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Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours In this 3 day customized Intermediate SQL course students will learn additional commands and functions using labs/activities/content that correlates with this content. By understanding SQL, you get the knowledge of fundamental queries associated with data management so that you can verify, monitor, and control all the activities operating in the database. Lesson 1 Substring Instr / CharIndex Convert (data types and with Formatting) Replace RowCount / RowNum / Top )n) ÿ(Oracle/SQL Server functions) Case / If Then Else statements Exists Clause Find Duplicates using Group by and have clause (and other tips for analyzing data) Lesson 2 Set operations (UNION, UNION ALL, INTERSECT, MINUS) GROUP BY extensions (ROLLUP, CUBE, and GROUPING SETS) Loops / Cursors Common Table Expressions (CTEs) Lesson 3 Temp Tables / Views Advanced Subqueries Regular Expressions (RegEx) Linked Server Queries Qualified subquery predicates Aggregate functions Optimizing queries SQL Injection Lesson 4 JSON Parsing With Partition By With Over Fuzzy Logic - MDS.mdq.[Similarity]ÿ Additional course details: Nexus Humans Intermediate SQL Custom 3-Day Private Class Outline training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Intermediate SQL Custom 3-Day Private Class Outline course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course are Application Consultants/Modelers and Project team members. Overview Get an overview of SAP HANA SPS09 and in-memory computing.Build an analytic data model with native HANA modeling tools.Understand the different approaches to provision data into SAP HANA.Learn how to connect to SAP HANA and consume HANA models. In this course, students get an overview of SAP HANA SPS09 and in-memory computing. Students will also gain an understanding of the different approaches to provision data into SAP HANA. Key concepts of SAP HANAWorking with SAP HANA StudioArchitecture of SAP in-memory computingModeling with SAP HANA Attribute Views Analytic Views Calculation Views Overview of data provisioning in SAP HANA with the tools Flat file upload SAP BusinessObjects Data Services SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server SAP Replication Server SAP Direct Extractor Connection Smart Data Access Smart Data Integration / Smart Data Quality Smart Data Streaming SAP HANA Interfaces to BI client tools SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Office SAP Design Studio SAP Lumira Additional course details: Nexus Humans HA100 SAP HANA - Introduction training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the HA100 SAP HANA - Introduction course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This lecture and exercise-based course is for individuals who want to understand how to install, configure, and manage an IBM Spectrum Scale storage cluster. Overview After completing this course, you should be able to: Summarize the key features of IBM Spectrum Scale Describe IBM ESS and Spectrum Scale RAID Install IBM Spectrum Scale and configure a cluster Manage a cluster Implement information lifecycle management (ILM) Configure IBM Spectrum Scale high availability features Back up critical cluster data This course is intended for IT professionals tasked with administering an IBM Spectrum Scale storage cluster in environments running Linux and AIX nodes. The course includes information on installing, configuring, and monitoring an IBM Spectrum Scale cluster. Many Spectrum Scale features are described in lecture materials and then implemented in lab exercises. These features include: Storage management, high availability options, cluster management, and information lifecycle management (ILM) tools. Note: Although the lab environment is running the Linux operating system, the differences in Spectrum Scale compared with an AIX environment are minor. Therefore, the skills acquired during the course can be applied in both Linux and AIX environments. Welcome and course overview Unit 1 - IBM Spectrum Scale overview Exercise 1 - Cluster node preparation Unit 2 - Installation and cluster configuration Exercise 2 - Installation and cluster configuration Unit 3 - Cluster management Exercise 3 - Cluster management and configuration Unit 4 - Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) Exercise 4 - Storage pools, filesets, and policies Unit 5 - High availability and cluster data backups Exercise 5 - Replication and snapshots Course wrap-up and evaluation

