Business Analysis Training Seminars
Pierson Requirements Group's public seminars are presented as Virtual Live Interactive Instructor-Led Training Classes.
Virtual Instructor-Led Business Analysis Training Workshops
- Live Instructor-Led Interactive sessions in three ½ day sessions from
1pm – 5pm eastern time
- Training material presented via the web and live interactive instruction by phone
- Interactive exercises both in groups and individually
- All participants receive printable .pdfs of materials
- PDUs, CDUs and Certificates of success completion are provided
Virtual Instructor-Led Training is a time efficient and cost effective way of delivering training to individuals and groups of attendees without travel. The class size is limited to 10 participants. More sessions can be scheduled on request. Group discounts are available.
Web conferencing training includes hands-on case study exercises and instructor one-on-one mentoring of exercise deliverables. Pierson now offers live synchronous virtual classroom delivery for the following classes:
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Virtual Instructor-Led 2012 Training Schedule |
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Business Requirements Training |
Dates |
Business Requirements Gathering & Writing Seminar |
Feb 21-23, March 21-23, May 1-3
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How to gather, analyze and write effective project scope,
business requirements, functional specifications and non-functional
requirements documents using UML and Use Cases. |
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Facilitation Toolkit for Business Analysis-Collaborative/JAD Approach to Requirements Gathering |
Dec 27-28, Mar 26-28 |
How to control group dynamics, gain consensus and facilitate decision making in collaborative process improvement and requirements sessions using facilitation methods, Joint Application Development (JAD) and Focus Group techniques. Trainers provide tips, techniques, session agendas and scripts.
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Data
Requirements Skills |
Feb 21-24, Mar 21-24, May 1-4 |
How to build and define detailed data requirements for data
driven, data warehousing & business intelligence projects. How
to build and when to use context diagrams, conceptual data models, entity
relationship diagram, domain object models, data flow diagrams and data requirements
specifications.
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| Business
Process Modeling Skills |
Jan 3 - 5, Apr 2 - 4 |
How to build and analyze 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.
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QA Testing Training |
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User Acceptance Testing |
April 2 - 4 |
| How to quality check requirements, write UAT strategies, UAT
plan, identify and write the UAT scenarios, how to be an effective tester,
methods and techniques used for UAT, test execution and usability testing
techniques. The class provides templates, checklists and procedures
guides. |
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Testing for Quality Assurance |
Jan 6 - 8, Apr 9 - 12 |
| System and Acceptance Testing toolkit for the entire QA Testing
Department. The training provides case study exercises in how to identify
and write test plans and approaches, test design deliverables, test scenarios,
test cases, test conditions, defect tracking, defect reports and end of testing
report. The class provides a repeatable process for testing with procedures
guides, glossary, templates and checklists. The class provides a testing
tool kit for the entire QA Testing Department. |
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Agile Training |
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Conducting
Effective Collaborative Meetings |
Feb 13 - 15 |
The focus is training is to take your meeting and facilitation
skills to the next level. You receive detailed quality feedback and
facilitate teleconference calls to practice conducting effective meeting
skills. The training in collaboration techniques needed for gathering
requirements and developing release/iteration plans.
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Agile Modeling Techniques for Collaborative Solutions |
Mar 12 - 14 |
The focus of the training is on the agile modeling techniques and developing skills needed by the entire agile project team to conduct successful collaborative projects.
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UML & Business Modeling Training |
| Business Analysis Skills- Use Cases
and Data Techniques |
April 9-11 |
How to create and interpret Use Cases and business
models and how the artifacts fit into the project life cycle for
project initiation, business process definition and design.
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Data
Modeling Skills for the Business Analyst |
March 23 - 24, May 3 - 4 |
Focuses on the concepts of conceptual and logical data modeling
and various effective techniques used to gather the necessary information
needed to create the data model.
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Business Process Management (BPM) Facilitation |
April 16 - 18 |
Provides facilitation skills and techniques needed to conduct effective BPM workshops and business meetings. A real life company project is utilized to demonstrate how to facilitate the BPM process analysis and design stages.
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Learning Use Cases & UML |
March 21- 23, May 1 - 3 |
Methodology of how to create and when to utilize use cases
and the UML models throughout the project life cycle for requirements definition,
analysis and design. Excellent training for agile and waterfall project life
cycles.
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| Success Stories |
 Pierson provided Dell Professional Services with a customized methodology and trained over 150 of their consultants in JAD/RAD and object-oriented techniques with UML. Pierson was also part of Dell's Professional Services corporate core training program for all the consultants.
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Pierson trained the Verizon DSL Division Product Managers, Project Managers, Technical Leads, Requirements Leads, and Architects in a UML process for a repeatable requirements and system specification process. Pierson's UML process is being used for better communication with the development group. Pierson is also training the Testing Organization in UAT and UML best practices.
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Pierson is currently training over 300 people at Hallmark in best practices and industry standards using JAD techniques, UML, Unified Process and Facilitation. Pierson has also provided Hallmark with methodology consultation for implementing a repeatable process for Capability Maturity Model (CMM) certification.
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Experian has trained over 150 people with Pierson, including Directors, Technical Leads, Business Leads and entire IT project teams. Experian is using JAD throughout their organization for:
- New marketing ideas and strategies
- New product development
- Software maintenance and re-design
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Carmax started the JAD and RAD process to implement the company's IT business strategies. Pierson trained entire project teams in JAD/RAD and UML methods. Pierson also provided mentoring helping Carmax achieve instant acceptance and success in their pilot projects. Carmax is using these techniques corporate wide.
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Staples, Inc. has worked with Pierson to train and implement their IT staff in Joint Application Development (JAD) techniques and UML techniques for the discovery and design phases of their new website and legacy systems. Staples, Inc. has also purchased Pierson's development methodology in conjunction with Pierson's JAD training to be used by its IT project teams for implementing a repeatable process.
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