Ask Open-Ended Questions to Elicit Open-Minded Responses

Open-ended questions can stimulate creative thinking during requirements elicitation or in any other discussion.

Karl Wiegers
Analyst’s corner
Published in
4 min readDec 4, 2023

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“What do you want?” is hardly the most useful question a business analyst (BA) can ask during a requirements elicitation discussion. Sure, you’ll get some answers, but they’ll likely…

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Karl Wiegers
Analyst’s corner

Author of 14 books, mostly on software. PhD in organic chemistry. Guitars, wine, and military history fill the voids. karlwiegers.com and processimpact.com