It is important to define the success criteria for the project. How would one know that the project delivered is perfect and truly completed? Hence, it is important for a consultant to discuss with the client and agree upon the success factors of the project.

Requirement gathering helps to define a measurable success criteria, which also defines the quality of the project.

Thus, requirement gathering is an important phase of project execution and should never be neglected. You can say that requirement gathering is the pillar of a Business intelligence project; better the requirement gathering, more the likelihood of succeeding in the Business intelligence project. It becomes important for a consultant to get this phase conducted from a skilled person who has knowledge of the industry and has good communication skills, along with the ability of ask relevant questions to client and get the maximum information from them. Any information which is missed in this phase can lead to delays in the project or unsuccessful project implementation.