BCS Certificate In Requirements Engineering Training Course

Our 3 day BCS Certificate In Requirements Engineering course is a core module for the Business Analysis Diploma

Introduction

BCS Requirements Engineering training course gives delegates a solid grounding in a range of techniques for revealing, analysing and documenting business and system requirements, in addition to gaining a BCS accreditation that is highly regarded by prestigious UK employers.

This course includes the BCS Certificate in Requirements Engineering.

This course is one of the mandatory modules of the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis.

This course includes:

Teaching by a real expert
Exam and certification fee
BCS “Business Analysis” book
Delicious lunches and refreshments
1 year BCS Associate Membership from the Chartered Institute for IT – terms and conditions apply

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Course Overview

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3 Days

£995Excl. VAT

Course Outline

The Requirements Engineering Process

Lifecycle for business change
Business plans and objectives
Problems with requirements
The stakeholders involved in RE
RE process overview

Requirements and the Business Context

Hierarchy of requirements
TOR/PID
Functional requirements
Non-Functional requirements
General/Technical requirements
Service level requirements

Eliciting and Documenting Requirements

Problems with elicitation
Different stakeholders viewpoints
Elicitation techniques
Facilitated workshops in detail
Prioritisation of requirements
The structure and contents of a requirement

Interviewing for Requirements

Interviewing for RE
The interviewing lifecycle
Planning, preparing, conducting and following up the interview
Questioning strategies

Use of Models in Requirements Engineering

Developing a process/functional model
Reading a static (data) model

Analysing and Negotiating Requirements

Iterating requirements
Congruence with business objectives
Analysing requirements against: Classification, Priority, Ambiguity, Testability, Risk, Granularity, Omissions, Conflicts, Overlaps, and Achievability
Resolving conflicts

Validating Requirements

Requirements validation
Requirements reviews
Validation checklist
Validation by prototyping

Managing Requirements

The principles of requirements management (RM)
How the '4 pillars' support RM
The baseline mechanism
The role of the Change Control Board

Benefits Confirmation

Requirements testing/user acceptance testing
Post-implementation review
Roles of requirements actors

Case Study

The case study allows you to undertake a simulated requirements engineering assignment to practise the new skills.

Description

Our intensive course develops the skills needed to work with requirements stakeholders to ensure that requirements satisfy various perspectives and that conflicts are negotiated to a position of consensus. You will learn how to work with stakeholders and others to ensure the requirements are complete, unambiguous, realistic and testable.

You will learn how to:

Act as an effective member of a team involved in eliciting and recording user requirements for an information system.
Recognise the nature of the requirements and the knowledge type to which they belong.
Be familiar with a range of elicitation techniques and know how to apply them effectively.
Record and prioritise requirements, and be able to recognise and help resolve conflicting requirements.
Link project objectives/requirements to the business case.

About the Course

Our course is structured around a Requirements Engineering framework which utilises a range of techniques for elicitation, analysis, documentation and management of requirements.

Who Should Attend

Anyone requiring an understanding of requirements engineering, including business analysts, business managers and their staff, business change managers and project managers.

Materials Provided

Full course materials and a detailed case study will be provided.

Organisational Benefits

There will be improved alignment between IT and the business as a result of requirements being better understood and documented.
Problems regarding requirements gathering and analysis will be quickly identified and improved.
The principles of Requirements Management will become more widely understood as will the importance of managing requirements.
Requirements will be validated reducing rework time and improve speed to market.

Individual Benefits

You will be able to understand the importance of linking requirements to the Business Case and identify and describe the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders in the requirements engineering process.
You will gain knowledge of a range of requirements elicitation techniques and the relevance of the techniques to different business situations and be able to analyse, prioritise and organise elicited requirements.
You will learn the use and purpose of models in modelling requirements.
Knowledge of Requirements Management will improve you career prospects.

Prerequisites

There are no specific pre-requisites for this course.

It is recommended that those new to Business Analysis consider attending the BCS Foundation in Business Analysis Practice course.

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Exam Overview

One hour ‘open book’ written exam, based on a business scenario. The pass mark is 50%.

Please Note: You must bring photographic identification with you (passport, driving license or student card), as it is a BCS requirement to produce it for the invigilator prior to the exam. Failure to produce a valid form of photographic identification will result in you not being able to sit the exam.

Exam Type

Classroom Exam

Professional Development Units - PDUs

The BCS Certificate in Requirements Engineering is a core module for the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis.

Qualifications

BCS Certificate In Requirements Engineering

Next Steps

Our Practitioner level certifications extend and deepen your understanding of the core areas of Business Analysis and your selected specialist subjects. The BCS Certificate In Modelling Business Processes is another core module for the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis.

Conclusion

If you have successfully passed the course and examination, you will be awarded the BCS Certificate In Requirements Engineering.

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