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This two day course was redesigned in 2015 (November 8 and 9, 2016) especially for UW-Madison to help those involved in or responsible for gathering requirements for the multitude of current campus projects/initiatives. This course is sponsored and funded by the University of Wisconsin-Madison - CIO Office and is being offered at no charge to the campus community in recognition of the importance of this work.
Note: When you click on either date of the course and then click on "Register" you will automatically be registered for both days of this course.
Day One - Foundation Topics:
- The effects poorly identified requirements have on project success
- How requirements are used on both Agile projects and phase based or waterfall projects
- Identifying sponsor requirements through constraints analysis
- Visual tools for requirements gathering including process maps, data flow diagrams, and decomposition diagrams
- Stakeholder identification and prioritization tools
- Developing questions for one-on-one and focus group interviews
- Leading structured interviews to unearth requirements using a step ladder interview approach
- Organizing and categorizing the results of interview sessions in a way that helps create successful project outcomes
- Affinity diagramming and user story mapping as tools to organize requirements feedback
Day Two - Advanced Topics:
- Prioritization of requirements using the Kano model and MoSCoW technique
- Prioritizing requirements using decision matrices
- Techniques for weighting forced ranking
- Using a modified Quality Function Deployment technique for requirements
prioritization and traceability
- Dealing with project conflict using the Crucial Conversations model
- Understanding and managing your Style under Stress
- Strategies to create buy-in for your project solutions
Course Instructor - Scott Converse:
Scott Converse is the Director of Project Management and Process Improvement programs for the University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Business.
Course Registration is limited to 42 participants.
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George Watson, Office of Quality Improvement
george.watson@wisc.edu
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