About This Class

Do you walk into requirements elicitation sessions already sweating because you can't stop worrying about what you might miss, or if someone will think you're not a "good" BA?

Eliciting requirements from stakeholders is the most important part of a business analyst's job. Everything you do, everything you document is based on those requirements. Everyone else on the project is relying on that documentation to do their part. Scary, right? Well, it doesn't have to be.

Master specific elicitation techniques to set yourself apart from the growing crowd of business analysts

• Learn the elicitation techniques you should be using to get the correct information from your stakeholders

• Be confident you are asking the right questions

• Get detailed requirements and minimize requirement gaps

What will you learn in this course?

• An overview of software development

• An overview of the recommended steps to business analysis

• How to obtain detailed requirements

• Prioritizing Requirements

• Brainstorming requirements technique

• Interviewing requirements technique

• Survey requirements technique

• Workshop requirements technique

• Conflict resolution

• A requirements session example

Who should take this course?

• Current business analysts that are not confident in requirements elicitation meetings

• Business analysts that are consistently missing requirements

• Individuals that want to move into the business analyst career

Requirements

• To get the most out of this course, you should have an understanding of what the business analyst job function is.

• I also recommend you complete the Mastering Business Analysis Communications course prior to starting this course. While it is not required, it will set the stage for what you are learning in this course.