requirements analysis
nounUK /rɪˈkwaɪəmənts əˈnæləsɪs/
US /rɪˈkwaɪərmənts əˈnæləsɪs/
Figuring out exactly what a project needs to do before you start building it.
The team did a requirements analysis to learn what the new app should do.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The first stage of building software, where you collect and organize what users want.
Requirements analysis comes before design and coding.
3. A careful study of what a customer or system needs in order to work well.
Their requirements analysis showed the school needed more computers.
4. The process of turning vague wishes into clear, written rules for a project.
Good requirements analysis turns ideas into a checklist everyone understands.