How to write Business Requirements Document (BRD)

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[@karaleise]

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[@karaleise]

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Hi Karaleise, Happy holidays 🥳🥳🥳. I want to thank you first of all for giving very concise and detailed information. I make sure to watch the videos and like them too. I have a quick question, did you remove the document or the test chart I couldn´t find them on your website? thank you

[@karaleise]

Hi Kristina, thanks for watching. The templates are still on the website for free download, You can find them here: karaleise.com/business-analyst-templates/

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[@karaleise]

Thanks for watching Mai Tai! I'm Caribbean too so this is great! We need more resources in the BA community so its good if you add that to your channel as well!

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[@20temitope]

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[@funtimewithmstiti6731]

Amazing video,you are amazing,does this also apply in an Agile environment please?? You have really helped me.Thank you

[@karaleise]

Thanks for watching Ms Titi and I'm happy you found it useful! No you typically do not write a BRD in agile envrironments. However, if you have clients who need to approve what you are about to build, you may need to create a BRD-style document that is client-facing to give them - even if your development methodology is agile. Hope that helps!

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[@nazm6179]

You went straight into functional requirements? Where did you put the high level requirements and stakeholder requirements?

[@karaleise]

Hi Nazim, thank you for watching the video and supporting my channel!! Actually I did not go straight to the functional requirements in this video. I have the business problem, I have the solution overview and many other sections before the functional requirements begin. The functional requirements are in fact, the last things in the document used in this video. Also remember this is a template - you can add or remove sections as you see fit, to suit your project. Hope that helps!

[@kayodeajayi1923]

Good day Karaleise, thanks for the video and I really appreciate your home environment. I love it 😍. I have a question. Is business case writing the same as business requirement document?

[@karaleise]

Hi Kayode, thanks for watching and supporting the channel. No the business case is not the same as the business requirements document. The business case is a document to provide justification for an initiative the business wants to do which includes feasibility study, competitive analysis etc.. it helps management have the information to make the decision whether to do it or not and provides a recommendation. The business requirements document provides the requirement for what the business has already decided to do. You can get exposure of both how to write business cases and how to write business requirements in my course: BA Case Study here: the-backoffice-club.teachable.com/p/business-analysis-case-study Even if you are not ready to buy the course you can watch the free preview that talks about the business case from that link. Hope this helps!

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Great video!

[@marconiiii]

Hi Karaleise! thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, you explain very clearly all the concepts. I just have a question. In your experience, how much time do you spend doing de BRD I know that can vary depending on the size of the project, but what would be an average estimation? Again thank you! your videos are super helpful 🙌🏼

[@karaleise]

Hi Mr Goodlife, thank you for watching! How long it takes to write a BRD of course depends exactly on the type of project and there is no set time to complete a BRD becuase every project is different. It can take from 1 week to one month or more. In general though you can estimate at most 2 weeks as a safe time to deliver a draft setting the expectation that you may need more time to revise based on feedback. Hope that helps!

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[@mehekthakker780]

Excellent video!! so well explained. Do you have something similar that teaches you to write the Requirements in the best way?

[@MovingT5]

Thank you, you are always informing us in detail. I cannot see the free brd template on your website that you recommended

[@karaleise]

Hello, here is the link to my free templates: karaleise.com/business-analyst-templates/

[@trueblue4672]

when this document is written in a project, btw thank for your useful information

[@karaleise]

Thanks for watching! You will write the BRD after you have finished eliciting the requirements and gotten buy-in from the stakeholders on the approach they want to take. Hope that helps! Also watch this video for more on requirements documents: kzbin.info/www/bejne/foqsf5uNisSgl7s

[@trueblue4672]

one more question please, does BRD only have in waterfall environment or in both waterfall and agile environment?@@karaleise

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[@karaleise]

You're welcome! Please like and share! Also let me know if there are any areas you'd like me to make a videos on

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@@karaleise Thank you so much, I would like to know since I have foreign country bachelor and master degree are the companies will accept that?

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[@karaleise]

Hi thanks for watching and supporting my channel. Watch this video on how to start your career : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZuYqXesm9eqoJI

[@poojavyas3458]

Do every company write BRD, if not how do they do documentation?

[@karaleise]

Hi Pooja, thanks for watching! No, not every company uses BRD because some companies are agile and BRDs are typically written in a waterfall environment. Here is a video that explains what documents BAs produce for different types of companies: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ-VXmBtesirn6M Hope that helps!

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[@karaleise]

Thank you Gurman!!

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[@claudeladhemar4435]

So you do not need to include business background and objective in your BRD? @karaleise

[@karaleise]

Hi Claudel, thanks for watching. You can name your sections whatever makes sense for your use case. You can rename "Business Problem" to be your "Business Background" and rename "Solutions Overview" to be your "Objective" if you like those terms better. This BRD video is not a formula - it's an example. So do what makes sense for your project. However dont make your document too fluffy and too far removed from its purpose. Dont talk about too many generic things about the business. Stick to the intent of this document - which is detailing the specific requirements to solve the specific business problem.

[@cresmarc820]

Where can I download the template

[@karaleise]

Hi Marcus, you can find my free templates here: karaleise.com/business-analyst-templates/

[@madhu.8]

hello you did really good thank you so much for this video. i have query i hope you will reply to it. my question is what are the step by step process of business analyst work. like requirement gathering . i am confused after req. gathering what will come ? could u please make a video of step by step of process .

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