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An Agile SIA
- 2024/03/21
The SIA – an acronym for System (or Software) Impact Analysis – is an often used approach to get insight into
the costs, risks, and possibilities of implementing a feature. It should result in a readable document to
decide whether it adds value to implement that feature and offer options on how
But is also a document that is repeatedly incorrectly used.
The classical SIA isn’t very Lean nor Agile; certainly not when it became an (upfront) design document, as
often …
On second thought, a good SIA is lean and agile. A short, up-front “think ahead” document makes it possible
to postpone details to future sprints and assist the Product Owner in picking the right solution without adding
costs.
Let’s study how we can write an Agile SIA. One with business value.