Requirements Analysis
An Examination of the Skills Needed to Prioritize, Organize and Model Requirements

An excellent way to record requirements information is to use the many diagramming models available to the Business Analyst (BA).  These diagrams serve two vital purposes – documentation and analysis of the information gathered and testing of the requirements.  By putting the requirements down on paper and holding them up to the hard cold light of reality, the analyst is able to locate, identify and correct problems.  A picture is worth a thousand words!

This virtual course is designed to provide the BA with the knowledge and tools needed to diagram, model and analyze requirements, as well as to prioritize and organize them to meet project and stakeholder needs.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course will benefit business analysts, executives, functional managers, project managers, programmers interested in expanding their effectiveness, and any other individuals involved in project work.

COURSE FEATURES

Through instruction, dialog, real-world examples and exercises drawing from the experience of our instructors, upon completion of this course, you will:

• Understand the philosophy, methods and terminology of  requirements analysis
• Understand the importance and purpose of prioritizing and organizing requirements during analysis
• Be able to work within the framework of the UML Use Case Diagram
• Be able to use Entity Relationship Diagrams and Process Flow Diagrams  to analyze requirements
• Be able to use UML Class and Activity Diagrams

COURSE OUTLINE

Analysis Overview
• What is Analysis?
• Analysis Tasks and Methods

Requirements Organization
• Prioritization
• Organization
• Assumptions and Constraints

Analysis Diagrams
• What Diagrams are Used?
• Diagram Examination

Use Cases
• Use Case Definition
• Use Case Diagram
• Writing Use Cases
• Are These Requirements?
• When Are We Finished?

Structured Analysis
• Entity Relationship Diagram
• Attributes and Relationships
• Process Flow Mapping

UML Analysis
• Class Models
• Activity Diagrams
• State Models

Duration: 4 sessions
Time:  8:00 - 11:00 AM ET
          2:00 - 5:00 PM ET
          6:30 - 9:30 PM ET
Earn: 12 PDUs, 12 PDs, 12 CDUs
Course ID: BAV006

KNOWLEDGE AREAS ADDRESSED

IIBA® Knowledge Areas Addressed:
• Requirements Analysis

PMI® Knowledge Areas Addressed:
• Project Scope Management
• Project Quality Management