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IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE) Foundation Level

Business Analysis

COURSE OVERVIEW


IREBs (International Requirements Engineering Board) Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering certification is a standardized qualification for requirements engineers and business analysts.


IREB’s role is to support a single, universally accepted, international qualification scheme, aimed at requirements engineering for professionals, by providing the core syllabi and by setting guidelines for accreditation and examination.


IREB offers three qualifications on Requirements Engineering namely Foundation Level (CPRE-AL), Advanced Level (CPRE-AL) and Expert Level (CPRE-EL). Attaining each level certification is a mandatory requirement to graduate to the next level.


WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING BOARD (IREB)?

The CPRE Certification is earned through passing a multiple-choice examination.

CPRF-FL comprises of basic knowledge of eliciting, analyzing, specifying, documenting, validating and managing requirements.


A person with a CPRE FL certificate is expected to:

  • Be familiar with the terminology of requirements engineering, business analysis and requirements management.
  • Understand the basic techniques and methods of requirements engineering and their application.
  • Be familiar with the most established notations for requirements. There are more than 10000 professionals who have achieved the CPRE certification worldwide.


WHY CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL FOR REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING (CPRE) CERTIFICATION (FL)?


The International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB) is the sponsor of the international certification program entitled Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE). The board maintains the syllabus, test contents and governs the associated processes and rules.


IREB was founded in October 2006 as a legal entity based in Germany.

BENEFITS TO THE EMPLOYER

  • Improved performance
  • Attract and retain high calibre staff
  • Formal training and qualification provided


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The target audience for this course and qualification are:

  • ITSM managers, aspiring managers and practitioners developing their ITSM knowledge based on ITIL4
  • ITSM practitioners of all levels involved in shaping direction and strategy or developing a continually improving team
  • Individuals who are pursuing the ITIL Managing Professional designation.


PRE-REQUISITES

The foundation level certification exam has no pre-requisites.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Business and Systems Analysts
  • Developers who need to specify requirements
  • Team Leaders
  • Project Managers
  • Software Engineers &
  • Software Managers

COURSE SYLLABUS


Introduction and Foundations

  • What are requirement?
  • Evolution of requirements
  • The four major activities of RE

System and System Context

  • System, System Context and Boundaries
  • Determining System and Context Boundaries

Requirements Elicitation

  • Sources of Requirements
  • Categorization of Requirements according to the Kano Model
  • Elicitation Techniques

Requirements Documentation

  • Structuring Documents
  • Documentation Style Alternatives
  • Document Structure
  • Using Requirements Documents
  • Quality Criteria for Requirements Documents
  • Quality Criteria for Requirements
  • Glossary

Documentation of Requirements using Natural Language

  • Language Effects
  • Constructing Requirements using a Template

Model-based Documentation of Requirements

  • Models
  • Goal Models
  • Use Case Models
  • Three Modelling Views
  • Structural Requirements Models
  • Functional Requirements Models
  • Behavioral Requirements Models

Checking and Reconciling Requirements

  • Basics for Checking Requirements
  • Basics of Reconciling Conflicting Requirements
  • Checking Requirements Quality
  • Principles for Checking Requirements
  • Techniques for Checking Requirements
  • Techniques for Reconciling Conflicting Requirements

Requirements Management

  • Adding Attributes to Requirements
  • Creating Views of Requirements
  • Prioritizing Requirements
  • Tracing Requirements
  • Requirements Versioning
  • Managing Change Requests

Tool Support

  • Types of Tools
  • Tool Introduction
  • Tool Evaluation

Examination & Certification

  • Multiple-choice examination consisting of 45 questions.
  • Duration: 75 mins.
  • To pass the exam you have to score at least 70.00 percent of the total points.
  • Mode: Electronic and pen paper based.
  • Proctored examination.
  • During the examination no aids (training documents, books, telephone, etc.) except for language dictionaries are permitted. Sheets of paper used for scribbling may not be taken out of the room.


If the examination takes place in a language that is not the native language of the participant, an extension of the examination can be requested. The duration of the exam may be extended as follows:

  • Foundation Level: from 75 minutes to 90 minutes


Result, Certificate & Recertification

The candidate will receive the exam results and the certificates from MSTB.

There is no requirement to maintain the certification or seek a recertification. The credential certificate is valid for life.

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