Requirements from the Future: Foresight in Product Development
Traditional Business Analysis often focuses on solving known problems with today’s data, but in a world of rapid disruption, this leads to “yesterday’s solutions”. To build truly resilient products, the BA must evolve into a Future Maker using the Foresight tool – a strategic navigator who anticipates, strategize, and capitalize on future drivers before they become mainstream.
We would explore how to identify Weak Signals – the “whispers” of change hidden in operational friction – and turn them into actionable strategy. We move from static requirements to Sensemaking, using AI as a signal amplifier to scan the horizon and stress-test roadmaps against shifting user behaviors.
Key takeaways:
– From Requirements to Horizon Scanning: How to turn support logs and market “noise” into early indicators of shifting user competence (using AI)
– From Gap Analysis to Sensemaking: Connecting disparate trends to visualize and prioritize the business landscape of the next 3–5 years.
– From Evaluation to Scenario Planning: Using a 2×2 Scenario Matrix to “stress-test” your current roadmap against multiple plausible futures.