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Requirements interviews, also known as requirements-gathering interviews, are a method used to gather information about the needs and goals of stakeholders in a project. Interviews are the most traditional and commonly used requirements elicitation technique. They are typically conducted by a project manager or business analyst and involve interviewing individuals or groups who will be affected by the project, such as end users, customers, or subject matter experts.

A requirements interview aims to gather detailed information about the project's objectives, constraints, and requirements. This information is then used to create a requirements document, which serves as the foundation for the project's design and development.

The results or requirements gathered from interviews depend heavily on the interviewer's skills. The interview questions should be open-ended and focused on understanding the stakeholders' needs and goals, rather than on specific solutions. They can take various forms, such as one-on-one interviews, focus groups, or survey questionnaires, and are inherently informal.

Interviews can be divided into three main interview types:


 * Unstructured: conversational in nature
 * Structured: follow a predetermined set of questions
 * Semi-structured: predetermined set of questions, flexible ordering