Advanced Requirements Writing

Course duration

1 Day

Course overview

This course is designed to give provide attendees with an in-depth knowledge of Requirements Writing and Reviewing Techniques. The course uses definitions from and is in line with ISO 15288. Exercises are included throughout to maximize the delegates understanding and a multiple choice test is given at the end.

This course is provided in addition to and follows the themes outlined in the Requirements Management Overview Course

Course objectives

• To utilise techniques for defining good requirements
• To identify common Requirements Management problems and how to avoid them
• To be able to distinguish good and bad requirements
• To be able to specify requirements in a consistent manner
• To define interfaces and associated assumptions

Intended audience

This course is intended for all those who assess or define requirements, including Project Sponsors, Project Managers, Business Analysts and Engineers of all disciplines.

Key Points

Requirements - what makes a good (and bad) requirement?

What to look for when assessing requirements.

Functional Analysis

Functional Analysis is a requirements development technique that reduces a complex problem into simple functional states. We use functional analysis to create a functional breakdown structure (FBS) which provides a visual media for communicating the system needs. The FBS sets the boundary and scope of the system.

Requirement Definition

We take an in-depth look at the different types of requirements including performance, constraints and interfaces. We cover the structure of the requirement statement and additional attributes. We consider techniques for requirement development and pitfalls to avoid. By the end of this section you will be able to define good requirements.

Assumption Definition

We take an in-depth look at the different types assumptions and their potential impacts on requirements constraints and interfaces. We cover the structure of the assumption statement and additional attributes.

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