Writing Clear Requirements: Professional Methods for an Effective Requirements Document
This course presents a comprehensive approach to requirements engineering, from identifying high-level business objectives to producing detailed software specifications for systems that are either developed in-house or acquired from external vendors.
Participants will learn how to structure and document requirements using recognized templates and techniques, including Use Cases, to improve the quality, completeness, and consistency of requirements specifications. The course is aligned with internationally recognized requirements engineering practices and principles.
Content
This module focuses on the key elements of requirements specification and covers:
- The role of business IT applications within information systems
- A structured requirements engineering approach for business-oriented applications
- The expected qualities of a high-quality requirements document
- Functional and non-functional requirements: typologies, templates, and standards (including Volere)
- Applying the Use Case technique to requirements engineering
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the successive steps involved in eliciting and documenting requirements for a data-oriented business application
- Distinguish between different types of requirements, including functional and non-functional requirements
- Use appropriate templates and techniques to structure requirements specifications
- Apply Use Cases to support requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation
Training Method
- Interactive theoretical presentations
- Group work based on a practical case study
- Hands-on exercises using Use Cases
Additional Information
Training content aligned with the IREB certification framework.Certification
Certificate of ParticipationPrerequisites
Completion of Part 1 of the Learning Track: Understanding Business Needs: Fundamentals of Requirements Engineering.
Planning and location
10:00 - 16:00
10:00 - 16:00
10:00 - 16:00
Learning Track
This course is part of the following learning track(s) and can be booked as a stand-alone training or as part of a whole:
Your trainer(s) for this course
Eric Dubois
See trainer's courses.Eric Dubois has been actively engaged in research and innovation throughout his career. He held management positions at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (formerly CRP Henri Tudor) for nearly 25 years. He has also taught at the Universities of Luxembourg and Namur and remains active at the Universities of Lorraine and Geneva. Now working as a consultant, his expertise lies in information systems governance, with a strong focus on design and management aspects.