Creating Functional Specifications Workshop
(For Outsourced and In-house Systems)

This workshop is intended for anyone involved in developing Functional Specifications for business solutions, including Business Analysts, Users, Liaisons, Software Developers and Managers (technical and non technical). It is also for all business personnel who will interact with technical development personnel. It bridges the very real communications gap between the business and technology.

The course provides an introduction to analysis methods used in making the necessary transition from Business Requirements to Functional Specifications, including Use Cases, Object-Oriented and Structured Analysis concepts. The workshop also teaches how to best use these methods to facilitate communication among Customers, Programmers, Analysts, Data Base, Liaisons, and Project Managers. By speaking the same language, all become true assets of the Development Team. A mix of technical and non-technical personnel in class is encouraged.

Course Title: TSE021 Creating Functional Specifications Workshop

Fees: $945 per Session

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Those involved with PMI and the Project Management Professional – PMP program are awarded 14 PDUs or “Contact hours”.

Course Outline

I. Introduction: What are Functional Specifications and How are they Used

II. The Use Case Model

III. The Use Case Model (Continued)

IV. The Business Model

V. Packaging the Functional Specifications Document

VI. Appendix: Structured Analysis Methods

VII. Review and Conclusion

During this two day workshop attendees develop, present and critique key Functional Specification components. Issues surrounding in-house and outsourced development methods are discussed in detail.

The Program

Upon completion of this course, attendees will:

· Understand the purpose and contents of Functional Specifications Documents, where they fit in software development processes, and how they are used in off-shore and in-house development projects.

· Transition the project from Business Case and Business Requirements to the detailed Functional Specifications.

· Create different types of requirements, employing Use Cases for describing how users will interact with a system, and Supplementary Requirements covering security, performance, reliability and other needs of the business.

· Understand the basic concepts of Object-Oriented and Structured Analysis methods and how they are is used in developing Functional Specifications.

· Build and understand the need for Business Models including Class and Object models, and the Project Glossary.

· Understand the purpose and relevant components of UML, the industry standard Unified Modeling Language.

· Use and understand the role of data gathering workshops in learning about the business and gaining agreement from stakeholders. Workshop techniques including the CRC Cards are practiced.

Package the component models into a Functional Specifications Document.

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