Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering
- Learn how to take a best practice approach to defining business requirements
- Develop a set of practices and processes to identify requirements in order to develop and design business solutions
- Techniques to engage with stakeholders and draw out information to define requirements
- Attain one of the four modules you need to gain the International Diploma in Business Analysis, which follows entry onto the professional registration for IT technicians (RITTech)
Who is it for?
- This practitioner certificate is designed for people who want to gain an understanding of the role that business, customer and requirements play within professional business contexts
- Suitable for business analysts, project managers, systems analysts, product owners, product managers and those involved in business change processes and/or projects
What are the entry requirements?
- There are no pre-requisites for this certification.
What will I learn?
This certificate was updated (July 2021) as a part of our aim to continuously improve the quality of learning within our professional certifications. This update allows BCS to remain at the forefront of best practice industry standards for professional certifications. In the updated BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering you’ll learn how to take a systematic approach to eliciting, defining, analysing, validating, documenting and managing requirements.
The certificate includes:
- The Requirements Engineering Framework
- How to elicit requirements and techniques to use
- How to collaborate and communicate with stakeholders in the requirements process
- How to write a user story
- Best practice approaches to document requirements
- How to manage requirements
- Validating, prioritising and quality assurance in the requirements process
- Analysing and evaluation of requirements
The syllabus includes training objectives, details of modules and learning hours, plus a recommended reading list:
What format is the exam?
Please refer to the individual syllabus for the exam format.
Resources to help you study
Business Analysis 4th edition
This bestselling textbook explores a range of approaches and techniques for business analysis and covers the syllabus for the Business Analysis Foundation Certificate.
Please refer to your syllabus for information on required reading.
What are the benefits of gaining a BCS certification?
Become a Professional member for free* on gaining your certification and enjoy networking opportunities with over 60,000 professionals, as well as access to resources online.
Map your skills and identify your goals along your career path by following the SFIAplus industry-standard framework.
Gain an internationally recognised certification, enabling you to take your skills around the world.
What's next?
Demonstrate your skills and expertise by gaining the internationally-recognised International Diploma in Business Analysis, available once you have completed three other modules as well as this core module.
International Diploma in Business Analysis
- Available once you’ve completed four modules: two core modules, one knowledge module and one practitioner module
- You’ll have an oral examination to discuss your experience and capabilities
Read more about our International Diploma in Business Analysis
*This offer applies to first-time BCS members. Free membership is applicable for your first year as a BCS member only.
This qualification is not regulated by the following United Kingdom Regulators - Ofqual, Qualifications Wales, CCEA Regulation or SQA.
