POPULAR framework for Accelerated Requirements Analysis

Traditionally, IT organizations adopted a prescriptive approach to software development, following the Water Fall model, V model etc. With constant changes in the business environment, technological advancement, and unforeseen challenges arising from the complexity of the hyper-connected global economy, today staying ‘nimble’ and responding quickly to change is key to success. With the objective of staying at the forefront of innovation and responding quickly to change, progressive organizations have moved to an adaptive approach embracing Agile for software development. 

The speed of change and the need to analyze requirements expeditiously have made the role of a business analyst more challenging.  POPULAR framework for requirement analysis comes handy for business analyst working on Agile projects. POPULAR mnemonic is designed to make it easy to remember the components of effective requirement analysis. With that in mind, we’ve put together a short, simple description of each of the analysis component and an explanation of why it matters.