Requirements Workshop - JAD Session (Example workshop agenda)

Requirements Workshops and JAD Sessions are amongst the most widely used requirements gathering and elicitation techniques for business analysts across the globe. JAD is an acronym for Joint Application Development. JAD sessions are increasing in popularity to execute requirements workshops as many organizations have an increased focus on collaborative methods. This approach to requirements elicitation workshops also derives higher-quality requirements and solutions, which ultimately lead to greater customer satisfaction.
In this tutorial, I will be detailing the process of conducting an effective and well-run requirements workshop using JAD sessions. This will include an example of a detailed requirements workshop agenda for our case study project.
Business Analysts often select JAD sessions to execute Requirements Workshops because it facilitates communication between business stakeholders and the technical team. In addition to the requirement workshops and JAD sessions in the following situations:
- When seeking to reach an agreement as soon as possible
- When seeking approval/sign-off on documents or deliverables as soon as possible
- When collaboration and face-to-face interaction are possible
- When decision-making and a shared understanding are required
- When multiple stakeholders may have varying opinions
- When examining solutions to an identified problem or business need
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[@StellaV-z4t]

Great video! The detailed agenda and clear explanations make it much easier to understand the process. Perfect for improving requirement gathering in projects! Thank you so much for this!

[@thebadoc]

Thanks and you're welcome! Effective agendas are a key par of requirement gathering and elicitation.

[@user-xi3ju8vx1p]

Hey Michael, it was an excellent session Exclusively on JAD session a great level of detail was presented it was AWESOME!! pretty clear to understand and follow.

[@thebadoc]

Thank you for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SchandYu]

Great walkthrough on JAD sessions! Really helpful to see the detailed roles and steps involved. Thanks for sharing these tips. They’ll definitely help in organizing more efficient and collaborative workshops! How do you handle conflicting opinions between business stakeholders and IT representatives when defining requirements? Hoping for your response. Thanks!

[@mistyderamus2762]

Thanks for breaking this process down. This helps a bunch.

[@thebadoc]

You're welcome, Misty! Let me know how your next workshop goes! Cheers!

[@e.denise1450]

This was so helpful! You are great at explaining things! Thank you so much!

[@thebadoc]

You are very welcome! And thank you for watching!

[@masonsingleton3037]

Agreed.

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[@masonsingleton3037]

Thank you for this. It is very timely. I have to facilitate a workshop next seek!

[@thebadoc]

You're welcome! Good luck with the workshop. Let me know how it goes!

[@masonsingleton3037]

@@thebadoc I wanted to tell you that I refer back to this video everytime I facilitate a JAD session. Your content really should be taught at Universities. Thanks again for all you do Dr.

[@morranjohansen3108]

This is the best video on workshops so far. Thank you sir. I do have a question. How often are workshops done in Agile?

[@thebadoc]

You are very welcome! Happy to be of service! As for your question, Generally, these types of workshops can hap before the iterations/sprints start as part of the pre-iteration activities. But they can also manifest in the form of planning workshops and refinement sessions throughout the iterations as well, so the answer is really "it depends" on the needs of the stakeholders and team...lol. But I hope that is somewhat helpful to you.

[@natashabolton2041]

This was REALY useful! Great info here.

[@thebadoc]

Thanks for the feedback! I hope the info serves you well.

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[@thebadoc]

I think the ability to narrate how the BA would run a requirements workshop would be essential to understanding a candidate's skills. But it would also be critical to assess their requirement elicitation and documentation skills at an in-depth level. I hope that helps!

[@OsaEdos]

Well explained.. Thank You!!

[@thebadoc]

You are very welcome and thank you for watching! Glad to assist.

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