Discover business needs and turn them into clear requirements
Why this Requirements Engineering course is right for you.
This course is suitable if you work with requirements and want a structured approach to developing requirements that align with business objectives and support fit-for-purpose solutions.
You will:
- plan an appropriate requirements engineering approach;
- select and apply suitable elicitation techniques;
- document different types of requirements clearly;
- analyze and refine individual requirements and requirement sets;
- validate requirements with stakeholders;
- manage requirement quality, change, and traceability;
- prepare for the EXIN BCS certification exam.
Requirements Engineering
Over three days, participants develop practical skills for eliciting, documenting, analyzing, validating, and managing requirements. An end-to-end Requirements Engineering framework shows how appropriate techniques can be selected and applied at each stage.
Particular attention is given to stakeholder collaboration, alignment with business objectives, requirement quality, and managing change.
Recommended reading is the BCS publication Business Analysis, 4th Edition. Studying the book before taking the exam is advised.
This course is suitable for Business Analysts, Systems Analysts, Product Owners, product managers, project managers, business change professionals, and others responsible for defining or managing requirements.
Check your exam readiness.
CONTENT OF THE COURSE
Planning the Requirements Approach
This module explains the origins of Requirements Engineering and explains why Requirements Engineering is important. In this module, we learn how to prepare for the Requirements Engineering activities.
Eliciting Requirements
This module explains different types of knowledge: tacit and explicit. It also discusses requirements elicitation techniques and their advantages and disadvantages.
Documenting Requirements
This module focuses on how to document requirements. Different frameworks for requirements formulation are introduced (traditional requirements statements, user stories). It also introduces two types of requirements: business and solution with subcategories within each requirement type. It explains the dependencies between requirements types and categories.
Analyzing Requirements
This module focuses on refining requirements and the requirements sets, and explaining additional methods to analyze and organize requirements.
Validating Requirements
This module discusses different stakeholders in Requirements Engineering as well as their contribution to this process. It also explains how to check the requirements and whether they properly address the stakeholders’ needs. It discusses different validation approaches and zooms into a review process.
Managing Requirements
This module tackles aspects of requirements management like configuration control, change control, and baselining. It also discusses the advantages and pitfalls of the usage of dedicated tooling such as Requirements Management packages.
Official EXIN exam
At the end of the third-course day, delegates will take an exam.
EXAMINATION FORMAT
It is a one-hour, ‘closed book’ exam with 40 multiple-choice questions. Candidates are entitled to an additional 15 minutes if the examination is in a language that is not their native/official language.
The pass mark is 65%: 26 correct answers out of 40.
Candidates with positive exam results will receive the EXIN BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering.
You can also take the exam without a course. You can purchase an exam voucher here.
EXAMINATION BODY
TOTAL INVESTMENT
The course costs € 1845,00 (excluding 21% VAT) per person. This amount includes training materials and exam costs.
EXAM
The exam costs € 265,00 (excluding 21% VAT) and is included in the price.
COURSE MATERIAL
Delegates will receive a binder with slides, additional hand-outs, and access to online sample exam questions. Additionally, delegates will receive the BCS publication “Business Analysis, 4th edition”. If they already have this book, then alternative will be provided: BCS publication “123 Business Analysis Techniques”.
CATERING
Coffee/tea and lunch are included in the price of the training. If you have any dietary requirements due to food allergies, please don’t forget to mention them during your registration procedure.
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
Click the Register tab, select the date when you want to follow the course, and fill out the registration form. You will receive an invoice within a week after your registration is completed. Please assure the payment is settled within 30 days or before the start date of the training, at the latest.
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This course is available in the open-schedule format on the following dates:
– 12, 13, 14 October 2026 (online Masterclass)
– 14, 15, 16 December 2026 (online Masterclass)
This course is also available in the in-company format. If you want to know more, call us at +31 6 38 33 01 33 or send us a message.
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If you doubt whether this course is suitable for your team/organization, do not hesitate to contact us. We can explain the details of different certification programs for business analysts and advise you on what can work for your team and your organization.
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