levantamiento

English translation: needs analysis (here)

14:09 Jun 28, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / big data
Spanish term or phrase: levantamiento
In a text from Spain for translation to British English, related to IT. Talking carrying out projects for corporate clients:

"[Company] realiza el levantamiento del proyecto para la [financial institution]."
BristolTEc
Ecuador
Local time: 10:29
English translation:needs analysis (here)
Explanation:
See Robin's definition below. 'Requirements survey' is just a more highfalutin version of a 'needs analysis', although the latter is more often seen in human resources/training contexts.

"Software development, needs analysis, design, coding, testing;. Programming languages, their analysis and use in the development of various software ..."

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neilmac
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Local time: 17:29
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4 +2needs analysis (here)
neilmac
4 +1requirements survey
Jennifer Levey
3deals with the paperwork
Andrew Bramhall
3setting up
Sergio Kot


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deals with the paperwork


Explanation:
... or 'raises the documentation';
even if no actual paperwork is raised, it means deali ng with all the documentation surrounding the project;

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:29
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setting up


Explanation:
However, Microsoft's Terminoloy Search shows "Survey" for this precise term. See ref.


    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/language/Search?&searchTerm=levantamiento&langID=736&Source=false&productid=0
Sergio Kot
Israel
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requirements survey


Explanation:
'levantamiento' refers to the 'levantamiento de requerimientos (del negocio)', which is concerned with establishing what the software is supposed to deliver in terms of funcionality, security, etc.
Known as a 'requirements survey' in English.

Source: Been there, done that... when I worked for a living, many decades ago.


Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 11:29
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  patinba: "Survey" it is.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
needs analysis (here)


Explanation:
See Robin's definition below. 'Requirements survey' is just a more highfalutin version of a 'needs analysis', although the latter is more often seen in human resources/training contexts.

"Software development, needs analysis, design, coding, testing;. Programming languages, their analysis and use in the development of various software ..."



Example sentence(s):
  • The company carries out the needs analysis for the financial institution...
  • A needs analysis defines deficiencies or problems and identifies causes and solutions.

    https://training.lbl.gov/Resources/NeedsAnalysis.html
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271616831_The_Research_of_Software_Engineering_Curriculum_Reform/fulltext/55e395a108aecb1a7cc9d32d/
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 17:30
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agree  James A. Walsh: Just right here, I reckon!
4 hrs
  -> Cheers :)

agree  Shilpa Baliga
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  -> Thanks for your support :)
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