Description

12 PDUs

Projects rarely derail because the teams don’t work hard. They derail because the teams are expected to move forward with incomplete information, untested assumptions, and shifting expectations. Requirements are often captured as a quick list at the beginning, then revisited only when issues surface. The issues usually surface mid-project when fixes are expensive.

This course presents a structured, hands-on approach to requirements that supports both traditional planning and progressive elaboration. Rather than treating requirements as a single up front deliverable, you’ll learn how to establish early clarity, involve the right stakeholders, and build validation points into the project rhythm so requirements can be refined as learning occurs. The result is fewer surprises, clearer decisions, and smoother downstream execution.

The course is tool-driven, with guided exercises and templates that can be adapted to real projects immediately.

To get the full benefit from this course, participants should already have a solid foundation in project planning—scheduling, estimating and budgeting, monitoring and control, and risk management.

No prerequisites

This course can provide up to 12 PDUs / contact hours towards attaining or maintaining the Project Management Professional (PMP)® designation. Participants must submit the request to PMI via the Continuing Certification Requirements System (CCRS).

Professional Development Units are allocated according to the number of training hours completed by the student and may be granted by increments of 0.25 PDU for each 15 minutes of training. A participation certificate will be given to students who attend a minimum of 75% of the course.

Learning Outcomes

  • 10 rules for successful requirement gathering
  • Planning scope management
  • Drafting a statement of requirements
  • Common requirement-gathering mistakes and how to fix them
  • Managing stakeholder involvement
  • Requirement mapping and analysis
  • Requirement management
  • Creating a robust scope
  • Breaking scope down into deliverables and to-do list (activities)
  • Obtaining a baseline or agreed-upon scope
  • Managing changes in scope
  • Delayed requirements
  • Scope creep
  • Collecting requirements from executives
  • Handling work verification, validations and acceptance

Duration

12 hours

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Instructor

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Francine Durivage is a bilingual Performance Enhancement Specialist with over 20 years of experience. She has worked internationally helping organizations and governments redefine and refine their high impact objectives and delivery. Francine holds a MPM (Master of Project Management), an MCOD (Master Certificate in Organizational Development) and a B.A. in Psychology. Her energy and effective leadership enable her to strategically address the needs of today's project manager, sponsor and team members in a practical and engaging way.