For those of us who have been given imposed deadlines that often seem arbitrary and unreasonable, managing requirements is one of the last things we want to do on a project. We worry about getting the product built and tested as best as we can. And we feel fortunate to gather any requirements at all. After all, our clients don’t have time to spend in requirements meetings, and we don’t have time to force them to.
Even though we know that the lack of a well-managed requirements process leads to common project issues, such as scope creep, cost overruns, and solutions that are not used, many project managers skim over this important part of the project and rush to design and build the end product. After all, some of our sponsors think that “we’re not productive unless we’re building the product.”
This presentation addresses these concerns and provides an overview of the essential skills that are needed today to manage customer requirements, emphasizing the relationship between requirements management and project management. It focuses on a core set of processes for ensuring that the entire requirements process is managed with an appropriate amount of rigor, and that customers get a business solution that really works for them.
This presentation describes the requirements knowledge areas how they fit into the project management knowledge areas. It emphasizes the concept that requirements processes feed the project processes and clearly explains the interrelationships between the two.
Finally, this interactive presentation helps create a framework for requirements management, describes components of a Requirements Management Plan and explains how the use of requirements management tools, such as the Requirements Management Matrix can help “get the project done on time.”
PMI/IIBA Knowledge Areas: Business Analysis Planning and Management (IIBA), Scope Management Integration Management (PMI)
Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this session attendees will be able to:
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Understand the relationship between requirements management and project management
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Learn what it takes to break the cycle of “I don’t have time to manage the requirements”
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Describe the common pitfalls and how to address them
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Describe the business analysis planning processes and techniques
Skill Level: Everyone
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Elizabeth Larson
CEO, Watermark Learning
Elizabeth Larson has over 25 years of experience in project management and requirements analysis. She has presented workshops and presentations since 1996 to thousands of participants on 3 different continents.
Elizabeth is contributing to version 2.0 of the BABOK, having authored the chapter Business Analysis Planning and Management. She also contributed to the Fourth Edition of the PMBOK, having co-authored a section on collecting requirements.
Elizabeth’s speaking history includes several PMI North American, European (EMEA), and Asia-Pacific Global Congresses, various PMI chapter dinner meetings, Project Summit and Business Analyst World, and various chapters of the International Institute of Business Analysis dinner meetings.
Elizabeth has authored and co-authored industry articles that have been published worldwide, in leading national and international trade publications such as PMI PMNetwork Magazine; Dr. Gary Richardson's book, IT Project Management Readings; CIO; ComputerWorld; Certification Magazine, ICFAI Professional Reference Book – Project Management-Emerging Perspectives and Projects Without Borders.
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