Designed for business analysts and anyone new to Agile software development, this course will give you a solid grounding in the essentials of systems development using Agile. Systems Development Essentials is a Specialist Practitioner module on the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis. Course details Duration: 3 days Exam Included Next available course 7th May 2024 Virtual Classroom £1,250 +VAT Add to basket 22nd July 2024 Virtual Classroom £1,250 +VAT Add to basket 4th September 2024 Virtual Classroom £1,250 +VAT Add to basket View all dates Close all dates 4th November 2024 Virtual Classroom £1,250 +VAT Add to basket 6th January 2025 Virtual Classroom £1,250 +VAT Add to basket 17th March 2025 Virtual Classroom £1,250 +VAT Add to basket 21st May 2025 Virtual Classroom £1,250 +VAT Add to basket Designed for business analysts and anyone new to Agile software development, this course will give you a solid grounding in the essentials of systems development using Agile. Systems Development Essentials is a Specialist Practitioner module on the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis. Course details This business analysis eLearning course introduces the core principles and key tools and techniques of Business Analysis, brought to life through interactive, practical exercises. Flexible eLearning, in your own time, from any location.All of our eLearning subscriptions are supplied with access to our digital course manual for this particular subject. Check out our Try Before You Buy section to see what our eLearning can offer you. Subscription options: 180 days £325 +VAT Add to basket 180 days + Exam £495 +VAT Add to basket Designed for business analysts and anyone new to Agile software development, this course will give you a solid grounding in the essentials of systems development using Agile. Systems Development Essentials is a Specialist Practitioner module on the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis. Course details Duration: 3 days Next available course Who is this course for? Business analysts, customer journey analysts, solution developers, project managers and anyone who needs a thorough practical understanding of the various systems development approaches including the Agile framework. Systems Development Essentials is also a Specialist Practitioner module on the BCS (ISEB) International Diploma in Business Analysis. About the course An overview of the issues and concepts involved in developing quality business solutions using Agile, the Systems Development Essentials course is perfect for business analysts and anyone wishing to learn about Agile software development. Study a number of systems development life cycles, both defined and evolutionary, and examine the context in which different lifecycles could be applied, before focusing on an Agile approach. Topics covered include examining how the systems development effort can be organised; understanding requirements; stakeholders and roles in an agile environment and techniques that support iterative development such as prototyping, hothousing and scenarios. When combined with our Systems Modelling Techniques course, this module provides you with the core tools and techniques you’ll need to become an effective systems analyst, development team analyst or technical business analyst. About the course AssistKD's Systems Development Essentials using Agile e-learning course covers a number of systems development life cycles, both defined and evolutionary, and examines the context in which different lifecycles could be applied before focusing on an Agile approach. Some of the key areas this course looks at include examining how the systems development effort can be organised, understanding requirements, stakeholders and roles in an agile environment, and considering techniques that support iterative development such as prototyping, hothousing and scenarios. How is the course structured? To give you more of an idea of what you’ll learn and how the course will help you, here’s a quick guide to those three days. Day 1 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Quality driven systems developmentDevelopment lifecycles (Linear and Evolutionary)Solution development approaches (Scrum, XP. DSDM, RUP)Defining the systemRoles in systems developmentRequirements in an Agile environment Day 2 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Obtaining requirementsThe use of facilitated workshopsDocumenting requirementsIntroduction to user storiesSelected models to support systems development (UML Use cases and Class diagrams) Day 3 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Elaborating the solutionIterative system development (managing and estimating iterations)Systems design and testingConsiderations for systems deploymentAutomated support for systems development Course manual For virtual courses a printed copy of the latest edition of the comprehensive course manual will be sent to your home address in good time for the start of your course. Our delegates tell us that having access to a physical document is beneficial as both a reference document and for taking notes during the course. In addition, a link will be emailed to you to enable you to access an electronic copy of the same comprehensive manual for convenient future reference. Is there an exam? Yes. During this three day course you’ll receive all the training you need to prepare for the BCS Systems Development Essentials exam. A pass will contribute (as a Specialist Practitioner module) towards the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis. For delegates attending a classroom, virtual or eLearning course, the exam is a written, scenario based exam, and is to be taken online from your home or office using our remote proctored service, TestReach. You have 90 minutes to complete the exam and the pass mark is 25/50. What’s next? If this course is part of your BCS Diploma in Business Analysis programme you have a choice of further modules which include the core BA Diploma modules, Business Analysis Practice and Requirements Engineering. Candidates who have already completed Systems Development Essentials also need to pass one of the Foundation Specialisms; in Business Analysis, IS Project Management, Business Change or Commercial Awareness. The structure of the certification is shown here. What’s next? If this course is part of your BCS Diploma in Business Analysis programme you have a choice of further modules which include the Core BA Diploma modules, Business Analysis Practice and Requirements Engineering. Candidates who have already completed Systems Development Essentials also need to pass one of the Foundation Specialisms; in Business Analysis, IS Project Management, Business Change or Commercial Awareness. The structure of the certification is shown here. Full course outline Systems Development Essentials using Agile (a three-day course) Course Content Introduction Characteristics of software quality The purposes, objectives and tasks of systems development Roles and responsibilities in systems development Technical and interpersonal skills of the business analysts and solution developers Systems architecture Enterprise, systems and infrastructure levels of architecture Inputs at an enterprise level Inputs at system and infrastructure level Model Driven Architecture Development approaches Bespoke development Commercial off the shelf (COTS) software package solutions Configuring and customising COTS software package solutions Component-based systems development Service-based solutions and other approaches Evolutionary prototyping Systems development lifecycles Waterfall model V model Incremental model Spiral (evolutionary) model Advantages and disadvantages of each approach Selection of an appropriate development approach Methods and approaches Detailed study of the Agile approach including life cycle, deliverables and roles Iterative systems development using the DSDM Atern methodology Other agile development methodologies (The Unified Process (UP), Scrum, eXtreme Programming) Modelling techniques Models of the Unified Modeling Language (UML) Interpretation and principles of: Use case diagram Use case description Class diagram State machine diagram Validating models using a CRUD matrix Requirements in an Agile environment Fact finding approaches: Workshops Interviewing Questionnaires Scenario analysis, storyboarding, user stories and hot-housing Model office and focus groups Functional requirements definition Non-functional requirements definition Documenting & prioritising requirements Human aspects of systems investigation and introducing change Iterative systems development Features of iterative development approach Prototyping Categories of prototype Timeboxing Prototype development plans Systems design, implementation and maintenance Design principles and constraints (legal, ethical, financial) Systems deployment and hand over Post-implementation reviews Different types of maintenance Estimation and development planning Quality assurance Definitions of software quality The V model Requirements-driven testing Static testing: types of walkthrough and inspection Post-project reviews CASE and CAST tools Features of Computer-aided Software Engineering (CASE) and Computer-aided Software Testing tools (CAST) Life-cycle coverage Requirements traceability Advantages and disadvantages of software development support tools ©Assist Knowledge Development Ltd. 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