The requirements tracker is an important tool that you can use to log and track requirements. I use this tool to log, categorize and to track the requirements that I elicit from the customer. Of course, this helps as you start to work the project and start to complete the requirements and as new requirements are discovered. It also helps to keep the track of those requirements that are in the contract and those that are not.
This document was made in excel and is updated as needed. This is a handy tool to communicate with project team members and stakeholders.
Another way to elicit requirements is through a survey. I have in the past had mixed results with the survey. In my recent experience, the survey was not sent to the subject matter experts and the survey data was not very helpful. As a matter of fact, the group/panel discussion provided much better data. It was a step backwards from where I wanted to go, but at least I found this out early in the project and did not attempt to provide a product that did not meet the requirements.
This is why requirements are important for the successful project manager.
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