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The role of Requirements Manager The underpinning philosophy and principles of

requirements analysis profession Requirements analysis process The products produced by requirements analyst Requirements engineering roles Requirements engineering tools and techniquesMain goal Attempt Foundation exam with confidence Communicate freely within business analysis team

with confidence, understanding its principles and philosophy

Secondary goal Benefits and value of requirements engineering and

REQB


Please share with the class: Your name and surname Your organization Your profession (title, function,

job responsibilities) Your familiarity with the:

Project management Business analysis Requirements engineering Modelling

Your personal session expectations


Foundation Exam Computer based and closed book exam Only pencil and eraser are allowed Simple multiple (ABCD) choice exam Only one answer is correct 40 questions, pass mark is 26 (65%) 1 hour exam No negative points, no “Tricky Questions”

No pre-requisite for Foundation exam Sample, one (official) mock exam is

provided to you

Candidates completing an examination in a language that is not their mother tongue, will receive additional time


Foundation Exam Computer based and closed book exam Only pencil and eraser are allowed Simple multiple (ABCD) choice exam Only one answer is correct 40 questions, pass mark is 26 (65%) 1 hour exam No negative points, no “Tricky Questions”

Pre-requisite is Foundation exam

Candidates completing an examination in a language that is not their mother tongue, will receive additional time


REQB syllabus section code and title1 Basics

2 Processes models and management

3 Project and Risk Management

4 Identification of Requirements

5 Specification and Documentation of Requirements

6 Requirements Analysis

7 Techniques and Strategies for Conflict Resolution

8 Quality Assurance

9 Tools

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1. Fundamentals of requirement engineering

2. Processes models and management3. Project and risk management4. Identification of requirements5. Specification and documentation of

requirements6. Requirements analysis7. Techniques and strategies for conflict

resolution8. Quality assurance9. Tools

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1. Lack of clear link to the organisation’s key strategic priorities

2. Lack of clear senior management ownership and leadership

3. Lack of effective engagement with stakeholders4. Lack of skills and proven approach to project and risk

management5. Project not broken down into manageable steps6. Evaluation of proposals linked to short term affordability

rather than longer term value for money7. Lack of understanding of and contact with suppliers8. Lack of effective integration between

the client, supplier and supply chain

Reported by Office of Government Commerce (OGC) in respect of Gateway Reviews


Other1%

Lack of Qualified Resources

3%

Communication Problems

14%

Inadequate Risk Management

17%

Poor Scope Definition15%

Poor Requirements Definition

50%

Other

Lack of Qualified Resources

Communication Problems

Inadequate Risk Management

Poor Scope Definition

Poor Requirements Definition

ESI International survey of 2000 business professionals, 2005


The major reasons of projects' failure are problems with requirements and communication Business requirements are not aligned with business real needs

The base for identifying, defining the business requirements is Business Analysis which acts as a “communication bridge” between client and supplier

ESI International survey of 2000 business professionals, 2005


Report from 2015 studied 50,000 projects around the world, ranging from tiny enhancements to massive systemsre-engineering implementations


Top 10 Reasons for Success1. User Involvement2. Executive Management Support3. Clear Business Objectives4. Optimizing Scope5. Agile Process6. Project Manager Expertise7. Financial Management8. Skilled Resources9. Formal Methodology10. Standard Tools and Infrastructure

Research by The Standish Group International Inc.

End User involvement!

Not just customer



A requirement is [lEEE Std 610.12-1990]1. A condition or capability needed by a stakeholder to solve a

problem or achieve an objective2. A condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a

system or system component to satisfy a contract, standard, specification, or other formally imposed documents

3. A documented representation of a condition or capability as in 1 or 2

Requirements should be preceded by descriptors like Business requirements User requirements Functional requirements (FR) Non-functional requirements (NFR)

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Requirement

Provide foundation for project's assessment,

planning, execution and monitoring

Defines customer expectations

(stakeholders value)

Acting as component of agreements, project plans

Establish system boundaries, scope

of delivery


Requirements should be proceeded by descriptors like: Business requirements User requirements Functional requirements Non-functional requirements


Requirement

Product

Functional(FR)

External

Internal

Non-functional(NFR)

External

Internal

Process

Needs and limitations of the business processes:• Costs, marketing, processing time, sales and distribution,

organization, documentation• May specify methodologies or frameworks to be followed


Non-functional product requirements: Specify how the system

performs its functions Describe the quality

attributes of the system

Functional product requirements: Allow to specify what the

product should do Describe the function of the

product

1.1

WHAT HOW


Customer requirements

(business requirements)

Solution/system requirements

Product/component requirements




Requirements Engineering Sub-discipline of System Engineering, focused on determining, developing and

managing the requirements of hardware and software systems According to CMMI, Requirements Engineering encompasses Requirements

Management and Requirements Development.

Requirements Management A continuous process of eliciting, documenting, analyzing, tracing, prioritizing,

communicating, agreeing on requirements and managing requirements' changes

Requirements Development Collection of activities, tasks, techniques and tools to identify, analyze and

validate requirements on the different abstraction levels


Requirements DeveloperA technical oriented person mainly

involved in the Elicitation, Analysis and prioritizing of requirements

Requirements ManagerA person responsible for documenting,

analyzing, tracing, prioritizing and agreeing on requirements and then

controlling change and communicating to relevant stakeholders

The two roles are complimentary


Requirements Engineering discipline involves: Requirements elicitation Requirements analysis Requirements specification Requirements validation and

verification Requirements traceability Configuration and change

management Quality assurance



Describes the function, architecture, and design of softwareDescribes the process of development itselfAll artefacts should be under version control (e.g. version

control, naming conventions, archiving, etc.)

1.1

Vison Statement Business Case Use Cases Activity

diagrams

Class diagrams Component diagrams

Design documents

Requirements documentation

Project documentation Risk assessment


Traceability is an association that exists between different types of requirements and: Requirements (mapping the higher level requirements that defined

the needs and features to the more detailed requirements) Detailed requirements and design models Detailed requirements and test cases (e.g., for system testing) High level requirements and test cases (e.g., for acceptance test) Requirements and design artefacts

Requirement Model Source Code Object

• Bidirectional traceability from requirements to software architecture to code.

• Bidirectional traceability from requirements to test cases.



Too formal description Instability of the requirements Bad quality of the requirements incomplete, not well described

Over or under specified Gold plating Insufficient user involvement Overlooked stakeholders missing stakeholders groups

Inaccurate planning Minimal specification

(acceptable in case of Agile approaches)

Ambiguous, overly specified, unclear, impossible, contradictory requirements

Unclear project goals Communication problems Wrong format for the wrong

audience Language barriers Culture barriers Knowledge barriers different domains; business vs

technology

Vague formulation


The requirements specification must be: Traceable Complete Consistent Modifiable Under change control Accessible Up to date and

communicated

A requirement must be: Complete Validatable Verifiable Testable Unambiguous Prioritized Feasible Necessary (depends in case

of Agile approaches and MuSCoW prioritization)

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