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Business Analysis and Requirements Life Cycle Management
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9,044 students

Business Analysis and Requirements Life Cycle Management

Business Analysis Certification Program (IIBA - ECBA Certification)
Last updated 11/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Describe the requirements life cycle
  • Recognise how business analysis core concepts are applied while managing requirements
  • Demonstrate your understanding of principles related to requirements life cycle management
  • Describe the concept of traceability
  • Recognise issues around tracing requirements that a business analyst must consider
  • Recognise the guidelines and techniques used during the Trace Requirements task
  • Recognise the role of stakeholders with respect to tracing requirements and designs
  • Understand what's involved in developing requirements traceability documentation
  • Use guidelines for maintaining requirements
  • Recognise how techniques are used to maintain requirements
  • Recognise issues around the prioritization of requirements
  • Use tools and techniques used when prioritizing requirements
  • Understand the role of stakeholders with respect to prioritizing requirements and designs
  • Recognise what's involved in maintaining and prioritizing requirements and designs
  • Understand relevant considerations a business analyst must make when assessing changes to requirements
  • Use guidelines and techniques used when assessing changes to requirements
  • Identify the outputs of the Assess Requirements Changes task
  • Recognise a business analyst's responsibilities related to the approval of requirements
  • Understand how requirements are reviewed and approved
  • Recognise what's involved in assessing and approving requirements

Course content

1 section36 lectures2h 56m total length
  • A day in the life of a business analyst3:24

    A day in the life of a business analyst

  • Course Choice, Skill Development and Prior Knowledge
  • Course Overview2:51

    In this course, we're going to begin looking at the business analysis knowledge area Requirements Life Cycle Management.

  • Effective Learning7:04

    Effective Learning

  • FAQs1:02

    FAQs

  • Program Overview10:37

    The Business Analysis Certification Program is aligned with the (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge Guide) BABOK v3 and has a total of fourteen sections that are also presented as individual courses for your convenience.

  • Requirements Life Cycle Management6:48

    After completing this topic, you should be able to describe the requirements life cycle.

  • Requirements Life Cycle Management0:09

    Requirements Life Cycle Management

  • Requirements Management and the BACCM (TM)4:19

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how business analysis core concepts are applied while managing requirements

  • The Science of Better Learning5:14

    The Science of Better Learning

  • Requirements Life Cycle Management Input/Output Diagram0:09

    Requirements Life Cycle Management Input/Output Diagram

  • Exercise - Understanding Requirements Management10:11

    After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of principles related to requirements life cycle management.

  • Requirements and Traceability4:15

    After completing this topic, you should be able to describe the concept of traceability

  • Trace Requirements - Inputs and Elements6:40

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise issues around tracing requirements that a business analyst must consider

  • Process Traceability Diagram0:09

    Process Traceability Diagram

  • Trace Requirements - Guidelines and Techniques5:49

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the guidelines and techniques used during the Trace Requirements task

  • Trace Requirements - Stakeholders and Outputs4:10

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the role of stakeholders with respect to tracing requirements and designs

  • Exercise - Trace Requirements10:01

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in developing requirements traceability documentation

  • Maintain Requirements - Elements and Guidelines6:20

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise guidelines for maintaining requirements

  • Maintain Requirements Input/Output Diagram0:08

    Maintain Requirements Input/Output Diagram

  • Maintain Requirements - Techniques and Stakeholders5:32

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how techniques are used to maintain requirements

  • Concepts, Insights and Inquiries
  • Prioritise Requirements - Inputs and Elements6:58

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise issues around the prioritisation of requirements

  • Prioritise Requirements - Guidelines and Techniques5:04

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise tools and techniques used when prioritizing requirements

  • Prioritize Requirements Input/Output Diagram0:04

    Prioritize Requirements Input/Output Diagram

  • Prioritise Requirements - Stakeholders and Outputs3:42

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the role of stakeholders with respect to prioritizing requirements and designs

  • Exercise - Maintain and Prioritize Requirements8:21

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in maintaining and prioritizing requirements and designs