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for Individuals planning to deploy applications and create application environments on Google Cloud. Developers, systems operations professionals, and solution architects getting started with Google Cloud. Executives and business decision makers evaluating the potential of Google Cloud to address their business needs. Overview Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services. Interact with Google Cloud services. Describe ways in which customers have used Google Cloud. Choose among and use application deployment environments on Google Cloud: App Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, and Compute Engine. Choose among and use Google Cloud storage options: Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Bigtable, and Firestore. Make basic use of BigQuery, Google's managed data warehouse for analytics. This course uses lectures, demos, and hands-on labs to give you an overview of Google Cloud products and services so that you can learn the value of Google Cloud and how to incorporate cloud-based solutions into your business strategies. Introducing Google Cloud Platform Explain the advantages of Google Cloud Platform. Define the components of Google's network infrastructure, including: Points of presence, data centers, regions, and zones. Understand the difference between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform Identify the purpose of projects on Google Cloud Platform. Understand the purpose of and use cases for Identity and Access Management. List the methods of interacting with Google Cloud Platform. Lab: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform. Google Compute Engine and Networking Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Compute Engine. Understand the basics of networking in Google Cloud Platform. Lab: Deploying Applications Using Google Compute Engine. Google Cloud Platform Storage Options Understand the purpose of and use cases for: Google Cloud Storage, Google Cloud SQL, and Google Cloud Bigtable. Learn how to choose between the various storage options on Google Cloud Platform. Lab: Integrating Applications with Google Cloud Storage. Google Container Engine Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers. Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Container Engine and Kubernetes. Introduction to Hybrid and Multi-Cloud computing (Anthos). Lab: Deploying Applications Using Google Container Engine. Google App Engine and Google Cloud Datastore Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google App Engine and Google Cloud Datastore. Contrast the App Engine Standard environment with the App Engine Flexible environment. Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google Cloud Endpoints. Lab: Deploying Applications Using App Engine and Cloud Datastore. Deployment and Monitoring Understand the purpose of template-based creation and management of resources. Understand the purpose of integrated monitoring, alerting, and debugging. Lab: Getting Started with Stackdriver and Deployment Manager. Big Data and Machine Learning Understand the purpose of and use cases for the products and services in the Google Cloud big data and machine learning platforms. Lab: Getting Started with BigQuery. Summary and Review Summary and Review. What's Next?.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for the following participants: Application developers, Cloud Solutions Architects, DevOps Engineers, IT managers. Individuals using Google Cloud Platform to create new solutions or to integrate existing systems, application environments, and infrastructure with the Google Cloud Platform. Overview At the end of the course, students will be able to: Understand container basics. Containerize an existing application. Understand Kubernetes concepts and principles. Deploy applications to Kubernetes using the CLI. Set up a continuous delivery pipeline using Jenkins Learn to containerize workloads in Docker containers, deploy them to Kubernetes clusters provided by Google Kubernetes Engine, and scale those workloads to handle increased traffic. Students will also learn how to continuously deploy new code in a Kubernetes cluster to provide application updates. Introduction to Containers and Docker Acquaint yourself with containers, Docker, and the Google Container Registry. Create a container. Package a container using Docker. Store a container image in Google Container Registry. Launch a Docker container. Kubernetes Basics Deploy an application with microservices in a Kubernetes cluster. Provision a complete Kubernetes cluster using Kubernetes Engine. Deploy and manage Docker containers using kubectl. Break an application into microservices using Kubernetes? Deployments and Services. Deploying to Kubernetes Create and manage Kubernetes deployments. Create a Kubernetes deployment. Trigger, pause, resume, and rollback updates. Understand and build canary deployments. Continuous Deployment with Jenkins Build a continuous delivery pipeline. Provision Jenkins in your Kubernetes cluster. Create a Jenkins pipeline. Implement a canary deployment using Jenkins. Additional course details: Nexus Humans Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours Overview What's New in This