Introduction to Requirements Planning


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Overview/Description
Business analysts must plan and closely manage requirements for projects in accordance with existing standards in their organizations. They must identify key roles and stakeholders, decide on a work division strategy, identify requirements activities and requirements risk, and manage project scope. This course will examine the requirements planning and management knowledge area of business analysis. It outlines the fundamental tasks of planning and managing requirements and outlines the general considerations that the business analyst should make when planning requirements. The course also examines how to classify roles within a project, outlines the techniques used to draw up a list of stakeholders, and demonstrates the different work division strategies that can be applied to a project. This course is aligned with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®) published by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA™). It is designed to assist in the preparation for the IIBA's Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP™) certification. IIBA, Business Analysis Body of Knowledge, BABOK, Certified Business Analysis Professional, CBAP are registered trademarks owned by the International Institute of Business Analysis.

Target Audience
Senior executives; managers of business analysis professionals; business analysis professionals; project managers; educators and trainers teaching business analysis and related topics; consultants and other specialists in business analysis

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Introduction to Requirements Planning

  • recognize the benefits of knowing about the fundamentals of requirements planning and management
  • identify the purpose of each of the key tasks involved in planning and managing requirements in a business analysis
  • identify the methodology-related best practices for planning and managing requirements for a project
  • identify the general considerations for planning and managing requirements for a project
  • recognize the benefits of knowing about the techniques used to plan and organize a project
  • use the criteria of the RACI matrix to determine the responsibilities of various roles during requirements planning and management
  • match the techniques for drafting a stakeholder summary to their examples
  • determine the most appropriate work division strategy to apply to a project
  • match the strategies used to divide work to their examples
  • identify key concepts associated with the techniques used to implement a work division strategy for a project
  • Course Number:
    cons_01_a03_bs_enus