Requirements Gathering in Business Analysis

Microsoft moves from forming a business case to identifying and formalizing requirements. The published outcomes include gap, capability and impact analysis alongside stakeholder elicitation. This course is a focused continuation for learners who need to turn a general problem into requirements that other people can discuss and assess.

What you will learn

• Relate a business case to gap and capability analysis.
• Compare techniques for eliciting stakeholder requirements.
• Prepare clear requirements documentation.

Who this suits

Beginners; Microsoft describes the course as open to anyone interested in business analysis, regardless of previous experience.

Before you enroll

Use a fictional business case for practice. Compare the evidence behind a proposed change with its assumptions, and check how you would evaluate the result before recommending implementation.

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Put it into practice

Turn a vague request into three testable requirements. Explain the evidence needed to confirm each requirement and identify one unresolved stakeholder question.

Source and review

This overview is based on the provider's published information, checked on 12 October 2026. It is an editorial assessment, not a claim that we completed the resource. Time filters are approximate study ranges; projects and exercises can take longer.

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