Requirements management
Requirement gathering has been ongoing since the start of the project, at different levels and with different stakeholders, and will continue throughout the VRE project. Initially requirements were gathered at a high level, to inform the Architecture Vision stage; this involved stakeholders with a broader view, for example within the Professional Services division of ISS, and the RAE Committee, which comprises a broad range of research-active academics and academic support staff (such as research information officers and library staff) from across the college. After this, more specific interviews were carried out with stakeholders possessing a more detailed view of particular areas or processes within the research domain, in order to inform the Business Architecture ADM phase.