Course: ISEB Requirements Engineering - 4 days

Requirements as a Sound Foundation for Change

Studies have repeatedly shown that well-defined requirements form a firm foundation for successful projects and the resulting operational systems. Conversely, many projects fail as a result of inadequately defined requirements.

This course provides the business analyst with a framework and related techniques that will enable the successful elicitation, analysis, validation and documentation of requirements. It also highlights the importance of other aspects of requirements definition, including:

• Identification of the key players in the process.
• The dependencies between requirements and the business case.
• The link between requirements definition and testing.
• The need to manage evolving requirements throughout the project.

On completion of this course delegates may wish to sit for the latest ISEB Certificate in Requirements Engineering which counts towards an ISEB Diploma in Business analysis.  

Who will the course benefit?

Business analysts and systems analysts who are responsible for defining requirements. Others who work closely with the analysts in this activity such as business users and managers involved in the elicitation, analysis and validation. Technical staff who will be responsible for implementing and testing the requirements; they will need to understand and be involved in the requirements definition process, checking that the requirements satisfy their needs.

Course Objectives

To provide a sound foundation in the gathering, clarification and description of Business Requirements that drive Business and IT change.

Skills Gained

This course will enable delegates to:

    * Identify key stakeholders.
    * Gather and record requirements.
    * Clarify requirements and negotiate change scope.
    * Qualify requirements against the business case.
    * Begin defining how to test that requirements are delivered.
    * Manage changing requirements.

Pre-Requisites

No pre-requisites, it is however recommended that delegates attend a Business Analysis Essentials course

Course Content

Change life cycle.
Nature of requirements.
Requirements and problem solving.
Requirements engineering lifecycle.
Objectives analysis.
Stakeholder analysis.
Information modelling.
Process modelling.
IT specification with use cases.
Managing requirements.

Examinations

On completion of this course delegates may wish to sit for the latest ISEB Certificate in Requirements Engineering which counts towards an ISEB Diploma in Business analysis.