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=== Collect data to address the needs of the users and other stakeholders ===

=== Collect data to address the needs of the users and other stakeholders ===

Collecting data is an important activity to define a project scope that meets all stakeholder requirements. Stakeholder requirements refer to what is expected out of a project such as features, cost, and time. Assessing these requirements will make it easier to draw boundaries around a project and ensure that a high-quality project is being delivered. To track and demonstrate that requirements are being fulfilled throughout the project, data must be collected first. Data collection is a systematic process of gathering observations for the purposes of addressing programs or policies in a business or the government.  

Collecting data is an important activity to define a scope that meets all stakeholder requirements. Stakeholder requirements refer to what is expected out of an activity such as business capabilities being addressed, resource requirements, and timeline. Assessing these requirements will make it easier to draw boundaries around the activity and ensure that a high-quality result is being delivered. To track and demonstrate that requirements are being fulfilled throughout the activity, data must be collected first. Data collection is a systematic process of gathering observations for the purposes of addressing programs or policies in a business or the government.  

The initial step to collecting data is to identify what information needs to be gathered and the source of data. For example, in creating a centralized system for a patient database at a hospital, once the user requirements are identified, the process of how data is collected should be considered. There are several ways of collecting data, such as interviews, surveys/ questionnaires, workshops, and observing consumers. The goal is to gather these requirements and prioritize them. Questions for surveys or interviews must be consistent to keep the data organized and easier to prioritize. The data itself should be reusable and easily transportable to another system to save time and money.

The initial step to collecting data is to identify what information needs to be gathered and the source of data. For example, in creating a centralized system for a patient database at a hospital, once the user requirements are identified, the process of how data is collected should be considered. There are several ways of collecting data, such as interviews, surveys/ questionnaires, workshops, and observing consumers. The goal is to gather these requirements and prioritize them. Questions for surveys or interviews must be consistent to keep the data organized and easier to prioritize. The data itself should be reusable and easily transportable to another system to save time and money.