Experiments are a way for business analysts to discover new information that can only be obtained by performing a controlled test or study. Experiments help discover information that is required and not readily available from stakeholder engagement or document analysis.

Examples of different elicitation types

To bring these different types of elicitation into real-life practical scenarios, consider these examples:

Scenario 1: When you run a requirements workshop with a number of stakeholders you invited to elaborate on requirements for a new customer records system, you are utilizing the collaborative elicitation type.

Scenario 2: When you review the policy or legislative documentation to understand the new payment laws as part of defining requirements for a payment gateway solution, you are utilizing the research elicitation type.

Scenario 3: When you prepare multiple prototypes for a new screen layout and ask a random number of people to vote for their favorite screen layout, you are performing an experimental elicitation type.