IT Help Wanted: [itroundtable] Fwd: All About Business Requirements

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

[itroundtable] Fwd: All About Business Requirements - February Newsletter

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From: "Patrick Heembrock" <pheembrock@iag.biz>
Date: Feb 14, 2012 6:14 PM
Subject: All About Business Requirements - February Newsletter
To: <lutzpf@gmail.com>

On-Site Requirements Training

IAG is not just about projects and maturity improvement - we also offer customized, on-site, experiential training programs for groups of 8-20!

You'll build your skills through simulations and apply them to real-world projects with step-by step coaching. Here's a few great options:

Business Analyst Bootcamp

Specifying Client Requirements

Writing Business/System Specifications

Facilitating a Requirements Discovery Session

Conducting a Requirements Use-Case Workshop

Data Warehouse Requirements Analysis

Upcoming Webinars

5 Things You Must Know About Requirements Planning
Wednesday, February 15th, 2pm ET
1 PDU

Inside Effective Requirements Documentation
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2pm ET
1 PDU

Fast Tracking Project Concepts
Wednesday, February 29th, 2pm ET
1 PDU

Harmonizing Agility & Discipline
Wednesday, March 7th, 2pm ET
1 PDU

On-Demand Webinars
Can't make it to the live events? Watch these on-demand webinars whenever you get a chance

View more Upcoming Webinars

Hi Peter,

Below are some resources from The Requirements Experts that will help you gain momentum for improvement. This month we are also focusing on the small projects. We can help you get the requirements in as little as a week, so give us a call or send us an email if you'd like to know more!

Business Analyst Training - Quick Reference Guide
5 Points to keep in mind when training BA's

SCRUM: Playing Planning Poker
In order for the Scrum team to provide a commitment they need some way of estimating the work effort of the Product Backlog Items

Keeping a Requirements Session On Track
Sr. Consultant Rob Stewart outlines some strategies for keeping your requirements sessions on track

BI Requirements Success Enablers
A BI project can only be successful if it actually gets built and if the clients utilize it. Data Warehouse best practices indicate that there are some enablers toward making a BI implementation successful

White Paper: Hitting the Mark - The Impact of Requirements Maturity on Project Outcomes

IAG Case Study: Requirements Discovery and Management Services in Financial Industry
Complex trading system for one of the largest North American financial institutions

View more Business Analysis Resources

Use Cases RMM Agile Requirements Elicitation Management Office Documentation Case Studies Requirements Planning Facilitation Prioritization Templates White Papers Maturity Videos

Featured Service
Requirements In A Week

Gaining a solid understanding of the business needs can make or break a small project, but it doesn't have to take a long time. Using a proven process, standardized deliverables, and Best Requirements Practices, IAG's Requirements Architects will uncover that understanding quickly and painlessly. In only one week your small project will be fully defined, documented, and ready to build.

Instant Requirements Maturity Assessment
Requirements Maturity Checkup

This online assessment tool provides you with a basic evaluation your organization's requirements maturity. The tool asks 39 questions about your requirements definition and management processes, the skills of your Business Analysts, the tools and techniques you use, and your organization.

Your answers are mapped to IAG's industry recognized Requirements Maturity Model and you are provided a brief report that identifies your organization's maturity level with both strengths and suggested focus areas for improvement of your Business Analysis practice.

To get started you simply need to register for a free account. You'll then be ready to take the assessment! Contact us if you'd like to have an IAG advisor walk you through your results and explain the findings.