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Course Description:
Managing a modern Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) project requires a thorough understanding of the various roles that must come together in order to create a successful application. This understanding begins by recognizing the need to work within a multidisciplinary environment. Business Analysts, Project Managers and Software Testers each have multiple implementation options (such as Waterfall or Agile) available to them. Knowing which tool or technique to use in any particular situation is key to success. This Fundamentals of SDLC training course will give you the knowledge you need to help you choose between these methods, tools and artefacts so that you can quickly and efficiently take your SDLC project from concept to working implementation.
Course Topics:
DAY 1
1. Introduction What is a Project?
2. The Project Life Cycle
3. Project Management Concepts and Methodologies
4. Project Initiation The BA Role
5. Initiation The PM Role: Baselines
DAY 2
1. Initiation Important Subsidiary Management Plans
2. Performing the Work Project Execution
3. Closing the Project
4. Agile Overview
Course Outline:
Introduction What is a Project?
Projects as Opposed to Operational Management
Projects as Part of Strategic Management
Projects as Integral to Program Management
The Project Life Cycle
Generic Project Life Cycle
The Project Management Life Cycle
The Process Groups
SDLC Overview
IIBA Knowledge Areas
Project Management Concepts and Methodologies
Waterfall
Agile
Iterative
Project Initiation The BA Role
Stakeholder Analysis and the Stakeholder Register
Initial Business Analysis Artefacts
Documenting Requirements within a Requirements Gathering Approach
Types and Sources of Requirements
Initiation The PM Role: Baselines
Develop Project Charter
Collect Requirements
Project Scope Statement
Work Breakdown Structure
Scope Baseline
Define Activities
Project Schedule Network Diagram (Dependency Network)
Estimate Activity Resources
Effort vs. Duration and Compensation
Develop the Project Schedule
Critical Path Method
Schedule Compression
Initiation Important Subsidiary Management Plans
Test Plan
Human Resource Plan
Communications Management Plan
Risk Management Plan
Performing the Work Project Execution
Cost Control
Earned Value Management, CPI, SPI
Scope Control
Requirements Communication
Solution Assessment and Validation
Requirements Traceability Matrix
Software Testing
Levels of Testing
Closing the Project
Project Closure Product Acceptance
Closing the Project Things That Must Be Accomplished
Agile Overview
What is Agile All About? The Agile Manifesto and Principles
The Levels of Agile Planning
Release Planning The Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog
Story Points and Velocity
Iteration Planning
Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews, Demos and Retrospectives
Hands-On Exercises
Exercise 1 Stakeholder Analysis
Exercise 2 Capturing High-Level Requirements
Exercise 3 Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Exercise 4 Decompose Work Packages to Activities
Exercise 5 Develop a Dependency Network
Exercise 6 Estimate Activity Durations
Exercise 7 Compensate Effort to Duration
Exercise 8 Develop a Critical Path Network Diagram
Exercise 9 Perform Earned Value Calculations
Exercise 10 Write User Stories
Exercise 11 Perform Sprint Planning
Course Features:
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
Know how to identify, evaluate and document the many stakeholders of a project
Be able to distinguish between the different types and levels of software testing
Understand the reason for the various artifacts and the key features of each
Write effective User Stories that can be used to identify requirements in an Agile project
Learn how the differing life cycle models combine to create an SDLC implementation
Be able to choose the proper project management methodology for your project based upon its own unique characteristics
Understand the significance of different estimating methods and how they should be utilized for time and cost estimation
Understand the significance of the Agile Manifesto and its relationship to the twelve (12) principles of Agile
Use Earned Value Project Management to assess budget and schedule compliance
Be able to use the Triple Constraints Triangle as a tool to help others understand the relationship of time, cost, and scope in any project
Learn the fundamental tools and techniques of business analysis at each stage of a project
Recognize the significance of risk management to the proper management of an SDLC project
Be able to create the three major baselines (Scope, Schedule and Cost) necessary to properly control a project
Understand how requirements are tracked and validated using a Requirements Traceability Matrix
Know how to determine the Critical Path through a network of activities
Assign relative estimate values using Planning Poker
Know how to decompose Work Packages into Activities that are sized for proper managerial overview
Create an Iteration (Sprint) Backlog from a prioritized Product Backlog
Understand the key features of your projects Test Plan
Track and apply the concept of Velocity to your Release and Iteration plans
Certification:
Exam Information
Delivery: Online and Paper-based
Format: Closed-book format, participants can bring scratch paper
Proctoring: Live/Webcam
Duration: 60 minutes, 15 minutes additional time for non-native candidates
# of Questions: 40 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) (1 mark per question)
Pass Grade: 65%
Who can Attend?
Audience:
This course is designed for participants who plan, manage and execute software/ systems development, life cycle, and projects (SDLC). It would be beneficial for:
Managers of Software Development organizations
Project Managers
Team Leads
Business Analysis Managers
Business Analysts
Testing Managers
Systems Testers
Product Owners
Program Managers
Systems Architects
QA Professionals
Anyone wanting to enhance their business analysis or project management skills