IREB^® Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering - Foundation Level

You develop systems with the most advanced technologies, but you are not sure if you are developing the systems that your customer really wants? In this seminar you will learn how to lay the foundation for a successful project by dealing with requirements systematically. You will acquire techniques, methods and tools to elicit, document, validate and manage requirements efficiently.

Upon completion of the seminar, you will be able to apply requirements engineering successfully in your own projects. You can take the exam to qualify as an "IREB^® Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering – Foundation Level".

Please note that further preparation after the conclusion of each seminar day is recommended to succeed in passing the exam.

Contents

The content corresponds to the curriculum published by the International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB^®):

• Requirements engineering foundations and terms

  • Profile and function of a Requirements Engineer
  • Symptoms, reasons and impact of inadequate RE

• System, System Context and Boundaries

• Requirements Elicitation

  • Requirement Sources
  • Requirements Categorization according to the KANO-Model
  • Elicitation Techniques

• Requirements Documentation

  • Document Design
  • Documentation Types
  • Documentation Structures
  • Use of Requirements Documents
  • Quality Criteria for the Requirements Document
  • Quality Criteria for Requirements
  • Content and relevance of a Glossary

• Documentation of Requirements using Natural Language

  • Language Effects
  • Requirements Construction using Templates

• Model-based Documentation of Requirements

  • The Term “Model”
  • Goal Models
  • Use Cases
  • Three Perspectives on Requirements
  • Requirement Modeling in the Data-, Functional-, and Behavioral Perspective

• Requirements validation and negotiation

  • Fundamentals of Requirements validation and negotiation
  • Quality Aspects for Requirements
  • Principles and Techniques of Requirements Validation
  • Requirements Negotiations

• Requirements Management

  • Attributes and Views
  • Prioritizing Requirements
  • Traceability of Requirements
  • Management of Requirements Changes
  • Measurement for Requirements

• Tool support

  • Types of Tools
  • Introducing Tools
  • Evaluating Tools

Target audience

• Requirements managers, system and software analysts (systems engineers), software architects, project managers, clients, quality managers

Book

• The price of the seminar includes the book "Requirements Engineering Fundamentals".