases
    • Automated regression suite
    • UAT support and sign-off
  6. 06

    Deployment & launch

    Release through a CI/CD pipeline onto monitored cloud infrastructure, with a go-live checklist and rollback plan.

    • CI/CD pipeline
    • Monitoring and alerting
    • Go-live checklist
  7. 07

    Hypercare & support

    Close monitoring and priority fixes straight after launch, then ongoing support, maintenance and improvement.

    • Hypercare period
    • Support under agreed response times
    • Improvement backlog

Deliverables

What you receive.

  • Business requirements document (BRD)
  • Software requirements specification (SRS)
  • User stories with acceptance criteria
  • Process flows and use-case diagrams
  • Wireframes for key screens
  • Scope, estimate and delivery roadmap

Technology

What we build it with.

  • Figma
  • Miro
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Notion

Related work

Where we have done this before.

From the blog

Related guides.

What we have written about requirements gathering & documentation: cost, timelines and the trade-offs behind each decision.

FAQ

Requirements Gathering & Documentation: common questions.

Do we need this if we already have an idea of what we want?

Usually yes. Writing requirements down exposes gaps and differing assumptions early, when they are cheap to resolve.

What documents do we receive?

Typically a BRD, an SRS, user stories with acceptance criteria, process flows, wireframes and a delivery roadmap. The set is tailored to the project.

Can we use the documents with another vendor?

Yes. They are yours and are written so that any competent team can estimate and build from them.

Who runs the requirements phase?

Our product and delivery lead, supported by a business analyst and a solution architect, with design and QA input where needed.

Discuss your Requirements Gathering & Documentation project with us.

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