In the previous chapter, we looked at aspects relating to preparing for a project. In case you skipped the chapter, we recommend going through it before reading this chapter. It is intended to do the preparatory work which will be put to effective use.

In this chapter, we focus on prerequisites for a project. Prerequisites are important for both the client and the consultant. This is the crucial link after your preparatory steps and before you start the actual work with detailed requirement gathering.

Similar to how one is supposed to look at prerequisites before installing software (to avoid installation failures), look at the prerequisites for a project below before starting.
The topics which we will cover in this chapter are:

• Understanding the business process
• Gathering requirements in brief
• Risk and mitigation plan
• Documentation
• Example