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Requirements Courses

 

"Excellent course, will be helpful for me in the future." - Raul K.

"The whole course was extremely valuable and relevant to my job.
The instruction was excellent. I would recommend the course to anyone that works
in software/systems engineering." - James M.

"Very interesting course, taught by an obvious expert in the field, happy to modify course to suit participants." Daniel B.

"Great course leader, highly enthusiastic" - Nick P.

"Ian was a very good teacher and made the course interesting" - Nathan Q.

"More than met my expectations, gave a great insight to the subject area.
Presentation was excellent, kept interest with examples" - David U.

"An excellent trainer/lecturer who knows subject well and who provides real examples
to illustrate points to enhance training. Inspiring, professional, and well presented" - Chris R.

"I am new to requirements writing. I found this interesting and [it] has provided lots of ideas.
[Instructor was] Very knowledgeable and was willing to explain further when required" - Gin K.

"Thought the use by Ian of his experiences in other fields very interesting.
[I liked] to hear views from outside our area. We had time for the exercises and for discussion throughout." - Judith A.

"The trainer has had a great deal of experience which he was able to draw on to pass on to us to take back and consider" - Kathie B.

Systems Engineering Foundation Course

"[Most valuable was] applying knowledge from slides into Exercises." - Kamal K.

"Very helpful course. Lots to think about and apply in future projects." - Paul H.

"Excellent course, enjoyable yet informative." - Ian F.

"Presenters encouraged group participation that was very beneficial." - Dick D.

"Very impressed. I would like to see all of our Project Managers attend this course." - Des K.

"[Most valuable were] the checklists, do's and don'ts of User Requirements and the application of use cases." - Tonye O.

"[Most valuable was] visibility of how Systems Engineering relates to existing processes. Jargon busting." - Geoff B.

"[Most valuable was] requirements capture and management. A very useful and enjoyable course - thanks!" - Laura C.

"Excellent course" - Huw E.

"Demo on tools very useful - to see something in practice.
Very good course with excellent presentation that maintained interest throughout.
Liked the 2nd [requirements] day with the detailed analysis." - Robert B.

"[The most valuable thing for me was] the methodical approach to SE
and the importance of capturing requirements fully at an early stage.
An excellent course." - David K.

"[What I found most valuable was the introduction to] User Requirements Capture techniques.
Participative exercises are useful and break up the 'chalk and talk'. Also it helps when actual examples are given.
Overall, an excellent course which I suggest more of my colleagues should attend." - John T.

"[The] obvious enthusiasm of the instructors became infectious,
prompting good feedback from the delegates (we learnt a lot from each other)." - Roger P.

"The course worked very well when items were put into context and related to [our industry]." - Dougal T.

"Probably the most important course I have attended, and very enjoyable." - Steve M.

"The course was very well presented, and questions were fielded exceptionally well." - Robert A.

 DOORS and DXL Training Courses

"We have just completed our 'Requirements Engineering with DOORS' course
and I am happy to say that we all found the course a very rewarding experience.
Ian was an excellent trainer and conveyed the DOORS tool and some detailed
Requirements engineering techniques in a very proficient manner.
The course certainly met/exceeded our expectations and I would definitely
recommend the course to other parties with similar needs/skill base." - A Course Organiser.

"It was very good and all relevant to my job." - Steve S.

"[Most valuable was] understanding links and describing the modelling of all the modules".

"[I liked] the hands on aspect and the chance to work through problems relevant to the delegates." - William P.

"[The best thing was]" - relevant information tailored to our requirements and way of working. Overall, very good. - Ray S.

"[I liked the] real working examples." - Phil R.

"This was the best course we've ever had here." - Paul T.

"[Best was] discussion of traceability and hands on exercises.
Especially the discussions of problems pertinent to current work projects.
Also I found the parts on extending use cases to form scenarios very useful." - Jeremy N.

"[I liked the] ability to carry out hands on work alongside lectures.
Lecturer's knowledge vastly improved the course content." - Andy W.

"Enjoyed the workshop hands on element and also the Q&A session which helped on project problems." - Mark H.

"[Best was the] overview of requirements engineering, basic DOORS driving, creating modules, linking, introduction to DXL and DXL examples." - Phil W.

"The course was very useful for beginners with DOORS giving confidence to implement DOORS on a real project" - John S.

"[What I found most valuable was] hands on experience of DOORS and opportunity to try DOORS with real documents" - Jamie S.

"[What I found most valuable were] hands on, practical application tips" - Bill W.

"[What I found most valuable was that it] gave me an idea about the use of DOORS and the principles of Systems Engineering" - William M.

"[What I found most valuable were] discussions regarding Systems Engineering and the corresponding use of DOORS for those SE activities" - Paul C.

"[What I found most valuable were the] principles of DOORS in a SE environment;
scope for enhanced work with DXL; experienced view of making it work. Thankyou!" - Phil W.

"Excellent course, enjoyed it" - Everett N.

"This course helped me understand the concept of requirements capture [and gave me] knowledge of what DOORS can provide" - John B.

"[What I found most valuable was] the ability to link test methods to the user requirements - traceability of testing to req'ts.
Good requirements are critical to the success of any project - this is a great tool." - Andy F.

[What I found most valuable was] "getting an understanding of DOORS. I really love this program." - Janie O. (Copenhagen)

"Improved my understanding of Requirements Engineering" - Mikael L.

"It was a nice course, high quality. It is nice to listen to a person that knows about requirements and DOORS so well." - Anita S.

"I am a beginner in Requirements Handling, and I had a good opportunity to start understanding the process and the tools for handling requirements" - GianLuca M.

[What I found most valuable was] "the practical exercises and the personal experience from the instructor" - Neil S.

"The course provided insight into requirements management that I had no experience of before. In particular the flexibility of DOORS." - Mark S.

"The pace of the tutor was just right and gave us 'virgin' reqts management guys enough time to take things on board." - Philip M.

"It has given me a flavour for what DOORS can do." - Tom H.

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