BCS Requirements Engineering
Level: Intermediate
Develop Professional Requirements Engineering Skills
Master Requirements Elicitation, Analysis & Documentation
Gain an Industry-Recognised BCS Certification
BCS Course Materials & Examination Included
Welsh Government Funding Accepted
Course Overview
Duration:
3 Days (9:30am-5:00pm)
Accredited:
Yes
Exams:
Included
Funding:
ReAct
Type:
Classroom, Onsite, Virtual
Company group booking discount available
Course Overview
Duration:
3 Days (9:30am-5:00pm)
Accredited:
Yes
Exams:
Included
Funding:
ReAct
Type:
Classroom, Onsite, Virtual
Company group booking discount available
In our BCS Requirements Engineering course, delegates learn to apply a range of techniques to reveal, analyse, and document requirements, and gain an industry-recognised certification so they can build the skills and confidence to solve business problems and enable effective change. After completing this course, learners will be able to:
- Act as an effective member of a team involved in eliciting and recording user requirements for an information system.
- Recognise the nature of the requirements and the knowledge type to which they belong.
- Be familiar with a range of elicitation techniques and know how to apply them effectively.
- Record and prioritise requirements, and recognise and help resolve conflicting requirements.
- Link project objectives/requirements to the business case.
- Find out the common problems that occur with IT projects and how the requirements engineering framework can help address these issues.
Target Audience
- Business analysts and aspiring business analysts
- Project managers and project support staff
- Systems analysts and requirements engineers
- Business change and transformation professionals
- Consultants involved in business improvement initiatives
- Anyone responsible for gathering, documenting or managing requirements
By the End of This Course, You Will Be Able To:
- Act as an effective member of a team involved in eliciting and documenting requirements
- Understand different categories and types of requirements
- Apply a range of requirements elicitation techniques effectively
- Investigate, analyse and document business and system requirements
- Prioritise requirements and manage conflicting stakeholder needs
- Maintain traceability between requirements, objectives and business outcomes
- Link project requirements to organisational objectives and the business case
- Recognise common causes of project failure related to poor requirements management
- Apply a structured requirements engineering framework to support successful change initiatives
- Prepare confidently for the BCS Requirements Engineering examination
In our BCS Requirements Engineering course, delegates learn to apply a range of techniques to reveal, analyse, and document requirements, and gain an industry-recognised certification so they can build the skills and confidence to solve business problems and enable effective change. After completing this course, learners will be able to:
- Act as an effective member of a team involved in eliciting and recording user requirements for an information system.
- Recognise the nature of the requirements and the knowledge type to which they belong.
- Be familiar with a range of elicitation techniques and know how to apply them effectively.
- Record and prioritise requirements, and recognise and help resolve conflicting requirements.
- Link project objectives/requirements to the business case.
- Find out the common problems that occur with IT projects and how the requirements engineering framework can help address these issues.
Target Audience
- Business analysts and aspiring business analysts
- Project managers and project support staff
- Systems analysts and requirements engineers
- Business change and transformation professionals
- Consultants involved in business improvement initiatives
- Anyone responsible for gathering, documenting or managing requirements
By the End of This Course, You Will Be Able To:
- Act as an effective member of a team involved in eliciting and documenting requirements
- Understand different categories and types of requirements
- Apply a range of requirements elicitation techniques effectively
- Investigate, analyse and document business and system requirements
- Prioritise requirements and manage conflicting stakeholder needs
- Maintain traceability between requirements, objectives and business outcomes
- Link project requirements to organisational objectives and the business case
- Recognise common causes of project failure related to poor requirements management
- Apply a structured requirements engineering framework to support successful change initiatives
- Prepare confidently for the BCS Requirements Engineering examination
Requirements Engineering
The role of the analyst
- The role and competencies of an analyst.
- Developing analyst competencies.
The requirements engineering process
- The importance of requirements engineering.
- A framework for requirements engineering
- Characteristics of requirements engineering.
Actors and viewpoints
- Stakeholders in business analysis projects.
- Roles and responsibilities in the requirements engineering process.
- Context diagrams and stakeholders.
Project initiation
- The importance of the project initiation stage.
- The project initiation document.
Facilitated workshops
- The use of workshops to elicit, analyse and negotiate requirements.
- Structure of a facilitated workshop.
- Workshop rules.
- Facilitation skills.
- Stimulating creative thinking.
Fact-finding interviewing
- Structure of a fact-finding interview.
- Questioning techniques.
- Documenting interviews.
Documenting requirements
- General business requirements.
- Functional and non-functional requirements.
- Technical requirements.
- The requirements catalogue.
- Interpreting class diagrams.
- Scoping systems and documenting requirements with use cases.
Other requirements elicitation techniques
- Observation and ethnographic studies.
- Activity sampling.
- Document and data source analysis.
- Questionnaires.
- Choosing the appropriate technique/s.
Analysing Requirements
- Examining the requirements catalogue.
- Prioritising requirements (MoSCow).
- Checking for ambiguity and lack of clarity.
- Testability of requirements.
Scenarios and prototyping
- The use of scenarios to explore requirements.
