Systems Development Essentials
Training
In Sandbach
Description
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Type
Training
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Location
Sandbach
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Duration
3 Days
This course focuses on the fundamental skills of systems development: systems investigation; systems requirements definition; modelling; planning & quality assurance, which underpin every good systems development. The course explains how systems development work is organised, and distinguishes between several different lifecycle types, methods & approaches, looking at advantages and disadvantages. Suitable for: Those who are likely to become involved in business analysis or systems development at any level, including: Business Analysts and Systems Analysts. Developers. Project Managers and Team Leaders. Quality Assurance and Quality Control Managers. Release Managers and Test Managers
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About this course
There are no pre-requisites for the course. Delegates can take an optional one-hour written examination at the end of the course. Successful candidates are awarded the ISEB Certificate in Systems Development Essentials.
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Course programme
This course will enable delegates to:
* Describe several lifecycle approaches to systems development and describe in detail one approach that embraces one or more of these lifecycles
* Identify the techniques, disciplines and tools required for systems development and implementation
* Identify different architectures for systems development solutions
* Investigate and interpret business requirements to produce systems requirements
* Quality assure systems requirements, documentation and models
* Make effective use of different methods of communication
* Prepare for the ISEB Certificate in Systems Development Essentials
Course Content
The Role of the Systems Analyst and Designer
Identify the actors / roles & responsibilities
Characteristics of the systems analyst / designer
Systems Architecture
Different levels of architecture
Inputs at Enterprise, Systems and Infrastructure level
Impacts of design considerations
Development Approaches
Component based, evolutionary/iterative/agile
Bespoke development and software package solutions
Systems Development Lifecycles
Waterfall, V model, Incremental, Spiral
Advantages, disadvantages and selection of an approach
Methods and Approaches
Structure and content of a chosen and representative method
Description and interpretation of representative models
Roles and products within the chosen method
Systems Investigation
Workshops, Prototyping, Interviewing, Questionnaires, Scenario analysis
Functional and non-functional requirements definition
Human aspects of systems investigation & introducing change
Documenting system requirements
Systems Design, Implementation & Maintenance
Aspects of the production environment
Design principles & constraints (legal, ethical, financial)
Sign off and hand over
Post-implementation reviews
Service Level Agreements
Case Tools
Features
Life-cycle coverage
Requirements traceability
Advantages and disadvantages
Additional information
Systems Development Essentials