MGMT70016
Managing Requirements and Engagements		 Sheridan
 
  I: Administrative Information   II: Course Details   III: Topical Outline(s)  Printable Version
 

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Section I: Administrative Information
  Total hours: 42.0
Credit Value: 3.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Fall 2023
Prerequisites: (MGMT70012 MGMT79001)
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: Recommended Pre-requisites: MGMT70013, MGMT70014, MGMT70015

Program(s): Business Analysis, Canadian Institute of Manageme
Program Coordinator(s): Maria Amuchastegui
Course Leader or Contact: N/A
Version: 20230905_00
Status: Approved (APPR)

Section I Notes: This is a course offered through OntarioLearn. Access to the course materials will be through OntarioLearn.com and you will be sent an email with your login details.
 
 
Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
Students examine an industry-standard approach to Business Analysis engagements and requirements to create a milestone documentation for an end-to-end development project, including the mechanics of document completion and acquiring the soft skills and elicitation techniques required to work with project stakeholders. Students learn how to approach, plan, execute, and close a business analysis engagement. Topics include stakeholder analysis, requirements traceability, writing requirements, elicitation, verification, validation, approval, and change management. Students explore these topics through discussions and written assignments using a major case study that simulates a complete business analysis engagement.

Program Context

 
Business Analysis Program Coordinator(s): Maria Amuchastegui
This is one of 5 mandatory courses for the Business Analysis Program.

Canadian Institute of Manageme Program Coordinator(s): N/A
This is an approved course with the Canadian Institute of Management,


Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes

  Critical Performance:
By the end of this course, students will have demonstrated the ability to manage effective communications, requirements and stakeholder relationships to ensure development project success.
 
Learning Outcomes:

To achieve the critical performance, students will have demonstrated the ability to:

  1. Describe the role of the business analyst (BA) in the various types of business analysis engagements.
  2. Analyze stakeholders, the SDLC, and requirements to create an appropriate approach that will achieve an approved requirements baseline.
  3. Develop a formal Business Analysis Information Management Plan that will guide the collection of documents that are needed to support requirements and project management.
  4. Develop the requirements architecture using the document models that are suited to the need.
  5. Select the appropriate elicitation techniques to gather information that communicate the stakeholder requirements.
  6. Create a Requirements Work Plan (RWP) including realistic estimates of the required effort and resources for a project.
  7. Perform the elicitation tasks to collect information from the stakeholders to document the requirements.
  8. Develop a complete, coherent, and organized business requirements document.
  9. Apply the verification and validation processes to achieve stakeholder approval to finalize the business requirements baseline.
  10. Apply a systematic approach for managing changes to baseline requirements and maintaining control over the project through project execution and the product life cycle.

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

 Evaluation Plan: ONLINE
 Assignment 110.0%
 Assignment 215.0%
 Assignment 315.0%
 Assignment 420.0%
 Quiz10.0%
 Final Exam30.0%
Total100.0%

Evaluation Notes and Academic Missed Work Procedure:
TEST AND ASSIGNMENT PROTOCOL The following protocol applies to every course offered by the Faculty of Continuing and Professional Studies 1. Students are responsible for staying abreast of test dates and times, as well as due dates and any special instructions for submitting assignments and projects as supplied to the class by the instructor. 2. Students must write all tests at the specified date and time. Missed tests, in-class/online activities, assignments and presentations are awarded a mark of zero. The penalty for late submission of written assignments is a loss of 10% per day for up to five business days (excluding Sundays and statutory holidays), after which, a grade of zero is assigned. Business days include any day that the college is open for business, whether the student has scheduled classes that day or not. An extension or make-up opportunity may be approved by the instructor at his or her discretion.



Evaluation Plan: IN-CLASS
 Assignment 1 - Sponsor Reflection5.0%
 Assignment 2 - Stakeholder Profile5.0%
 Assignment 3 - Individual Verification5.0%
 Assignment 4 - Individual Change Impact5.0%
 Group Project 1 - Plan and Approach15.0%
 Group Project 2 - Plan Elicitation and BA Activities15.0%
 Individual Project - Specify and Model Requirements25.0%
 Final Exam25.0%
Total100.0%

Evaluation Notes and Academic Missed Work Procedure:
N/A

Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Colleges and Universities requirements:

 

Essential Employability Skills
Essential Employability Skills emphasized in the course:

  • Communication Skills - Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in the written, spoken, visual form that fulfills the purpose and meets the needs of the audience.
  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills - Use a variety of thinking skills to anticipate and solve problems.
  • Information Management Skills - Analyze, evaluate, and apply relevant information from a variety of sources.
  • Interpersonal Skills - Interact with others in groups or teams in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of goals.
  • Numeracy - Execute mathematical operations accurately.
  • Personal Skills - Take responsibility for one's own actions, decisions, and consequences.

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact (if course is PLAR-eligible) - Office of the Registrar
Students may apply to receive credit by demonstrating achievement of the course learning outcomes through previous relevant work/life experience, service, self-study and training on the job. This course is eligible for challenge through the following method(s):

  • Other
    Notes:  This course is delivered through OntarioLearn at ontariolearn.com and is hosted by (Sheridan College) SH-MGMT70016.
 
 
Section III: Topical Outline
Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.
Print Instruction Mode Professor Applicable Student Group(s)
In-Class Multiple Professors On-Campus Students
Online Multiple Professors Online Students

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Course Outline Changes: The information contained in this Course Outline including but not limited to faculty and program information and course description is subject to change without notice. Nothing in this Course Outline should be viewed as a representation, offer and/or warranty. Students are responsible for reading the Important Notice and Disclaimer which applies to Programs and Courses.
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