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Requirements Discovery
Enjoyable, Productive, and Fun!
As a business analyst, you know how working with a new group of stakeholders, learning a new business domain, or simply joining a new project team can feel overwhelming.
Even when you know all the elicitation techniques and have read tons of books, actually organizing and leading live or onsite stakeholder workshops, particularly with multiple groups of users, can make you feel anxious and intimidated, especially when you lack a solid plan.
I want you to know that you are not alone.
Back in 2010, I had my first taste of onsite requirements workshops as a Business Analyst. It was also my first business trip overseas, to Switzerland, and I was filled with excitement! However, my initial happiness quickly turned into panic. The elicitation workshops were attended by at least three Senior Directors who talked over each other and pursued their own agendas. We also figured that the client's solution architect was independently gathering requirements without sharing them with the rest of the team. It was absolute chaos!
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Luckily, we had a strong leadership team that was able to bring order and planning to the sessions. Through several iterations, we managed to create a backlog of requirements for the initial product launch. It was hard, though! And most importantly, it made me wonder: should discovery sessions always be that crazy?
The Big Why
In my nearly two decades of working with numerous clients and leading multiple software discovery engagements, I've learned a crucial truth: requirements discovery requires a structured method.
This method implies approaching requirements discovery projects in three stages:
That's why I developed this course - to provide you with a straightforward and practical framework for running successful discovery workshops and elicitation sessions with stakeholders.
What Students Say
Thomas
The content and essential training points are clearly explained. The case study provides richness which helps bring to topic to life.
Anastasia
Useful course, to the point, with high lights and extraordinary recommendations
Susan
Good overview of requirements elicitation!
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Enrolling in This Course Will Allow You
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Lead preparation, execution, and completion of discovery projects
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Leverage different types of discovery meetings: show-and-tell, interviews, workshops
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Create discovery agendas and prepare for onsite or remote meetings
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Learn about specific discovery outcomes: backlog, UX wireframes, user stories
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Confidently perform knowledge transfer and transitioning artifacts to the delivery team
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Understand online/offline discovery workshops and their specifics
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Your Instructor
Hello! My name is Sergey Shimansky and I am happy to be your instructor for this course.
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I'm currently serving as the Head of Experience Consulting and Business Analysis at a global leader in service development, digital platform engineering, and digital product design. In my more than 17 years of experience building digital products, I have led numerous e-commerce and content management projects for Fortune 500 organizations across the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.
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Professional Certifications: Certified Business Analyst Professional™ (CBAP®), Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), Scaled Agile (SAFe®) Agilist, and ICAgile Certified Professional