Business Analysis Training Seminars
Pierson Requirements Group’s public seminars include live interactive Virtual Instructor-Led and traditional Classroom Training. Select the training format that best suits your needs.
Virtual Instructor-Led Business Analysis Training Workshops
- Live Instructor-Led Interactive sessions (3 – 4 hours per day of live instruction over a 2 – 4 day period depending on the virtual class)
- 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 2009 Training Schedule
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Business Requirements Training
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Dates
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Developing Requirements & Selecting Software Packages (COTS) (Virtual 1)
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March 2 - 3, 2010
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The training provides a toolkit for the project team for how to develop requirements and select the best software solution (COTS).
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Gathering & Writing Effective Business Requirements (Virtual 2)
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March 4 - 5, 2010
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How to gather, analyze and write effective project scope, functional and non-functional requirements documents using UML and Use Cases.
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QA Testing Training
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User Acceptance Testing (Virtual 3)
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March 9 - 11 & July 13 - 15, 2010
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The focus is on training the product owners and business users how to be an effective tester. The class provides a toolkit of techniques for conducting acceptance testing and handling defects.
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Testing for Quality Assurance (Virtual 4)
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June 1 - 4, 2010
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Testing tool kit for the entire QA Testing Department.
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Agile Training
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Agile Requirements Gathering & Iteration Planning (Virtual 5)
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April 15 - 16, 2010
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The focus is to teach the project team the skill set they need to collaborate for Agile projects. The workshop provides training in collaboration techniques needed for gathering requirements, developing release/iteration plans and defining the iteration detailed requirements for Agile Projects.
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Agile Modeling Techniques for Collaborative Solutions (Virtual 6)
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May 5 - 7, 2010
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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
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Learning Use Cases and UML Techniques (Virtual 7)
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April 13 - 14, 2010
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How to create and interpret Use Cases and UML models and how the artifacts fit into the project life cycle for project initiation, business process definition and design
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Conceptual & Logical Data Modeling Skills (Virtual 8)
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March 2 - 3, 2010
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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 (Virtual 9)
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July 16 - 16, 2010
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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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Project Management Training
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Project Planning & Estimating (Virtual 10)
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June 8 - 10, 2010
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Offers training in the facilitation and collaboration techniques and procedures that a Business Analyst and Project Manager would use to effectively plan and estimate a project.
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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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