Defining and Managing Business Requirements - School of Continuing Education, University Of Wisconsin

	Defining and Managing Business Requirements

	Understanding and articulating business requirements for automated systems is the weakest link in systems development. Using realistic cases, practice discovering, understanding and documenting clear and complete business requirements that can speed development, reduce maintenance and delight customers. Value to the Participant - Avoid the main source of scope creep that causes most project overruns - Discover the REAL Business Requirements that provide value when met - Use the powerful Problem PyramidTM to identify and solve the right problem - Define the important requirements so everyone understands them the same way - Gain immediate results to take back to your daily applications - Network with others to collaborate on real world challenges/solutions Earn a Project Management Certificate Earn a Business Analysis Certificate
More ▼ Seminar Outline Requirements Role and Importance Sources and economics of system errors How requirements produce value Business vs. system requirements Survey on improving requirements quality Software packages and outsourcing Understanding the business needs Horizontal processes and vertical silos Customer-focused business processes Discovering "REAL" Requirements Do users really not know what they want? How the "real" requirements may differ Aligning strategy, management, operations Technology requirements vs. design Who should do it: business or systems? Joint Application Development (JAD) limits System design vs. preferred practices Data Gathering and Analysis Interviewing Surveys and questionnaires Research and existing documentation Observing/participating in operations Prototyping and proofs of concept Organizing and understanding Documentation Formats Seven guidelines for documenting requirements Deliverables lists Use cases Business rules, structured English E-R, data flow, organization diagrams Responsibility matrices Data model Performance, volume, frequency statistics Sample inputs, reports, screens, menus Getting More Clear and Complete Identifying all the stakeholders Detecting all three quality dimensions Addressing relevant quality factor levels • Emphasizing business value Priorities, criticality and trade-off balances • Conceptual system design solutions Simulation and prototyping Defining acceptance criteria Testing to assure accuracy/completeness Managing the Requirements Incorporating traceability Supporting and controlling changes Measuring the "proof of the pudding" testing Close ▲
	This program can be applied toward the: Business Analysis Certificate Project Management Certificate
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	Wed.-Thu., Oct. 16-17 8:30am-4:30pm Location: UWM School of Continuing Education (Click link for directions) Instructor: Robin Goldsmith Fee: $845 CEUs: 1.4/PDUs: 14/CDUs: 14 Program No. 5025-0509 Note: Please note: Dates in spring catalog are incorrect. Add To Registration Form Check Registration Form

	Mon.-Tue., Apr. 7-8, 2014 8:30am-4:30pm Location: UWM School of Continuing Education (Click link for directions) Instructor: Robin Goldsmith Fee: $845 CEUs: 1.4/PDUs: 14/CDUs: 14 Program No. 5025-6315 Add To Registration Form Check Registration Form

	For more information, contact:
		Maribeth Sacho, Program Associate, msacho@uwm.edu, 414-227-3337 Anne O'Meara, Program Director, aomeara@uwm.edu, 414-227-3311

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