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Advanced & Specialised Project Management

Requirements Management: A Key to Project Success

Learn to manage change in requirements and keep the project in check.

This Course is Perfect for:

  • Managing the requirements throughout the project and ensure the end result is aligned with them
  • Analysing the results of requirement change requests, on other areas of the project

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You Will Learn to:

  • Apply a requirements management process to a project life-cycle
  • Use proper evaluation techniques to verify and gain agreement upon requirements that meet specific business and technical objectives
  • Identify formal and informal techniques to manage stakeholder relationships within the requirements management process
  • Implement a change management process to control scope creep

Course Overview

Requirements are the foundation of any project, yet the number of projects that fail due to inaccurate or incomplete requirements is incredibly high. This course goes far beyond requirements gathering and deals with requirements management. Discuss the latest practices for requirements management from concept through to closeout, and how to properly select techniques and tools for each specific project type. Explore evaluation techniques that allow you to verify requirements early in the project life-cycle so as to avoid costly rework further down the line. Learn how to manage scope creep and clashes between project sponsors and project sponsors, through relationship management and negotiation techniques.

Course Topics

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  1. Requirements Factors Influencing Project Problems
  2. The Project Requirements Process
    1. The project management and requirements management life cycles
    2. Steps in the requirements management process
    3. Fixed and evolving requirements
    4. Organisational standards
  3. Stakeholder Assessment
    1. Identification and categorisation
    2. Communication plan
    3. Risk factors
  4. Requirements Identification
    1. Conducting a stakeholder analysis
    2. Identifying risks and mitigation
  5. Critical Success Factors
    1. Traceability matrix
    2. Global requirements mapping
    3. Test plan
    4. Requirements management standards
  6. Requirements Derivation
    1. Functional and non-function requirements
    2. Global requirements
    3. Identifying multiple views
    4. Tools and techniques
    5. Documentation standards
  7. Evaluation and Approval
    1. Selection of tools and techniques
    2. Requirement/prototype review
    3. Risk assessment
    4. Baseline documentation
  8. Change Management
    1. Evaluate policy for project needs
    2. Establish business criteria for change control
    3. Select tools and techniques
    4. Success criteria
  9. Validation of Project Outcomes
    1. Acceptance criteria
    2. Project test results
  10. Closeout Procedures
 
Public Classroom Courses

Public Course Information

Duration: 3 days
Professional Development Units (PDUs): 22.5
Fee: £1695 excl. VAT

* PMI UK Members: ESI offers 3 spaces for this course at 25% discount. Please call now on
+44(0)20 7017 7100 to check status and register.

* Other PMI Members: PMI® members get 15% off this course.

Valid membership number required.

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Course Dates (click on a date to book)

18-20 Jun 2012, London

23-25 Jul 2012, Frankfurt

3-5 Dec 2012, London
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“An excellent course. The instructor was very professional with relevant stories that really helped stimulate interest.”

Ambrose Okokie,
Project Manager, Shell

 

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