W

Walkthrough

A review in which participants step through an artifact or set of artifacts to validate the requirements or designs and to identify requirements or design errors, inconsistencies, omissions, inaccuracies, or conflicts.

WBS

See Work Breakdown Structure.

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

A deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed to accomplish objectives and create the required deliverables. It organizes and defines the total scope of the project.

Work product (business analysis)

A document or collection of notes or diagrams used by the business analyst during the requirements development process.

Workshop

Key stakeholders attended a facilitated and focused event to achieve a defined goal.