Life Without a BA: Gathering Requirements as a QA
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40 min
What if your team doesn’t have a business analyst — but you still need requirements?
This talk is about a QA’s real-life experience stepping into the analyst’s shoes — without templates, but with plenty of trial, error, and lessons learned.
I’ll share:
- who actually needs structured requirements — and why;
- what happens when “everyone” gathers requirements (and no one really owns them);
- what it’s like to switch from QA to BA mode;
- how to survive communication with stakeholders (and stay sane);
- and what a “minimum viable set of documentation” really looks like.
If you’ve ever heard “I built it the way I understood it” — this talk is for you.
Honest. Practical. A little funny.