Guide? Automatic Payment Reminders for open customer invoices Ability to automatically include the PO# (purchase order number) to Invoice Emails Able to combine multiple emails which allows you to attach multiple sales or purchasing documents to a single email Quickly locate a company file using the new company file search feature Smart Help is an improved search experience that includes access to live experts through messaging and call back options This course covers all features that are in QuickBooks Pro and Premier 2020 and prepares you for the QuickBooks Certified User exam. This course combines all topics in the two 1 day courses ?Get Started with QuickBooks 2020 for Windows? and ?Keep Going with QuickBooks 2020 for Windows?. First-time QuickBooks users will learn the basic features of the software. Experienced QuickBooks users will quickly learn the new features and functionality of QuickBooks 2020. Getting Started Starting QuickBooks Setting QuickBooks Preferences Components of the QuickBooks Operating Environment Using QuickBooks Help Identifying Common Business Terms Exiting QuickBooks Setting Up a Company Creating a QuickBooks Company Using the Chart of Accounts Working with Lists Creating Company Lists Working with the Customers & Jobs List Working with the Employees List Working with the Vendors List Working with the Item List Working with Other Lists Managing Lists Setting Up Inventory Entering Inventory Ordering Inventory Receiving Inventory Paying for Inventory Manually Adjusting Inventory Selling Your Product Creating Product Invoices Applying Credit to Invoices Emailing Invoices Setting Price Levels Creating Sales Receipts Invoicing for Services Setting Up a Service Item Changing the Invoice Format Creating a Service Invoice Editing an Invoice Voiding an Invoice Deleting an Invoice Entering Statement Charges Creating Billing Statements Processing Payments Displaying the Open Invoices Report Using the Income Tracker Receiving Payments for Invoices Making Deposits Handling Bounced Checks Working with Bank Accounts Writing a QuickBooks Check Voiding a QuickBooks Check Using Bank Account Registers Entering a Handwritten Check Transferring Funds Between Accounts Reconciling Checking Accounts Entering and Paying Bills Handling Expenses Using QuickBooks for Accounts Payable Using the Bill Tracker Entering Bills Paying Bills Entering Vendor Credit Memorizing Transactions Entering a New Memorized Transaction Editing a Memorized Transaction Deleting a Memorized Transaction Grouping Memorized Transactions Using a Memorized Transaction Printing the Memorized Transaction List Customizing Forms Creating a Custom Template Modifying a Template Printing Forms Using Other QuickBooks Accounts Other QuickBooks Account Types Working with Credit Card Transactions Working with Fixed Assets Working with Long-Term Liability Accounts Using the Loan Manager Creating Reports Working with QuickReports Working with Preset Reports Sharing Reports Exporting Reports to Microsoft Excel Printing Reports Creating Graphs Creating QuickInsight Graphs Using QuickZoom with Graphs Working with the Sales Graph Customizing Graphs Printing Graphs Tracking and Paying Sales Tax Using Sales Tax in QuickBooks Setting Up Tax Rates and Agencies Indicating Who and What Gets Taxed Applying Tax to Each Sale Determining What You Owe Paying Your Tax Agencies Preparing Payroll with QuickBooks Using Payroll Tracking Setting Up for Payroll Setting Up Employee Payroll Information Setting Up a Payroll Schedule Writing a Payroll Check Printing Paycheck Stubs Tracking Your Tax Liabilities Paying Payroll Taxes Preparing Payroll Tax Forms Using the EasyStep Interview Using the EasyStep Interview Using Online Banking Setting Up an Internet Connection Setting Up Bank Feeds for Accounts Viewing, Downloading, and Adding Online Transactions Creating Online Payments Transferring Funds Online Canceling Online Payments Managing Company Files Using QuickBooks in Multi-user Mode Setting Up Users and Passwords Setting a Closing Date Sharing Files with an Accountant Updating QuickBooks Backing Up and Restoring a Company File Condensing a Company File Estimating, Time Tracking, and Job Costing Creating Job Estimates Creating an Invoice from an Estimate Displaying Reports for Estimates Updating the Job Status Tracking Time Displaying Reports for Time Tracking Tracking Vehicle Mileage Displaying Vehicle Mileage Reports Displaying Other Job Reports Writing Letters Using the Letters and Envelopes Wizard Customizing Letter Templates

