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Dividing Requirements Into Iterations For A Staged Delivery
JAD/Iterative Approach to Requirements Management
Business Requirements Are Essential For Successful Software Development
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Pierson's business analysis training provides a framework for project teams that promotes development iterations throughout the life cycle of a project using a RAD/Agile software development approach. RAD/Agile requirements gathering and design techniques, agendas and scripts to provide project teams with easy implementation are included in Pierson's Agile Training.
Agile Requirements Gathering & Iteration Planning
Agile Modeling Techniques for Collaborative Solutions
Acceptance Testing
Conducting Effective Collaborative Meetings
Pierson has training courses no matter what methodology you use:
- Agile
- Object-Oriented
- Structured Analysis
- In-house methodology
All Pierson’s training classes can be customized at no extra charge to align with your in-house methodology and templates.
Object-Oriented Methodology
Pierson's development methodology can be purchased to provide your organization with:
- work steps
- inputs and outputs
- templates
- JAD agendas, tips & techniques
- roles and responsibilities
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Data, UML & JAD Techniques
Pierson also offers JAD and Business Analysis training which focuses on a data approach
using such techniques as data modeling and dataflow diagramming combined with UML, use cases
and JAD techniques for the project initiation, requirements gathering and analysis/design
phases of software development projects. Pierson's Requirements Gathering and
Writing Training Seminar Using Data Techniques, JAD, UML and Use Cases - 4 Days is an intensive
class for learning how to develop effective business requirements for Data Driven and
Data Warehouse Projects.
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Business Analyst TrainingBusiness Analysis, Requirements Gathering, JAD and User Acceptance Testing
Specializing since 1990 in helping companies realize a 30 - 50% time and cost savings for business requirements definition and testing by implementing a repeatable process through project team training, mentoring and methodology development. Pierson provides:
- On-Site Training and Virtual Training (Hands On)
- Customization of all training at no charge to align with your company's lifecycle, templates and terminology
- User
Acceptance Testing - How to quality check requirements, write UAT strategies/plans,
identify and write UAT scenarios, how to be an effective tester, methods
and techniques used for UAT, test execution and usability testing techniques.
- Use
Cases and UML Training - How to create and when to utilize use cases and
the UML models for scoping, business requirements, functional specifications
and design. Excellent training for Agile Development Teams
- Facilitation
Skills - How to conduct collaborative meetings using JAD
Sessions, Focus Groups, brainstorming, storyboarding, consensus building
techniques, decision making techniques, group dynamics and meeting management
skills.
- Business
Process Modeling Skills - How to build business process models
for business process improvement initiatives and when to use them. How
to build business process models for business requirements definition
and functional specifications for software development projects.
- Process Improvement -BPM Techniques, IDEF, Process Mapping, Gap
Analysis
- Software Development- Context Diagram, Process Decomposition, Process
Flows, UML Activity Diagram with swimlanes, Data Flow Diagrams, Matrices
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Contact Us
Pierson Requirements Group Inc.
71 Michael Road
Stamford, CT 06903
Phone: 203-322-1606
Fax: 203-329-0173
Key Skills for the Business Analyst & Business Systems Analyst
Pierson's training for eliciting, analyzing and recording business system
requirements is unique because it combines use cases and UML modeling techniques
and facilitation skills with an iterative and waterfall development approach.
Several different types of business system requirements training are
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 Instructor Led On-Site Training is available for Business Requirements Gathering & Writing, User Acceptance Testing, Use Cases, UML and Business Modeling skills.List available classes.
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 Pierson lead the analysis and design effort for the redesign of delta.com.
The project involved several hundred BAs, IT Staff and Business
Stakeholder resources that attended JAD Requirements Sessions
conducted by 3 JAD Facilitators under the direction of Joy
Matthews.
 Pierson developed a “Train the Trainer” program for OfficeMax’s requirements best practices implementation for the Enterprise Project Management Office.
 Pierson trained all of the Systems Analysts in requirements gathering and writing to implement best practices and a repeatable process.
 Pierson provided consulting services to define and document the CRM platform vision for the executive level. After requirements, Pierson performed analysis to define the overlaps, commonality, gaps and prioritized the CRM platform. Pierson also provided the analysis and design effort for the redesign of the UMA enrollment portal.
 Pierson trained all of the Business Analysts and Systems Analysts in requirements gathering and writing best practices.
 Pierson trains Microsoft in JAD Facilitation and Business Requirements Gathering and Writing techniques.
 Pierson provides training for Business Requirements Gathering & Writing using JAD, Use Cases and UML, User Acceptance Testing and Use Cases & UML for the Technical Teams.
 Pierson participants on the BABOK 2.0 review board. Joy Matthews is a member of IIBA and will be participating in the review of the BOK 2.0 Body of Knowledge in cooperation with the IIBA International Institute of Business Analysis. Earn CPUs for all of Pierson's training classes
 Earn PDUs - The Project Management Institute (PMI) has approved Pierson's training classes for earning PDUs. Pierson will provide you with the documentation required to earn PDUs with PMI.
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30 to 50 % cost savings for business requirements analysis |
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