  • Assess Requirements Changes - Inputs and Elements5:14

    After completing this topic, you should be able to  recognize considerations a business analyst must make when assessing changes to requirements

  • Assess Requirements Changes Input/Output Diagram0:14

    Assess Requirements Changes Input/Output Diagram

  • Assess Requirements Changes - Guidelines and Techniques5:34

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize guidelines and techniques used when assessing changes to requirements

  • Assess Requirements Changes - Stakeholders and Outputs3:35

    After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the outputs of the Assess Requirements Changes task

  • Approve Requirements - Inputs and Elements5:30

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise a business analyst's responsibilities related to the approval of requirements

  • Approve Requirements Input/Output Diagram0:07

    Approve Requirements Input/Output Diagram

  • Approve Requirements - Guidelines and Techniques6:15

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how requirements are reviewed and approved

  • Exercise - Assess and Approve Requirements10:13

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in assessing and approving requirements

  • Practical Activity: Requirement Traceability Matrix
  • Business Analysis and Requirements Life Cycle Management
  • Business Analysis and Requirements Life Cycle Management
  • IIBA Certifications0:04

    IIBA Certifications

  • Business Analysis and Requirements Life Cycle Management2:32

    In this course, we're going to begin looking at the business analysis knowledge area Requirements Life Cycle Management.

  • Takeaways, Practical Applications and Endorsements
  • Applied Knowledge is the Real Power17:45

    You think knowing stuff changes the game? You think sitting in a library, stacking up facts like you’re building a Jenga tower, is gonna make you a winner? Man, that’s cute. But life ain't a trivia night. Information alone? It’s worthless. It’s like having a Lamborghini in your garage but you never learned how to drive. You just sit in it, making engine noises. Vroom vroom. People walk by, they see the car, but they also see you ain't going nowhere. You got all this knowledge, all these textbooks, but when life throws a punch, you’re still looking up the definition of "duck." It’s what you *do* with that information that actually matters. Don't be the person with the shiny car and no keys.

Requirements

  • No special requirements or prerequisites, but general knowledge about business would facilitate learning.

Description

The Business Analysis and Requirements Life Cycle Management ourse is aligned with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge Guide (BABOK3), and in this course we're going to begin looking at the business analysis knowledge area Requirements Life Cycle Management.

Requirements are the foundation of all your business analysis activities. If the objective of a project is to deliver solutions that best meet requirements, then you'd best keep a close eye on those requirements and the designs that address them.

So let's look at what your role is in tracing and maintaining requirements and designs.

Introduction to Requirements Life Cycle

1. Requirements Life Cycle Management

2. Requirements Management and the BACCM TM

3. Exercise: Understanding Requirements Management

Trace Requirements

1. Requirements and Traceability

2. Trace Requirements: Inputs and Elements

3. Trace Requirements: Guidelines and Techniques

4. Trace Requirements: Stakeholders and Outputs

5. Exercise: Trace Requirements

Maintain and Prioritize Requirements

1. Maintain Requirements: Elements and Guidelines

2. Maintain Requirements: Techniques and Stakeholders

3. Prioritize Requirements: Inputs and Elements

4. Prioritize Requirements: Guidelines and Techniques

5. Prioritize Requirements: Stakeholders and Outputs

6. Exercise: Maintain and Prioritize Requirements

Assess Changes and Approve Requirements

1. Assess Requirements Changes: Inputs and Elements

2. Assess Requirements Changes: Guidelines and Techniques

3. Assess Requirements Changes: Stakeholders and Outputs

4. Approve Requirements: Inputs and Elements

5. Approve Requirements: Guidelines and Techniques

6. Exercise: Assess and Approve Requirements

You can use this course to improve your business analysis knowledge and abilities and to obtain the certifications provided by the International Institute of Business Analysis.

This course is part of the Business Analysis Certification Program which includes 14 courses. That’s it! Now go ahead and push that “Take this course” button and see you on the inside!

Who this course is for:

  • Individuals ready to develop their business analysis skills, knowledge and behaviors as practicing business analysis professionals.