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Don’t Have Time To Manage Requirements - I
Have to Get the Project Done on Time!
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those of us who have been given imposed deadlines that often
seem arbitrary and unreasonable, managing requirements is
one of the last things we want to do on a project. We worry
about getting the product built and tested as best as we can.
And we feel fortunate to gather any requirements at all. Our
clients don't have time to spend in requirements meetings,
and we have neither the time nor the inclination to push back.The
lack of a well-managed requirements process leads to common
project issues, such as scope creep, cost overruns, and products
that are not used. Yet many project managers skim over this
important part of the project and rush to design and build
the end product. After all, some of our sponsors think that
"we're not productive unless we're building the product."
This
presentation addresses these concerns and provi des an overview
of the essential skills that are needed today to manage customer
requirements, emphasizing the relationship between requirements
management and project management. It focuses on a core set
of processes for ensuring that the entire requirements process
is managed, that requirements are gathered and documented,
and that customers get a business solution that really works
for them.
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 Elizabeth
Larson, CBAP, PMP is CEO and Co-Principal of Watermark
Learning, and over 20 years has used her extensive real-life
experience to help thousands of BA and PM practitioners develop
new skills. She has presented numerous workshops, seminars,
and training classes worldwide, and has published numerous
articles and papers on Business Analysis and Project Management.
Elizabeth is the lead author for the Requirements Planning
Knowledge Area of the BA Body of Knowledge (BABOK™)and
is one of the world's first Certified Business Analysis Professionals
(CBAP™) through the IIBA and She is also a certified
Project Management Professional (PMP®)
and is a contributor on the subject of collecting requirements
for the upcoming 4th edition of the Project Management Body
of Knowledge (PMBOK®). |
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Management Institute Atlanta Chapter
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