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: C|ASE-certified professionals Application security professionals DevOps engineers IT security professionals Cybersecurity engineers and analysts Software engineers and testers Anyone with prior knowledge of application security who wants to build a career in DevSecOps Overview This course empowers you with the knowledge and skills to: Understand DevOps security bottlenecks and remediation Understand the DevSecOps toolchain and implement tools Integrate Eclipse and GitHub with Jenkins to build applications Align security practices Integrate threat modeling tools Understand and implement continuous security testing Integrate runtime application self-protection tools Integrate automated security testing Perform continuous vulnerability scans Use AWS and Azure tools to secure applications. Integrate compliance-as-code tools EC-Council Certified DevSecOps Engineer (E|CDE) is a hands-on, instructor-led comprehensive DevSecOps certification program that helps professionals build the essential skills to design, develop, and maintain secure applications and infrastructure. Course Outline Module 1: Understanding DevOps Culture Module 2: Introduction to DevSecOps Module 3: DevSecOps Pipeline?Plan Stage Module 4: DevSecOps Pipeline?Code Stage Module 5: DevSecOps Pipeline?Build and Test Stage Module 6: DevSecOps Pipeline?Release and Deploy Stage Module 7: DevSecOps Pipeline?Operate and Monitor Stage Additional course details: Nexus Humans EC-Council Certified DevSecOps Engineer (E|CDE) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the EC-Council Certified DevSecOps Engineer (E|CDE) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This course has been expressly designed for the Business Analyst, Business System Analyst, System Analyst, and/or Requirements Engineer. The Designer, Developer and Tester who are actively involved in utilizing use cases may also benefit from this workshop. Overview Employ use cases to elicit requirements, at a business, system or subsystem levelEmploy use cases to document the scope of a projectWrite use cases in a clear and unambiguous way.Model use cases with workflow diagramsPlan and divide up the project work based on your use casesManage a use case as it evolves over time and goes through many changes This course provides a strong foundation in the mechanics of use case diagramming and writing textual descriptions of use cases. In this highly interactive workshop, you will learn how to enhance and refine your use case skills, how to involve your stakeholders in the use case process, and how to develop use cases that provide valuable information to the designers and testers. Use cases that meet the needs of designers can be too technical and too detailed for other stakeholders. Use cases that satisfy business users are usually not very helpful to designers and testers. How do you satisfy these two disparate interests? And how do you handle the details like business rules, data validations and user interface specifications? Introduction Course objectives Understanding of business analysis Knowledge areas of BABOK© Guide Overview of Use Cases Describe the purpose and value of a use case approach Use case terminology Introducing a use case approach Needs Assessment Purpose of Needs Assessment Needs Assessment and use cases Defining and understanding the strategic goals and objectives Understanding the business process Identifying actors Identifying business information Analyzing locations and operations Drawing the business use case diagram Building the business architecture Defining solution options Defining System Scope Product scope/project scope System actors versus business actors Analyzing the business process model Analyzing business use cases Identifying candidate use cases Identifying scenarios Diagramming use cases Draw a use case diagram Create a use case catalog Evaluating, Prioritizing, and Packaging Use Cases Iterative nature of this work Evaluating use cases Use case priority Use case risk Use case complexity Use case dependencies Evaluate and Prioritize use cases Dividing work up between releases Packaging A process for how to perform packaging Writing the Main Success Scenario Use case descriptions Primary and secondary goals Assumptions Pre-conditions Triggers Post-conditions Scenario example Main success scenario Conditional execution Use cases and requirements Best practices for writing a use case description Writing the Other Scenarios Scenarios and flows Alternate scenarios and flows Alternate vs. basic flow Guidelines for alternate flows Exception flows Failed post conditions Write alternate and exception flows Process Modeling to Describe Use Case Flows UML© Activity Diagram Notation Sequencing activities Developing an activity diagram Facilitated sessions Draw a UML© Activity Diagram Using Advanced Diagramming Techniques Commonality Dependency Relationships Identify relationships Comparing the different relationships Developing a Requirements Specification Requirements and use cases Detailed requirements Common approaches to specifications Non-functional requirements Write non-functional requirements User interface requirements UI data descriptions Business rules Decision tables and inference rules How to document