Business Requirements Document for Beginner Business Analyst

Recommended Course for the Beginner BA Who Speaks English as a Second Language

Ratings: 4.20 / 5.00




Description

This is a concise course that simplifies the creation of a Business Requirements

Document (BRD) for a project in Information Technology (IT).


BRD requirements are sketched and defined in 2 steps: 1) the first step - Part One - identifies the 6 key project

areas for a project that is not IT-related; and 2) the second step - Part Two - describes the

6 required areas for a BRD in IT. The 6 required areas for a BRD in IT are as follows:

(1) SCOPE. The Business Analyst/Project Manager needs to know which features of the project

are his/her responsibility and which features are not his/her responsibility.

(2) CONSTRAINTS. For examples, constraints or limits on the project budget or required time of completion for the project.

(3) ASSUMPTIONS. This may refer to "an educated guess" - for example, assuming that testing resources will be available when parts of the project need to be tested.

4) FRONT-END TECHNOLOGIES (VISIBLE AREAS). For example, a Graphic User Interface or GUI.

(5) BACK-END TECHNOLOGIES (NON-VISIBLE AREAS), which describes technology that the user cannot see in the browser. For example, a database or server.

(6) REGULATIONS, which describes the regulatory standards that apply to the project being developed.


Colorful graphics animate the discussion, and a quiz follows each lecture. The quizzes are based on

real-life scenarios, and they facilitate the process of learning and remembering new subject matter.

In addition, a final exercise, as well as a glossary of IT-related terms, help the student produce

his/her first BRD.


At the end of the course, the student will have acquired the skills for gathering the information

required for a very professional BRD.


 

What You Will Learn!

  • Students will learn to document 100% of the most critical fields of a Business Requirements Document.
  • Students will be able to determine the 6 key areas of any project, including a project in Information Technology.
  • Students will acquire the skill to compare IT areas to parts of a house, for example
  • Students will practice gathering required information for their first BRD

Who Should Attend!

  • Target students include the beginner Business Analyst (BA) and the professional transitioning into the role of BA.
  • The course may be especially useful for the student for whom English is a relatively new second language.
  • The course may be especially valuable for the student who has little experience with producing written documentation