Requirements Manager with ITIL® Foundation (Version 5)

In this course, you will learn how to systematically record requirements for products or systems, document them clearly and manage their implementation in everyday project work. You will be introduced step by step to proven methods and techniques of requirements management - in a practical and application-oriented way. Another forward-looking topic is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the professional environment: you will learn how AI technologies are already changing the world of work today and how you can integrate them into your processes in a meaningful way. You will also familiarize yourself with ITIL®, the internationally recognized IT service management library. You will learn how you can use this standard to make workflows in the IT organization more efficient, optimize processes and align services specifically to the needs of users.
  • Certificates: Certificate "IREB® Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering - Foundation Level"
    Certificate "ITIL® Foundation (Version 5)"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    IREB® Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering – Foundation Level
    ITIL® Foundation (Version 5) (Prüfungsvoucher im Kurs enthalten)
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 6 Weeks

Requirements manager including IREB® Foundation Level

Basics (approx. 1 day)

Definitions of terms

ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148: 2018

Types of requirements

Roles and tasks


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Work products and documentation (approx. 5 days)

General documentation guidelines

Template-based work products, model-based work products

Glossaries

Requirements documents and documentation structures

prototypes

Quality criteria


Requirements elicitation (approx. 2 days)

Sources of requirements

Requirements categorization according to the

Kano model

Elicitation techniques

Coordination and conflict resolution


Validation (approx. 1 day)

Quality aspects

Review techniques

Exploration techniques


Process and work structure (approx. 1 day)

Influencing factors, facets of processes

Configuration of processes


Requirements management (approx. 3 days)

Lifecycle management

Version control and traceability

Configurations and baselines

Attributes and views

Dealing with changes

Tool support


Agile requirements management (approx. 1 day)

Dealing with functional requirements

Quality requirements and constraints

Prioritizing and scaling


Elicitation (approx. 1 day)

Sources of requirements

Investigation techniques

conflict resolution


Requirements Management (approx. 1 day)

Requirements landscape and requirements information model

Version and change management

Traceability of requirements

Variant management for requirements


Requirements modeling (approx. 1 day)

Context modeling

Information structure view

Dynamic views

Scenario modeling


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "IREB® Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering - Foundation Level" (approx. 3 days)

ITIL® Foundation (Version 5)

Important ITIL terms and definitions (approx. 2 days)

Management of digital products and services

Products, services and service offerings

Value creation and service relationships

Service consumers, service providers, sponsors, customers and users

Service quality and service level agreements (SLA)

Utility, warranty, user experience and sustainability

ITIL product and service lifecycle

Continual improvement


The four dimensions of ITIL product and service management (approx. 1 day)

Organizations and people

Partners and suppliers

Information and technology

Value streams and processes

Holistic approach and external influencing factors


The ITIL product and service lifecycle (approx. 1 day)

Discover, Design, Acquire and Build

Transition, Operate, Deliver and Support

Value creation in the product and service lifecycle

Iterative and non-linear use of the lifecycle


The ITIL Value System (approx. 2 days)

Components of the ITIL Value System and ITIL basic principles

Governance, value chain and operating model

Management practices, practice guidelines and continuous improvement

Value orientation, collaboration and optimization

Service operations, releases and problem management

Continuous integration, continuous delivery and continuous deployment

Site reliability engineering (SRE) and observability

Metrics and Critical Success Factors (CSF)


Value stream identification, mapping and management (approx. 1 day)

Value streams and value stream management

Main value streams and supporting value streams

Complexity thinking and workflow optimization

Value stream mapping


ITIL and AI (approx. 0.5 days)

Artificial intelligence (AI) and AI maturity

Generative AI (GenAI) and Agentic AI

AI in the product and service lifecycle

AI governance


ITIL and other frameworks (approx. 0.5 days)

ITIL and DevOps

ITIL and PRINCE2

Project management in the product and service lifecycle


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 3 days)



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

Basic knowledge of software development is required for the certification exam.

After the course, you will be able to deal with the requirements placed on a product, from determination to documentation and testing to administration. You will know the most important terms as well as interfaces and key persons.

Furthermore, you understand the central concepts of managing digital products and services according to ITIL® Foundation (version 5). You are familiar with the ITIL product and service lifecycle, the ITIL Value System, value streams, value creation and service relationships as well as modern concepts such as AI, automation and continuous improvement and can classify these in an organizational context.

The course is aimed at software and system developers, product managers, project managers and employees, quality officers and specialists from technical professions.

This course is aimed at prospective specialists and managers in IT, digitalization, service management and project management who would like to expand their knowledge of managing digital products and services with ITIL®. Above all, people from the IT sector and network administration such as managing directors, consultants, organizational developers and IT managers benefit from the additional qualification in IT service management with ITIL®.

Numerous industries and professional groups have requirements for complex products such as IT systems - if these are not recognized and recorded correctly, this can lead to delays and costly errors during the process. The task of requirements management is therefore becoming increasingly important in numerous industries.

With knowledge of ITIL®, you will be able to work as a project manager or project employee. Especially in the IT sector, your career prospects will increase, for example in IT management or as a project manager. With the original "ITIL® 4 Foundation in IT Service Management" certificate, you can provide meaningful proof of your newly acquired knowledge.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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