Why are Requirements Workshops (JAD Sessions) Beneficial?
From the customers’ viewpoint, the focus of an effective JAD Workshop is on the”what” and not the”how” of what their system must do and be. The session results in consensus and clarity about the requirements. From a developer’s viewpoint, the session outputs the models, definitions, and process descriptions produced comprise a clear, unambiguous specification of the customers’ business requirements. What are the benefits of Facilitative Techniques? Capers Jones, Chief Scientist Emeritus of Artemis Management Systems and Software Productivity Research, has studied JAD Workshops. He concluded that such workshops: • Reduce scope creep from 80% to 10% • Increase delivery speed of early phases by 30-40% • Increase function points by 40-85% • Result in 5% to 15% overall savings in time and effort for entire project In-Class Workshops and Group Exercises: Effective facilitation is easy to watch but harder to do. No matter how well you know your agenda and meeting plans, it requires specialize
