PENTLAND - TRAINING YOUR WAY | July 2011 Issue:4
Welcome to the 4th edition of Pentland's newsletter
As we head into Summer, its great to be in regular contact with our clients identifying their training requirements and helping them make an impact in their industries. Due to our diverse range of courses, we really can help shape the development plan for your whole business. Take a look at our areas of expertise; Project Management , Business/Systems Analysis, Technical IT Training, Business Applications , and Management & Personal Development.
We had great feedback on the last newsletter – and our customers have started using the tips and tools we provided them with to develop their teams and really make them stand out from their competition.
In this edition, we are concentrating on Requirements Engineering which is an essential part of Business Analysis and an area worthy of a specific focus.
If there are any subjects in particular you would like to see in future editions of the newsletter, please do get in touch
We look forward to welcoming you on a Pentland programme soon.
Jamie Squires, Managing Director
Client's View - Mark Pickering
“As products become more complex and customers need holistic system solutions then the demands on organisations to develop and manage requirements becomes increasingly more important. This is compounded by the constraints on organisations to demonstrate compliance with ever more stringent regulations. At Waters Corp we wanted to improve our organisational ability to develop requirements information that met the needs of all and allowed stakeholders to impart their knowledge and experience. A key part of this was the development of people to support our processes and be familiar with the tools used in capturing and documenting good requirements. Pentland Training where the ideal partners in developing an effective training environment. They understood our objectives, where conversant with the tools and familiar with the classic processes involved in User Requirements Development and Documentation, coupled with the flexibility to allow tailoring of the content."
Our Trainer Thoughts
We interviewed Pentland Lead Requirements Engineering trainer on the subject. Here's what we learned from David Orme who has plenty to say on the subject:
Gathering the Requirements
Requirements gathering is an essential part of any project and project management. Understanding fully what a project will deliver is critical to its success. This may sound like common sense, but surprisingly it's an area that is often given far too little attention.
Many projects start with the barest headline list of requirements, only to find later the customers' needs have not been properly understood.
10 Rules for successful requirements gathering
To be successful at requirements gathering and to give your project an increased likelihood of success, we suggest following these simple rules:
