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Course Benefits

Good requirements are the corner stone of any successful project.  Too often requirements are either an afterthought or are viewed as a roadblock instead of key success factor to any project.  In this course you will get an understanding of how to get “good” requirements from your stakeholders.  You will be brought through a step by step process on how to achieve success within your project with this key success factor.  You will also learn how to get the right information from your stakeholders using different negotiation skills.

Who Should Attend

Those looking to gain a better understanding on how to elicit good requirements for their projects.

What You Will Learn

Define the roles, activities, artifacts, methods, techniques, and concepts associated with:

• Requirements Elicitation
• Requirements Analysis
• Requirements Specification
• Requirements Validation
• Requirements Management
• Planning the Requirements Approach

Course Outline

The Art of Writing Requirements
Module 1 - Key Concepts

• Define the term Requirement and list the types of Requirements
• Describe the differences between Business, Functional, and Nonfunctional requirements
• Identify the components of a Requirement Statement
• Describe a typical Requirement Lifecycle
• List the key Requirements Engineering activities
• Explain Requirements Engineering’s relationship to other SDLC processes
• Identify the boundaries of Requirements Engineering
• List the key inputs (activities and artifacts) to Requirements Engineering

Module 2 - Requirements Elicitation

• Describe the purpose, artifacts used and produced by Requirements Elicitation
• Define Requirement Attributes and describe the types used in initial attribution
• Employ the Interview Technique
• Apply the Facilitated Workshops Technique
• Identify the major roles in the Facilitated Workshop Technique

Module 3 - Requirements Analysis

• Describe the purpose, artifacts used and artifacts produced by Requirements Analysis
• Define the steps in Requirements Analysis
• Identify holistic and individual Requirement Quality Criteria
• How to create a Parent / Child relationship
• Identify the techniques used to prioritize Requirements
• Define Requirements Traceability and explain its purpose
• Explain the differences between “trace-to” and “traced-from” attributes

Module 4 - Requirements Specification

• Describe the purpose, performing role, artifacts used and produced by Requirements Specification
• Discuss the relationship between the Specify Requirements activity and Requirement Types
• Distinguish individual Requirements from a Requirements Specification
• List common techniques that can be leveraged to Specify Requirements

Module 5 - Requirements Validation

• Describe the purpose, performing role, artifacts used and produced by Requirements Validation
• Discuss the relationship between the Validate Requirements activity and Requirement Types
• Describe the concept of Validation
• List common techniques that can be leveraged to Validate Requirements
• Describe the purpose of a Requirements Baseline

Module 6 - Requirements Management

• Describe the purpose, performing role, artifacts used and produced by the Manage Requirements Changes activity
• Discuss the relationship between the Manage Requirements Changes activity and Requirement Types
• Describe the concept of Change Management
• List common Techniques that can be leveraged to Manage Requirements Changes
• Discuss how to Manage Requirements Changes

Module 7 - Planning the Requirements Approach

• Describe the purpose, artifact used and produced by Planning the Requirements Approach
• Explain the relationship between requirements and other processes
• Describe how RE Processes, Human Resources, and Scheduling are related to Planning the Requirement Approach
• Identify the key components of a Requirements Management Plan (RMP)

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