Picking the right IT solution for you can feel like an impossible task for a business owner. 

You want a new CRM, finance system or training platform but don’t know where to start so you go to your fellow friend Google. “I need an IT solution to help me manage my client information.” But then you’ll get a generic answer that’s not specific to your needs. So you end up with a solution that you’re not happy with and is causing more problems than solving.

Your own research is definitely not a bad place to start but we strongly recommend you don’t choose your IT just based on Google or a friend’s recommendation. You don’t want to spend a heap of cash on something that doesn’t quite do what you want.

The next step is for you to pull together your requirements for your IT solution. Requirements are, in simple terms a shopping list of all the things you need the IT solution to do. Don’t know how to start?

Introducing Requirements Gathering 101!

It’s a clear step-by-step guide that will walk you through the different steps in gathering, documenting and prioritising your requirements. Your requirements can be grouped into the following themes:

• Business requirements- these are the needs that the software or service will bring.
• Stakeholder requirements- these are the needs of the people you have identified as being invested in the project.
• Technical requirements- these will come from more specialist stakeholders in the business.
• Functional requirements- these are how the software will behave.

If you’re looking for guidance on how to kickstart your requirements-gathering process, this simple and valuable guide will help you get started and give you the confidence to know exactly what you need from your IT solution.

Download your guide now and start gathering those requirements!