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Course Description:

Defining business requirements that really work is a challenging and elusive topic. Too often, systems solutions do not effectively meet business needs. In many instances, this is the result of business requirements, which were undetected, overlooked, misunderstood, or valued incorrectly.

The gap between business need and systems solution is not a new phenomenon. However, as the business and technical environments become more complex, this gap is widening even further, exposing our companies to the financial and competitive consequences of lost or delayed system's solutions. Effective business requirements can bridge this gap.

Target Audience and Duration:

This two-day class is for business and technical managers, and staff who need to develop project-level business requirements. It is also useful for people who must evaluate business requirements or make decisions based on business requirements. Finally, the course is also for those who develop or use business requirements as a guide in developing and managing solutions.

After completing this class, participants will:

• Define business requirements - what they are, what they are not, and where they fit in a project's life cycle;
• Be able to structure and write business requirements for a new project in a way that communicates effectively to both business and technical representatives;
• Understand effective processes for developing business requirements;
• Have a common language when working on business requirements.

Partners tailors "Effective Business Requirements" specifically for each Client. The class emphasizes that the process of developing requirements is as important as the content of the requirements. The style of the class - and of the workshop in particular - is a blend of teaching and consulting, focusing on practical approaches to defining what is needed to solve business problems.

Topics include:

• Introduction
• Building Business Solutions - Some Problems
• Effective Project Business Requirements
• Business Requirements in Context: Project Life Cycles
• Four Steps to Effective Business Requirements

• Frame the Project
• Structure the Business Requirements
• Write the Business Requirements
• Refine the Business Requirements

• Workshop
• Valuing Business Requirements
• Business Requirements & Prototyping
• Using Structured Group Techniques