- Use case descriptions as a method of documenting scenarios.
- The use of prototyping to explore requirements.
- Types of prototyping (throwaway, evolutionary, etc.)
- The dangers and difficulties of prototyping; managing prototyping exercises.
Requirements Management
- Change and version control of requirements.
- Requirements traceability.
- The use of CASE tools in requirements engineering.
Validating requirements
- Validation techniques.
- Quality control in requirements engineering.
Requirements and systems development
- Development life-cycles.
- The link between requirements and systems development.
- Post-implementation review.
Requirements Engineering
The role of the analyst
- The role and competencies of an analyst.
- Developing analyst competencies.
The requirements engineering process
- The importance of requirements engineering.
- A framework for requirements engineering
- Characteristics of requirements engineering.
Actors and viewpoints
- Stakeholders in business analysis projects.
- Roles and responsibilities in the requirements engineering process.
- Context diagrams and stakeholders.
Project initiation
- The importance of the project initiation stage.
- The project initiation document.
Facilitated workshops
- The use of workshops to elicit, analyse and negotiate requirements.
- Structure of a facilitated workshop.
- Workshop rules.
- Facilitation skills.
- Stimulating creative thinking.
Fact-finding interviewing
- Structure of a fact-finding interview.
- Questioning techniques.
- Documenting interviews.
Documenting requirements
- General business requirements.
- Functional and non-functional requirements.
- Technical requirements.
- The requirements catalogue.
- Interpreting class diagrams.
- Scoping systems and documenting requirements with use cases.
Other requirements elicitation techniques
- Observation and ethnographic studies.
- Activity sampling.
- Document and data source analysis.
- Questionnaires.
- Choosing the appropriate technique/s.
Analysing Requirements
- Examining the requirements catalogue.
- Prioritising requirements (MoSCow).
- Checking for ambiguity and lack of clarity.
- Testability of requirements.
Scenarios and prototyping
- The use of scenarios to explore requirements.
- Use case descriptions as a method of documenting scenarios.
- The use of prototyping to explore requirements.
- Types of prototyping (throwaway, evolutionary, etc.)
- The dangers and difficulties of prototyping; managing prototyping exercises.
Requirements Management
- Change and version control of requirements.
- Requirements traceability.
- The use of CASE tools in requirements engineering.
Validating requirements
- Validation techniques.
- Quality control in requirements engineering.
Requirements and systems development
- Development life-cycles.
- The link between requirements and systems development.
- Post-implementation review.
- Exam duration: 60 minutes
- 40 multiple-choice questions
- Passing score: 26 out of 40 marks (65%)
- Closed-book examination – no reference materials are permitted during the exam
Please note: The BCS Requirements Engineering examination is included for most learners. However, funding restrictions may apply under certain funding schemes, such as ReAct or other government-funded programmes, which may require learners to self-fund the certification examination. Please get in touch with us before booking if you are unsure of your eligibility.
- Exam duration: 60 minutes
- 40 multiple-choice questions
- Passing score: 26 out of 40 marks (65%)
- Closed-book examination – no reference materials are permitted during the exam
Please note: The BCS Requirements Engineering examination is included for most learners. However, funding restrictions may apply under certain funding schemes, such as ReAct or other government-funded programmes, which may require learners to self-fund the certification examination. Please get in touch with us before booking if you are unsure of your eligibility.
- 3-day training and exam preparation from NILC’s accredited Business Analysis trainer
- Course notes, presentation slides, diagrams and sample examination papers
- BCS Business Analysis book
- Business Analysis Practice examination
- 1-year BCS Associate Membership from the Chartered Institute for IT – terms and conditions apply
- Official certification (upon successful completion of the examination)
- 3-day training and exam preparation from NILC’s accredited Business Analysis trainer
- Course notes, presentation slides, diagrams and sample examination papers
- BCS Business Analysis book
- Business Analysis Practice examination
- 1-year BCS Associate Membership from the Chartered Institute for IT – terms and conditions apply
- Official certification (upon successful completion of the examination)
This course has no formal prerequisites. This qualification suits business analysts, project team members, change professionals, and anyone involved in gathering, analysing, or managing requirements. A basic understanding of business processes or project environments would be beneficial but is not essential.
This course has no formal prerequisites. This qualification suits business analysts, project team members, change professionals, and anyone involved in gathering, analysing, or managing requirements. A basic understanding of business processes or project environments would be beneficial but is not essential.
Who is the BCS Requirements Engineering course suitable for?
The course is suitable for business analysts, project professionals, product owners, systems analysts and anyone involved in identifying, documenting or managing business and system requirements. It is also suitable for professionals looking to develop more specialist business analysis skills.
Do I need previous business analysis experience?
There are no formal prerequisites, although some previous exposure to business analysis, projects or requirements gathering will be beneficial. As this is an Intermediate-level course, learners should ideally have a basic understanding of business analysis concepts.
What will I learn on the BCS Requirements Engineering course?
You will learn how to elicit, analyse, document, prioritise, validate and manage requirements. The course covers techniques such as stakeholder analysis, facilitated workshops, interviews, use cases, prototyping, requirements catalogues, and requirements traceability.