simple calculations Reporting requirements Data requirements Data accessibility requirements Traceability Course Summary Wrap-up Finding more information Additional course details: Nexus Humans BA28 - Requirements Analysis and Use Cases training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the BA28 - Requirements Analysis and Use Cases course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Executives, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Business and IT stakeholders working with analysts, Quality and process engineers, technicians, corrective action coordinators or managers; supervisors, team leaders, and process operators; anyone who wants to improve their ability to solve recurring problems. Overview Learn how to initiate a root cause analysis and gather data for investigating process and non-process incidentsDemonstrate how to collect data through interviews and analysisApply powerful techniques to identify and know the difference between symptoms and root causesLearn to know when to use the appropriate technique in root cause identification Learn how to avoid future incidents by developing appropriate recommendations to address causal factors and root causes Develop a process to identify systemic problem areas In this course, participants will learn to apply several practical, systematic methods for analyzing incidents and problems to uncover root causes. Understanding of these techniques will be reinforced by classroom exercises. Introduction & Objectives What is a 'Problem?' Why Problems Persist What is A Root Cause? Why Root Causes are important How to Organize for an RCA RCA Roles and Responsibilities Assemble your RCA Team Modes of Communication How to Resolve Conflict Case Study Exercise Select the Problem to Analyze Define the selection criteria Plan and estimate tasks for the team Finalize the plan and gain agreement among your stakeholders Case Study Exercise Define the Problem What to look for - Problem-as-Given (PAG) vs. Problem-as-Understood (PAU) Developing your problem statement Refining the problem specification Case Study Exercise Identify the Source of the Problem Discuss when to use the appropriate analysis technique to determine the problem source Process Diagram Forms & Checklists Statistical Sampling Fishbone Diagram Surveys Charts - Line, Scatter, Bar, & Pie Case Study Exercise Solution Options Analysis & Selecting the 'Best Fit' How to approach different solution options Brainstorming Weighted Evaluation Selecting the appropriate option Hold an Retrospective on your approach Planning the proposal Case Study Exercise Putting RCA into Practice Create a Root Cause Analysis program within your organization How to develop appropriate recommendations to address root causes at various levels to avoid future incidents Additional course details: Nexus Humans BA10 - Understanding Root Cause Analysis training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the BA10 - Understanding Root Cause Analysis course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for beginner to intermediate business and requirements analysts who are looking to improve their elicitation and requirements writing and documentation skills. This course is also a great fit for technical writers, product and software testers, project managers, product owners who work closely with business analysts or who perform some for of business analysis themselves. Overview Understand the role of the business analyst and core competencies for performing successfully Discuss the criticality of business analysis and requirements for successful project outcomes Understand the main professional associations and standards supporting business analysts in the industry Discuss the common problems with requirements and explore approaches to address these issues Obtain a clear understanding of the various requirements types and the significance for eliciting each type Demonstrate your ability to identify stakeholders Explore various methods for understanding and analyzing stakeholders Discuss and apply good planning practices to requirements elicitation efforts Obtain knowledge and understanding of over 15 current and commonly applied elicitation techniques Understand how to progress from elicitation to analysis to documentation Write well-formed and validated requirements Gain understanding of the best practices for writing quality requirements Learn the technical writing techniques that apply directly to writing requirements documents Discuss writing pitfalls, risks that impact requirements, and how to address them Learn best practices for communicating and collaborating with stakeholders, sharing the results of elicitation and the resulting documentation Learn approaches for validating requirements Understand the difference between validating requirements and validating the solution With elicitation serving as a major component of the