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[[File:Observation.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Observation]]]][[Observation]] is the [[data-gathering technique]] that is based on watching something or someone; an [[observation]] can also be a statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed. In [[business analysis]], [[observation]] is a means to elicit requirements by conducting an assessment of the stakeholder's work environment.
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[[File:Observation.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Observation]]]][[Observation]] is any act of recognizing and noting any subject, fact, occurrence, situation, and/or state of affairs, sometimes involving measurement with instruments, as well as the [[data-gathering technique]] that is based on watching something or someone.
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An ''observation'' can also refer to a statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed. In [[business analysis]], ''observation'' is a means to elicit requirements by conducting an assessment of the stakeholder's work environment.
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==Definitions==
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According to the [[BABOK Guide|BABOK Guide (3rd edition)]],
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:[[Observation]] ([[business analysis]]). Studying and analyzing one or more stakeholders in their work environment in order to elicit requirements.
  
 
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*[[Remote-sensed observation]].
 
*[[Remote-sensed observation]].
  
==Related coursework==
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==See also==
*[[Monitoring Quarter]].  
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===Related quotes===
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:*''You see, but you do not observe.'' -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Scandal in Bohemia
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:*[[Monitoring Quarter]].  
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Latest revision as of 01:52, 13 November 2020

Observation is any act of recognizing and noting any subject, fact, occurrence, situation, and/or state of affairs, sometimes involving measurement with instruments, as well as the data-gathering technique that is based on watching something or someone.

An observation can also refer to a statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed. In business analysis, observation is a means to elicit requirements by conducting an assessment of the stakeholder's work environment.


Definitions

According to the BABOK Guide (3rd edition),

Observation (business analysis). Studying and analyzing one or more stakeholders in their work environment in order to elicit requirements.

Types

See also

Related quotes

  • You see, but you do not observe. -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Scandal in Bohemia

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