TTTribeCast Webinar By Sandeep Garg

Hello Testers,

With great pleasure, we announce the upcoming Webinar, "QUEST - Five Classic Requirement Analysis Approaches meet GenAI" by Sandeep Garg.

When is it happening?

15th January 2026 | Thursday | 9:00 - 10:30 PM IST

Session Description

The challenge isn't skill. It's bandwidth.

You know how to analyze requirements. You've developed skills and instincts through experience—recognizing where natural language leaves room for interpretation, where implicit assumptions need surfacing, where "the system should handle X securely" carries more ambiguity than the author intended.

But here's the constraint: applying rigorous, multi-angle analysis to every requirement takes time. Time that sprints don't always allow. Time that gets squeezed between standups, test execution, and bug triage.

Requirements aren't broken - natural language is simply ambiguous by nature. A tester’s one of the key jobs is extracting clarity from that ambiguity before it propagates into stories, acceptance criteria, code, tests, and production.

Five, time tested, reliable and structured analysis methods exist—Five Whys, 5W1H, Shifting emphasis, Noun-verb extension, and S.M.A.R.T validation. Each surfaces what others miss. Together, they form a realistic approach to extracting clarity.

The bottleneck has never been whether these methods work. It's whether there's enough bandwidth to apply them consistently.

Experimenting with QUEST

QUEST is an acronym for integration of five classical analysis methods into one appropriate and potentially repeatable approach for interpreting, analyzing, understanding and making sense of specified requirements in certain contexts:

• Question Why

Drill down to the root purpose using the Five Whys technique.

• Understand Boundaries

Map scope, constraints, and context with 5W1H (What, Why, Who, Where, When, How).

• Expose Ambiguity

Stress-test language to uncover interpretation gaps through emphasis shifts.

• Surface Assumptions

Identify undefined terms and hidden actions using noun–verb extension.

• Testability Check

Ensure requirements are measurable and time-bound using S.M.A.R.T criteria.

Each step builds on the previous. 

What Changes with GenAI

Generative AI doesn't replace your judgment. It handles the mechanical execution—running QUEST steps against requirement text rapidly—while you focus on evaluation, prioritization, and stakeholder conversation.

Think of it as extending your reach, not replacing your thinking.

You stay in control: deciding which findings matter, which questions to escalate, how to surface implicit assumptions. The AI does repetitive pattern-matching. You do the sense-making.

What This Webinar Delivers

In 90 minutes, you'll gain:

• The QUEST framework—five classical methods integrated into one sequenced approach
• Clear decision logic—why this order, what each step catches that others miss
• Hands-on GenAI integration—how to prompt AI tools to execute QUEST as your analysis assistant
• Live demonstration—a real-world ambiguous requirement analyzed, questioned, and clarified using QUEST in real time

This session is practical, not theoretical. You'll leave with a method, not just concepts.

Who This Is For

• Testers who want a reliable, repeatable, structured approach to extracting clarity from requirements
• Testers exploring GenAI who want grounded, practical application—not hype
• Testers who want to multiply their analytical reach without multiplying their hours

What You Don't Need

• Prior AI or prompt engineering experience
• Paid AI tools—free-tier options are sufficient
• Any belief that AI is magic—healthy skepticism is welcome

Session Format

• Introduction and context setting. 5 minutes

• Interactive core session. 70 minutes

• Q&A and open discussion. 15 minutes

Top 3 Key Takeaways

1.  QUEST gives you a sequenced, structured and reliable method.

2. GenAI extends your reach, not replaces your judgment. 

3. Clarity at the requirement stage prevents misunderstanding downstream.