Requirements Engineering & Business Analysis

Brief description

*) Stakeholder analysis and management: Introduction to identifying and analyzing stakeholders, their roles and needs as well as methods for effective stakeholder engagement and communication *Requirements elicitation techniques: in-depth study of various requirements elicitation techniques such as interviews, questionnaires, observations, workshops and brainstorming to capture complete and accurate requirements *) Business process analysis and optimization: methods and tools for analyzing existing business processes, identifying weaknesses and developing optimization proposals to increase efficiency and effectiveness *) Creation and management of requirements specifications: Fundamentals and best practices for creating clear, complete and verifiable requirements specifications as well as techniques for ongoing management and adaptation of requirements as the project progresses *) Design Thinking: Introduction to the principles and methods of Design Thinking to develop creative and user-centered solutions to complex problems and put innovative ideas into practice

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

*) Curedale, R. (2019). Design Thinking Process & Methods‎ Design. Community College Inc. *) Eskerod, P. & Jepsen, A.L. (2013). Project Stakeholder Management. Routledge. *) Gerstbach, P. & Gerstbach, I. (2019). Basiswissen Business-Analyse: Probleme lösen, Chancen nutzen (2. Aufl.). Redline Verlag. *) Hruschka, P. (2023). Business Analysis und Requirements Engineering: Produkte und Prozesse nachhaltig verbessern. Carl Hanser Verlag. *) Project Management Institute (2023). Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide (2nd ed.). Project Management Institute.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, group and individual work, discussions/presentations

Assessment methods and criteria

*) Assessment of the quality of the work assignments completed by the students and cooperation (30%) *) 70% final written examination (multiple choice)

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Modul Projektmanagement

Infos

Degree programme

Projektmanagement & Data Analytics

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2026

Semester

2 SS

Incoming

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, students will be able to, *) name the basic concepts and terminology of requirements engineering and business analysis, *) explain the principles and methods of stakeholder identification and requirements elicitation in the context of business processes, *) apply techniques for requirements elicitation and stakeholder identification in real project scenarios, *) analyze business processes and identify opportunities for improvement and optimization, *) evaluate the quality of requirements specifications and business process analyses and make well-founded suggestions for improvement, *) create comprehensive requirements specifications and coordinate them with stakeholders and perform ongoing management of requirements and stakeholders.

Course code

0948-25-01-BB-DE-17