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Requirements Engineering is an essential business analysis skill. Being able to pinpoint your consumers’ expectations for a newly introduced or modified existing product is key to the success of the completed solution.
Based around a Requirements Engineering framework, this course will teach you a range of techniques for elicitation, analysis, documentation and managing requirements. All with the help of a detailed case study that allows you to practice applying the techniques you learn. Some of the key areas we’ll look at include requirements categorisation, prioritisation and documentation, traceability and management of changes to requirements, and use case modelling and stories.
Who is it for?
The course is designed mainly for practising business analysts but is also suitable for others such as business change practitioners, project managers and enterprise architects who wish to gain an insight into this aspect of the business analysis process.
During this three day course you’ll receive all the training you need to prepare for the BCS Requirements Engineering certificate examination, which is held on the final afternoon of the course. Through a given business scenario, this open-book exam puts your knowledge of Requirements Engineering techniques to the test.
A pass means you’re another step closer to achieving the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis – the de facto certification for practicing business analysts. One last thing this course is also approved as consistent with the IIBA BABoK version 3.0 and enables participants to develop SFIA skills BUAN and REQM.
Exam is included in the price
Course Objectives
All with the help of a detailed case study that allows you to practice applying the techniques you learn. Some of the key areas we’ll look at include requirements categorisation, prioritisation and documentation, traceability and management of changes to requirements, and use case modelling and stories.
Syllabus – Key points
Rationale for requirements engineering
Definition of a ‘requirement’ and requirements hierarchies
Knowledge types
Requirements engineering framework: linear and Agile development
The role of the analyst
Stakeholders in requirements engineering
Roles and responsibilities
Requirements planning and management
Planning for requirements engineering
The business context and business case: linear and Agile development
Project initiation
Requirements elicitation
Interviews: preparing and conducting
Workshop: planning and facilitating; roles and responsibilities
Techniques to elicit information and document workshop results
Quantitative elicitation techniques: including surveys and document analysis
Scenario analysis
Throwaway versus evolutionary prototyping: rationale and risks
Suitability of elicitation techniques
Requirements analysis
Organising requirements
Ordering and refining a backlog for Agile development
Assessing feasibility and aligning requirements with business goals
Prioritising requirements using MOSCOW
Checking requirements against quality criteria
Requirements testability and defining acceptance criteria
Identifying and resolving requirements conflicts
Documenting requirements
Types and hierarchy of requirements
Documentation formats: user stories, use cases and requirements catalogue
Applicability to linear and Agile development
Modelling requirements
Context diagrams
Modelling functions: use case diagrams for scope definition/re-definition
Modelling data: class models
Cross-checking use cases against class models
Requirements validation
Stakeholder responsibilities in requirements validation
Requirements validation in linear and Agile development
Requirements management
Requirements management in Agile development
Change through collaboration and iteration
Requirements management in linear development
Version and change control
Requirements traceability
Requirements engineering support tools
Requirements re-use and patterns
Delivering the requirements
Approaches to solution delivery
Linear and iterative development approaches
Post deployment and benefits confirmation
1 review for BCS Requirements Engineering Course
Rated 5 out of 5
Ann Tang –
Unfortunately I got the dates of the course wrong. Bernard and Nigel kindly accommodated me. A lot of material that was covered in what I did manage to attend, in a good pace, well explained with great examples.
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Ann Tang –
Unfortunately I got the dates of the course wrong. Bernard and Nigel kindly accommodated me. A lot of material that was covered in what I did manage to attend, in a good pace, well explained with great examples.