Business Requirements ManagementLaajuus (5 cr)

Learning objectives

The overall object of learning of the course is to prepare the student towards the IT-(management) consultant role. Mastering the business requirements management methodology skills and knowledge practiced by organizations aiming at renew their obsolete ICT-solutions or streamline current business processes and related ICT-solution is a highly valuated asset. Two archetypes of IT-projects are considered: off-the-shelf or bespoke development.

Upon completion of this course, the student
- is able to apply the terms, the concepts and the life cycle models as well as the process models in practice both within selection of an off-the-shelf solution and in developing an ICT solution for a business organization,
- is able to master the overall process of managing requirements management in aforementioned two circumstances (see previous one) and consider the impact of business-, sourcing- and IT-strategy in elaboration of business requirements.
- understands the interrelations between developing the business and developing information systems, related stakeholders and their involvement in business strategy driven ICT environment,
- is able to analyze the defined business requirements, prioritize them and evaluate how to focus the development resources available in the business organization.

Contents

The content of the course is learning the key concepts, frameworks in theory and applying them through the selected case examples. Studying is divided into the following topics:

Domain analysis of a business environment and business needs of an organization.

Learning to define and elaborate with the various types of requirements that are the steps from the business needs and process modeling towards the business requirements and furthermore to the system requirements, which are, in turn, the descriptions of the ICT-solution and the foundation for the detailed design and implementation, too.

Familiarizing with the cost & benefits analyses and vendor management briefly.

Assessment of challenges of changes as part of business and systems development activities and projects.

Modeling, describing and documenting a solution that meets business requirements for the development of a more precise design and system solution.

Lähtötaso ja sidonnaisuudet muihin opintojaksoihin

This course belongs to Degree Programme in Business Information Technology (ITBBA) and is under ICT and Business. Successful participation requires the basic knowledge of the business driven ICT, so the Introduction to Business Driven ICT (ICB001IT1AE) has to be completed.

There are connections to, for example, Business Process Management (ICB001AS2AE) from ICT and Business as well as Requirements Analysis (SOF002AS2AE) from Software Development, so they are beneficial, but not required. It is also possible to take them after Business Requirements Analysis in order to broaden the knowledge related to requirements analysis from different viewpoints.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

The implementation method depends on the implementation and may be contact, blended, online or virtual. Demonstration and work & study are possible provided that the participant has either existing work experience on multiple cases on the business requirements analysis on the ICT field or is working in the field of the ICT related business requirements analysis. In the case of possible demonstration or work & study, the teacher of the implementation should be contacted in the beginning of the implementation at the latest.

Recognizing Prior Learning is an option,too.

Assessment criteria - grade 1

When the implementation type of the course is CONTACT, ONLINE or BLENDED it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.

The student knows the main concepts and terminology related to the business requirements analysis, and understands and is to some extent able to apply methods for collecting information and analyzing business needs to derive business requirements to support the development of an ICT solution.

Assessment criteria - grade 3

The student knows and is able to use the main concepts and terminology related to the business requirements analysis well, and is able in practice to systematically apply methods for collecting information and analyzing business needs to derive business requirements to support the development of an ICT solution. The student is also able to search related and applicable additional information and use it to support the use of the methods.

Assessment criteria - grade 5

The student knows and is able to use the main concepts and terminology related to the business requirements analysis excellently, and is able in practice to diversely apply methods very well for collecting information and analyzing business needs to derive business requirements to support the development of an ICT solution. The student is also able evaluate the feasibility of different methods and choose the most appropriate for different situations systematically and explain the reasoning behind the choices, In addition, the student is independently able to search related and well applicable additional information and use it to support the use, evaluation and development of the methods.

Learning materials

The information on learning materials will be given in the implementations.