Who is the BCS Requirements Engineering course suitable for?
The course is suitable for business analysts, project professionals, product owners, systems analysts and anyone involved in identifying, documenting or managing business and system requirements. It is also suitable for professionals looking to develop more specialist business analysis skills.
Do I need previous business analysis experience?
There are no formal prerequisites, although some previous exposure to business analysis, projects or requirements gathering will be beneficial. As this is an Intermediate-level course, learners should ideally have a basic understanding of business analysis concepts.
What will I learn on the BCS Requirements Engineering course?
You will learn how to elicit, analyse, document, prioritise, validate and manage requirements. The course covers techniques such as stakeholder analysis, facilitated workshops, interviews, use cases, prototyping, requirements catalogues, and requirements traceability.
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We offer onsite courses throughout the UK and it can be a great team building opportunity for colleagues to come together, bond and discuss.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The course is suitable for business analysts, project professionals, product owners, systems analysts and anyone involved in identifying, documenting or managing business and system requirements. It is also suitable for professionals looking to develop more specialist business analysis skills.
There are no formal prerequisites, although some previous exposure to business analysis, projects or requirements gathering will be beneficial. As this is an Intermediate-level course, learners should ideally have a basic understanding of business analysis concepts.
You will learn how to elicit, analyse, document, prioritise, validate and manage requirements. The course covers techniques such as stakeholder analysis, facilitated workshops, interviews, use cases, prototyping, requirements catalogues, and requirements traceability.
Yes. Requirements elicitation is a major part of the course. You will explore techniques such as interviews, facilitated workshops, observation, questionnaires, and document analysis, as well as how to select the most appropriate technique for different situations.
Yes. You will learn how to identify and document different types of requirements, including general business, functional, non-functional and technical requirements. You will also explore how to record these in a requirements catalogue.
Yes. The course covers requirements analysis and prioritisation, including the MoSCoW technique. You will also learn how to identify ambiguity, assess whether requirements are testable and help resolve conflicting requirements.
Yes. You will explore how scenarios and use cases can help you understand and document requirements. The course also covers different prototyping approaches and how prototypes can help explore and clarify requirements with stakeholders.
Yes. Requirements management forms an important part of the course. You will learn about change and version control, requirements traceability and techniques for validating requirements throughout a project or systems development lifecycle.
Yes. The BCS examination is included. It is a 60-minute, closed-book exam with 40 multiple-choice questions, and you must score 26 out of 40 (65%) or more to pass. Please note: The BCS Requirements Engineering examination is included for most learners. However, funding restrictions may apply under certain funding schemes, such as ReAct or other government-funded programmes, which may require learners to self-fund the certification examination. Please contact us before booking if you are unsure of your eligibility.
The course includes three days of training and exam preparation with an accredited Business Analysis trainer, course notes, presentation slides, diagrams, sample examination papers, a BCS Business Analysis book, the examination and official certification upon successful completion. One year of BCS Associate Membership is also included, subject to BCS terms and conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
The course is suitable for business analysts, project professionals, product owners, systems analysts and anyone involved in identifying, documenting or managing business and system requirements. It is also suitable for professionals looking to develop more specialist business analysis skills.
There are no formal prerequisites, although some previous exposure to business analysis, projects or requirements gathering will be beneficial. As this is an Intermediate-level course, learners should ideally have a basic understanding of business analysis concepts.
You will learn how to elicit, analyse, document, prioritise, validate and manage requirements. The course covers techniques such as stakeholder analysis, facilitated workshops, interviews, use cases, prototyping, requirements catalogues, and requirements traceability.
Yes. Requirements elicitation is a major part of the course. You will explore techniques such as interviews, facilitated workshops, observation, questionnaires, and document analysis, as well as how to select the most appropriate technique for different situations.
Yes. You will learn how to identify and document different types of requirements, including general business, functional, non-functional and technical requirements. You will also explore how to record these in a requirements catalogue.
Yes. The course covers requirements analysis and prioritisation, including the MoSCoW technique. You will also learn how to identify ambiguity, assess whether requirements are testable and help resolve conflicting requirements.
Yes. You will explore how scenarios and use cases can help you understand and document requirements. The course also covers different prototyping approaches and how prototypes can help explore and clarify requirements with stakeholders.
Yes. Requirements management forms an important part of the course. You will learn about change and version control, requirements traceability and techniques for validating requirements throughout a project or systems development lifecycle.
Yes. The BCS examination is included. It is a 60-minute, closed-book exam with 40 multiple-choice questions, and you must score 26 out of 40 (65%) or more to pass. Please note: The BCS Requirements Engineering examination is included for most learners. However, funding restrictions may apply under certain funding schemes, such as ReAct or other government-funded programmes, which may require learners to self-fund the certification examination. Please contact us before booking if you are unsure of your eligibility.
The course includes three days of training and exam preparation with an accredited Business Analysis trainer, course notes, presentation slides, diagrams, sample examination papers, a BCS Business Analysis book, the examination and official certification upon successful completion. One year of BCS Associate Membership is also included, subject to BCS terms and conditions.
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