Eliciting and Writing Effective Requirements

Successful projects are built on the foundation of clearly defined requirements but according to PMI's August 2014 Pulse of the Profession report, 47% of unsuccessful projects still fail due to poor requirements management practices and a majority of companies are not valuing requirements management as a critical competency for their projects and strategic initiatives.With elicitation serving as a major component of the requirements process, it is imperative that business analysts maintain high competency levels in elicitation practices and technique use to help organizations overcome the requirements related challenges faced on projects. Regardless whether you are a practitioner just starting off your career in business analysis or whether you have been performing the role for some years, this course will provide insight into the latest thoughts on elicitation and writing effective requirements and present a number of current techniques that are being applied on projects across industries today.You will revisit the foundational concepts of business analysis and discuss the importance of requirements to project success. A deep exploration of requirements and requirements categories is provided. You will learn how to perform a deep exploration of your stakeholders as a starting point to the requirements process. You will be presented with guidance and helpful instruction for planning and preparing for elicitation and documentation. A number of popular and common elicitation techniques are explored . The best practices for writing and documenting requirements are shared. A thorough presentation of requirements and solution validation is provided.This course is compliant with IIBA's Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide) version 3 standard in business analysis and is aligned with and upholds the practices as discussed in PMI's Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide.