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The Business Analysis Benchmark report presents the findings from surveys of over 100 companies and definitive statistics on the importance and impact of business requirements on enterprise success with technology projects. The survey focused on larger companies and looked at development projects in excess of $250,000 where significant new functionality was delivered to the organization. The average project size was $3 million. The study has three major sections: 1. Assessing the Impact of Poor Business Requirements on Companies: Quantifying the cost of poor requirements. 2. Diagnosing Requirements Failure: A benchmark of the current capability of organizations in doing business requirements and an assessment of the underlying causes of poor quality requirements 3. Tactics for Tomorrow: Specific steps to make immediate organizational improvement. In addition to this full text report, these sections and an executive summary have also been published as stand-alone white papers for ease of use. All can be accessed from www.iag.biz . The study provides a comprehensive analysis of business requirements quality in the industry and the levers for making effective change. The following issues are addressed in the report: the financial impact of poor quality requirements; the information needed to identify underlying issues critical to success; and, the data necessary to target specific recommendations designed to yield performance improvement.