Interviewing the Sponsor
In your interviews, always cover the following basic questions: when, where, why, what, and how. The following are some sample questions:
- Why do you think we are doing this project?
- What is your role in the business and the project?
- How will this project affect your role?
- What functionality and deliverable do you need?
- Who are your stakeholders?
- What kind of financial impact will this project have on your organization?
- Can the existing infrastructure support your needs?
- What outside support is required?
- How do you define success?
- What is your completion criteria?
The next step in the requirements-gathering process is to categorize needs into either requirements or exclusions.