The phrase "a thorough need" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize the intensity or depth of a requirement or necessity in a particular context.
Example: "There is a thorough need for improved communication within the team to enhance collaboration."
Alternatives: "a deep need" or "a significant need".
And, Dr. Gotian stresses, "We are going to do things in a very academic way," starting with a thorough needs analysis to identify the primary challenges to be addressed.
I agree that the formal business requirements gathering process does not necessary lead to better outcomes but an observation I've made is while many business believe they have completed a thorough needs analysis they often lack alignment and focus against the customer and business value they are trying to increase.
Planning, key to any successful health promotion project, must include a thorough needs assessment using literature reviews and investigations.
By the end of Phase 1, we had built a solid, trusting, relationship with our colleagues at St Luke Hospital and had completed a thorough needs assessment.
In the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, a thorough needs assessment including five phases should be made before planning a health promotion intervention.
For this purpose a thorough needs assessment will be made, using existing registrations of the working environment at the nursing homes and relevant scientific literature.
Wadey et al[ 26] performed a thorough needs assessment of post graduate MSK course objectives in Canada and how they reflect the current curricular recommendations by the Bone and Joint Decade Undergraduate Curriculum Group (BJDUCG)[ 3].
It was critical in the design phase to conduct a thorough needs assessment at the organisational, group and individual levels to determine appropriate design of the training and aligning the goals with the organisational strategies (Robertson 2002).
Since all case organizations had the aim of putting the demand of the elderly client at the center of care and service provision, package specification and configuration were based on a thorough needs assessment.
