Program Number: C020-20012015
Requirements Management - Yeah, I Need That!
Category: A
Activity Sponsor: PMINJ Chapter (C020)
PDUs: - 1.5
Leadership - 0.0
Strategic - 0.0
Technical - 1.5
Statistics indicate it, Business Analysts proclaim it,
Customers complain about it! Requirements gathering and
successful delivery of functionality is a difficult and
often frustrating project task. When requirements are
managed poorly and incorrectly, the outcome can lead to
seriously challenged projects and project failure.
Obtaining the "real" requirements from stakeholders is the
objective. It has been, and continues to be, one of
the major obstacles that must be overcome to achieve project
success. Clients and other key stakeholders often struggle
with the requirements gathering process because they find it
difficult to articulate their actual needs. They focus more
on providing specifications than actually describing the
required functionality. The result is a collection of
"nice to haves," unneeded features, partially explained
functionality, and specifications that are labeled as
requirements.
This presentation examines some of these issues and offers
suggestions and techniques that may improve the requirements
gathering process and increase the probability of meeting
stakeholder expectations. It is very well known within the
project management community that effective Gathering,
Management, and Delivery of requirements are critical
success factors and a well-defined methodology will position
you for a favorable project experience.
Bio:
Frank P. Saladis, PMP, PMI Fellow is the Owner / Founder
of Blue Marble Enterprizes Inc. and Project Imaginers. Frank
is an accomplished leader and contributor in the discipline
of project management. He is the author of 12 published
books, the past editor of the All PM Newsletter and the
author of over 150 project management articles. Frank
provides training and consulting internationally and has
educated and entertained countless audiences with a special
blend of project management knowledge and tasteful humor. He
is also a senior project management instructor and
consultant for the International Institute for Learning
(IIL).
Frank is the Originator / Founder of International Project
Management Day which launched in 2004 and has been growing
in recognition yearly. The goal of International Project
Management Day is the worldwide recognition of the many
project managers and project teams in every industry
including nonprofit organizations and health care who
contribute their time, energy, creativity, innovation, and
countless hours to deliver products, services, facilities,
and provide emergency and disaster recovery services in
every city and community around the world.
His leadership activity within PMI included the position of
President of the New York City PMI chapter for ten years,
President of the Assembly of Chapter Presidents, and Chair
of the Education and Training Specific Interest Group. He
received a PMI Fellow Award in October 2013.
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