requirements process, it is imperative that business analysts maintain high competency levels in elicitation practices and technique use to help organizations overcome the requirements related challenges faced on projects. Regardless whether you are a practitioner just starting off your career in business analysis or whether you have been performing the role for some years, this course will provide insight into the latest thoughts on elicitation and writing effective requirements and present a number of current techniques that are being applied on projects across industries today. Review of Foundational Concepts Definition of a business analysis Definition of business analyst BA role vs. PM role Business analysis competencies Benefits of business analysis Purpose for having a BA standard IIBA?s BABOK© Guide and PMI?s Practice Guide in Business Analysis Business analysis core concepts Discussion: Project challenges Understanding Requirements Common problems with requirements Understand the problem first Define the business need Situation statements and moving to requirements Understanding requirement types Business requirements Stakeholder/User Requirements Solution Requirements Functional Requirements Non-Functional Requirements Assumptions and Constraints Discussions: Requirement problems, business needs, and identifying non-functional requirements Discovering Stakeholders Definition of a stakeholder Stakeholder types Identifying stakeholders Performing stakeholder analysis Stakeholders and requirements Tips for identifying stakeholders Grouping stakeholders Creating a RACI model Tips for analyzing stakeholders Documenting results of stakeholder analysis Workshop: Discovering stakeholders Preparing for Requirements Elicitation Planning for elicitation Benefits of elicitation planning What do you plan? The elicitation plan Setting objectives for elicitation Determining the scope for elicitation Establishing pre-work Determining the outputs for the session The iterative nature of elicitation Elicitation roles Elicitation planning techniques Discussions: Who to involve in elicitation, planning impacts, and unplanned elicitation Workshop: Planning for elicitation Conduct Requirements Elicitation Elicitation skillset Types of elicitation techniques Using active listening in elicitation Techniques for performing elicitation Benchmarking/Market Analysis Brainstorming Business Rules Analysis Collaborative Games Concept Modeling Data Mining Data Modeling Document Analysis Focus Groups Interface Analysis Interviews Observation Process Modeling Prototyping Survey or Questionnaire Workshops Write Effective Requirements Elicitation and Analysis Requirements related issues Implications of bad requirements Elicitation and documentation Writing skillset Documenting requirements Modeling requirements Defining the project life cycle Impact of project life cycle on documentation Requirements specifications Characteristics of good requirements Guidelines for writing textual requirements Structuring a requirement Writing pitfalls Traceability Requirements attributes Risks associated to requirements Discussions: Project Life Cycle and Correcting Poorly Written Requirements Workshops: Documenting Requirements and Identify Characteristics of Good Requirements Confirm and Communicate Elicitation Requirements Business analysis communication Requirements communication Communication skills The 7 Cs Timing of communication Planning communication Importance of Collaboration Planning collaboration Documenting communication/collaboration needs Confirming elicitation results Verify requirements Characteristics of good requirements (revisited) Requirements checklist Requirements validation Signing off on requirements Discussions: Responsibility for Communication, Eliciting Communication Needs, Validation Signoff Workshops: Communicating Requirements and Obtaining Signoff Evaluate the Solution Business analyst role in solution evaluation Why solutions under perform What we are looking for in solution evaluation When does solution evaluation occur Performing solution evaluation Planning solution evaluation Metrics that might exist Evaluating long term performance Qualitative vs. quantitative measures Tools & techniques used in solution evaluation Comparing expected to actuals When solution evaluation discovers a variance Tools/techniques for analyzing variances Proposing a recommendation Communicating results of solution evaluation Discussion: Addressing Variance Wrap up and Next Steps Useful books and links on writing effective requirements BABOK© Guide Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide Additional course details: Nexus Humans BA04 - Eliciting and Writing Effective Requirements training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the BA04 - Eliciting and Writing Effective Requirements course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.