Requirements Gathering & Writing Class

The Requirements Gathering and Writing class focuses on how to gather and write the different levels of requirements.  After attending Pierson’s training, customers have achieved a 30 – 40% time and cost saving in the requirements phase.  The class teaches how to implement UML and use case best practices for requirements gathering and writing for enhancements and new software development projects.  The workshop is one third lecture and two thirds hands on exercises for writing project scope definitions, business requirements and functional specifications requirements.

The seminar focus is on:

·         Understanding the different levels of requirements

·         The requirements management process

·         Characteristics and guidelines for writing effective requirements and use cases

·         Communication techniques for gathering requirements

·         Writing skills and instructions for writing successful scoping, requirements documents and detailed requirements

·         Practical exercises in scoping, business objectives, functional requirements, non-functional requirements, use cases and screen and reporting specifications

·         Writing and critiquing use cases and requirements using guidelines and checklists