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REQUIREMENTS GATHERING & SPECIFICATION (RGS) - 3 day workshop

If you're involved with investigating, gathering or specifying requirements, this 3-day, instructor-led workshop covering the skills needed by today's Business Analysts, Project Managers and Project Staff, is for you.

Using case studies and examples, you'll be involved in practical exercises to set targets, investigate requirements and specify functionality - whilst working within the business constraints and quality requirements of today's environment.

Skills and techniques learned in the course can be directly applied in a variety of project settings - software (re)development, enhancement and maintenance or system specification for a third party supplier.

Part of the IRM family of business analysis courses, Requirements Gathering & Specification is learn by doing.. practical, hands-on, intensive.. and fun!

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Who will benefit?

Business analysts, systems analysts and those who need to document existing and proposed systems.


Course objectives

To provide the processes, tools and techniques required to establish, check and document business system requirements.


Learning outcomes

On completion of the Requirements Gathering & Specification workshop, delegates will be able to:

  • scope the project, set boundaries, agree system targets

  • write a Terms of Reference (Project Charter)

  • establish functional and non-functional requirements

  • plan and conduct stakeholder interviews

  • analyse and prioritise the client's requirements

  • validate for completeness and accuracy

  • document a Business Requirements specification

  • present recommendations to stakeholders


    • Learning techniques

    Techniques used on the Requirements Gathering & Specification workshop include:

  • lectures supported by visual aids

  • class examples

  • syndicate case study work

  • small group sessions

  • presentation of syndicate findings

  • comprehensive delegate manual


    • Customer testimonials

    "Fantastic course content, enjoyed applying the skills learnt through the case study"
    Business Analyst, ANZ

    "Very well run. A good guide to the business requirements gathering process and obstacles"
    Content Manager, KPMG

    "Excellent mix of theory & practical experience. The pressure element added greatly to the learning experience"
    Helpdesk Manager, ElectraNet

    "At last a formalised approach to gather relevant & valid information"
    Business Support Analyst, GE

    "I found the course extremely helpful and learned a great deal of practical techniques and applications"
    Business Analyst, Macquarie Bank

    "Very interesting and valuable to my current role"
    Business Analyst, Ultradata

    "Highly informative, well put together, definitely of practical benefit in my role"
    Project Manager, PWC

    "Valuable and enjoyable"
    Business Analyst, Colonial

    "Practical examples which can be applied back to real work issues"
    Business Analyst, Vero

    "Great learning experience"
    Business Analyst, Graincorp

    Course outline

    DAY 1

    REQUIREMENTS GATHERING OVERVIEW

    PROJECT KICK-OFF

    PLANNING THE STRATEGY

    INITIAL INFORMATION GATHERING

    FUNCTIONAL & NON-FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

    TECHNICAL & BUSINESS CONSTRAINTS


    DAY 2

    THE DETAILED REQUIREMENTS

    VERIFYING REQUIREMENTS

    PRIORITISING REQUIREMENTS & CUSTOMER RATINGS

    RISK ANALYSIS OF REQUIREMENTS

    MEASURABLE NON-FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

    CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS

    MODELLING TOOLS & TECHNIQUES


    DAY 3

    REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION TEMPLATE

    THE QUALITY BASELINE

    MANAGING REQUIREMENTS ISSUES

    CASE STUDY

    OBTAINING AGREEMENT

    REVIEW


    Practical Work: this is a workshop where delegates work in teams to practice the principles being taught. We provide a range of templates, checklists and examples to work from so that delegates can quickly adapt these to suit their particular business cultures.



    Requirements Gathering & Specification Course fees & booking

    Public Requirements Gathering & Specification courses run all year round in the cities below. For dates, prices and to book online, visit:





    Substantial savings can be made with an inhouse course if you have 7 or more delegates.
    To discuss your inhouse course requirements and pricing, call 03 9533 2300 or email training@irm.com.au

    International Institute of Business Analysis - endorsed training course

    Australian Government Endorsed Supplier    		 Australian Computer Society



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