BCS Systems Development Essentials (ISEB)

Course Dates, Location & Prices

This 3 day course is only available for on-site deleivery

This course is run in conjunction with a Business Analyst Solutions accredited training partner.

Systems Development Essentials - Intended Audience

Business Analysts, Requirements Engineers, Systems Analysts and Consultants who wish to gain an industry recognised qualification and possibly go on to achieve an BCS Business Analysis Diploma.

Part of the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis

Systems Development Essentials is a Practitioner Specialism module for those wanting to achieve the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis.

Systems Development Essentials Course Objectives

Systems Development Essentials provides Business Analysts with a good grounding in systems investigation and quality assurance - the underpinning of successful systems development. The course examines the fundamental differences between object-oriented and structured systems developments and differentiates between generic lifecycle types, methods and approaches. Key areas such as designing test cases for the requirements, identifying different architectures for system development solutions and how CASE tools can be used to support the method selected are explored. Holders of the BCS certificate in Systems Development Essentials should be able to:

Identify the tasks and disciplines required for systems development and implementation.
Investigate a system.
Interpret business requirements and produce systems requirements.
Quality assure the systems requirements documentation.
Design test cases for the requirements.
Describe the commonly-used development lifecycles defined in the syllabus.
Describe in detail one methodology that embraces one (or more) of these lifecycles.
Describe the structure and activities of this methodology.
Describe, interpret and quality assure the key models that the selected methodology uses for defining the process, static and event perspectives of the system.
Make effective use of different methods of interpersonal communications.
Identify different architectures for the systems development solutions.
Conduct a system review.
Explain how CASE tools might be used to support the method.

At the end of the final day candidates will take the BCS exam in Systems Development Essentials.

Case Study

A team-based case study is used throughout the course modules. Delegates are encouraged to make short informal presentations at the end of each case study exercise to build their confidence.

Course information

This course is run in conjunction with a Business Analyst Solutions accredited training partner.

Courses run from approximately 9.00 - 5.30 During the last 1 hour 15 minutes of the course candidates sit the BCS exam in Systems Development Essentials, the exam fee is included in the costs shown above. The format for the examination is a one hour written (open book) examination based on a business scenario with 15 minutes reading time.

The course is non-residential, however we can provide a list of recommended hotels close to the venue for those wanting to arrange accommodation. Refreshments are available.

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