Trainings in Requirements Management
Learn to work systematically with requirements in IBM DOORS Next, from the basics to advanced administration and variant management. We also offer courses in AI-driven requirements management for improved quality, clarity, and traceability in requirements.
Courses in IBM DOORS Next
These courses provide comprehensive training in IBM DOORS Next 7.03, from basic usage to advanced administration and project configuration. Participants will learn how to capture, organize, and track requirements, create views and reports, and use the tool’s features for review processes and dashboards.
IBM DOORS Next 7.03 Foundation
This training provides an overview of how to manage requirements with IBM DOORS Next 7.03. The training is intended for IBM DOORS NEXT 7.03 users and super users.
Content
- Requirements creation - how to create requirements and requirement specifications (modules), including import of existing requirements from MS Word and MS Excel and including using the built-in diagram tool
- Requirements traceability – how to trace between requirements, including ways of adding links between artifacts
- Requirement views – how to apply filters to present requirement subsets for various purposes, including the use of shared and private views, the use of views for requirements export and requirements roundtrip via Excel
- Report generation – how to use the built-in Report Builder to produce reports and support analysis
- Requirements Review – how to organize and deliver reviews by use of the built-in Review functionality
- Widgets and dashboards – how to create a personalized dashboard with relevant widgets
- Working with configurations – how to use components, streams, baselines, and change sets
Duration
1 Day
Prerequisites
Mandatory:
None
Type of Training
Instructor-led training
IBM DOORS Next 7.03 Advanced
This training builds on the IBM DOORS Next 7.03 Foundation and covers advanced topics as well as DOORS Next administration and configuration.
The training is intended for project administrators and tool administrators.
Content
- DOORS Next project administration, including but not limited to
- project areas, team areas, users
- components, streams, baselines
- DOORS Next configuration, including but not limited to
- artifact types, attribute types, data types, link types and link constraints
- artifact types, attribute types, data types, link types and link constraints
- How to define and implement a policy for unique referencing between requirement artifacts by use of Unique Resource Identifiers (URIs)
- How to setup traceability between project areas
- How to build custom reports using the tool-internal report generator Report Builder
Duration
1 Day
Prerequisites
Mandatory:
IBM DOORS Next 7.03 Foundation
Type of Training
Instructor-led training
IBM DOORS Next Administration
This course is intended for DOORS Next users with JazzAdmin permissions. The training covers configuration and basic administration of DOORS Next.
The course is designed for project administrators and tool administrators.
Content
- Manage project areas and team areas
- Manage process templates
- Manage project templates
- Manage users and license assignments
- Manage RPE reporting templates
- Manage widgets
- Exchange of requirements information between IBM DOORS Next installations
Duration
1 Day
Prerequisites
Mandatory:
IBM DOORS NEXT 7.03 Foundation
Useful:
IBM DOORS NEXT 7.03 Advanced
Type of Training
Instructor-led training
AI-Powered Requirements Management
Unlocking the Potential of Engineers with Generative AI.
The training is intended for requirements engineers, analysts, and system engineers working with IBM DOORS Next or other requirements management systems. The course is tailored to DOORS Next, but methods and skills are transferable to any repository (Jama, Polarion, Excel, even Word).
Content
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How Generative AI (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) can improve the quality, clarity, and consistency of requirements across the lifecycle
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Prompting techniques tailored to requirements quality (INCOSE, ISO, Agile/SAFe)
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Applying AI inside DOORS Next and in external workflows (copy-pasting artifacts, extracting modules, experimenting with AI-powered rewriting, analyzing, and test generation)
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Hands-on practice with DOORS Next-like artifacts, using AI feedback
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Advanced integrations (widgets, plugins like AI Analyzer, AI Writer, AI Split and Merge, AI Guiding, AI Test Case Generator) that bring AI directly into the RM toolchain
Duration
1 day (online)
Prerequisites
Mandatory:
None
Useful:
Basic knowledge of requirements management concepts
Familiarity with IBM DOORS Next or similar RM systems (e.g. Jama, Polarion, Excel, Word)
Type of Training
Instructor-led training
Tool-Independent Requirements Training
These courses focus on principles, methods, and practices in requirements management that can be applied regardless of the tool or system used. Participants gain a deeper understanding of how requirements can be identified, structured, traced, and maintained throughout the entire project lifecycle, in both traditional and agile environments.
Agile Requirements Management
This course is designed for those working with requirements management or agile delivery models who want to understand how requirements can be organized, captured, and maintained throughout the entire project lifecycle.
The course is intended for project managers, product owners, business analysts, and others involved in the planning, execution, and follow-up of agile projects.
Content
Module 1 – Morning
- Course introduction
- Agile delivery
- Why manage requirements
- Introduction to requirements management
- Sources and objectives of requirements
Module 2 – Afternoon
- Organizing requirements
- Representing requirements
- Capturing requirements
- Managing changes
- Requirements quality
- Summary and examples
Module 3 – Morning
- Review of previous modules
- Planning and managing agile delivery
- Project types in the banking sector
- Requirements management from a banking perspective
- Course conclusion and summary
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Duration
1.5 days
Prerequisites
Mandatory:
None
Useful:
Knowledge of agile techniques
Type of Training
Instructor-led training
