Requirements elicitation
PRACTICE OF COLLECTING THE REQUIREMENTS OF A SYSTEM FROM USERS, CUSTOMERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
Requirements gathering; Requirement gathering; Requirements inception
In requirements engineering, requirements elicitation is the practice of researching and discovering the requirements of a system from users, customers, and other stakeholders.Requirements Engineering A good practice guide, Ramos Rowel and Kurts Alfeche, John Wiley and Sons, 1997 The practice is also sometimes referred to as "requirement gathering".