Build analytical skills to evaluate proposed solutions, allocate requirements effectively, and verify readiness with structured validation approaches.
Overview
Syllabus
Module 1: Requirements Analysis
- Learn how to define, organize, and verify solution requirements to ensure they meet stakeholder needs and business goals.
- Prioritize Requirements
- Rank requirements by business value, risk, implementation difficulty, and urgency.
- Use techniques like MoSCoW analysis, decision analysis, and risk analysis.
- Organize Requirements
- Structure requirements using models and templates.
- Identify interdependencies and ensure consistency across stakeholder perspectives.
- Specify and Model Requirements
- Create textual, matrix, and visual models to represent requirements.
- Include attributes and identify opportunities for business improvement.
- Define Assumptions and Constraints
- Document factors that may impact solution feasibility.
- Track and reassess assumptions and constraints throughout the project lifecycle.
- Verify Requirements
- Conduct quality checks to ensure clarity, completeness, and feasibility.
- Use checklists and stakeholder reviews to confirm readiness for validation.
- Validate Requirements
- Ensure requirements align with business goals and deliver measurable value.
- Define evaluation criteria and assess dependencies and opportunity costs.
Module 2: Solution Assessment and Validation
- Focus on evaluating proposed solutions, preparing for implementation, and measuring performance post-deployment.
- Assess Proposed Solution
- Compare solution options against stakeholder needs and business value.
- Use evaluation criteria and vendor assessments to guide selection.
- Allocate Requirements
- Assign requirements to solution components and plan phased implementation.
- Consider resource availability, dependencies, and organizational constraints.
- Assess Organizational Readiness
- Evaluate cultural, operational, and technical preparedness for change.
- Conduct stakeholder impact analysis and readiness assessments.
- Define Transition Requirements
- Identify capabilities needed to move from current to future state.
- Plan for data migration, parallel operations, and organizational change.
- Validate Solution
- Confirm the solution meets requirements and addresses defects.
- Use root cause analysis and problem tracking to improve performance.
- Evaluate Solution Performance
- Measure actual performance against business objectives.
- Use surveys, focus groups, and decision analysis to assess value delivered.
Taught by
Bruce Gay, Steve Pesklo, and Joe Mlakar