IREB® CPRE Practitioner Requirements Elicitation course - Dates and application
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Boost your Requirements Elicitation and Consolidation skills and get certified by the global standard
After this professional development program, you will:
- Master the latest knowledge and best practices in Requirements elicitation and consolidation
- Choose the right approach for different project situations
- Use the most effective techniques to elicit and consolidate requirements
- Resolve conflicts and handle challenges in the elicitation process
- Document requirements clearly and accurately
- Be ready to pass the multiple-choice exam and obtain the Practitioner Certificate
- Have the option to take the exam for the Specialist Certificate after getting the Practitioner Certificate
This program is recommended for you if you are involved in Requirements Engineering and Management and wish to delve further in Elicitation and Consolidation of Requirements.
This program is intended for:
- Requirements Engineers, Business Analysts, Information Analysts and Functional Designers who want to obtain the internationally recognized IREB CPRE certificates
- Architects, Developers, Designers and Users involved in specifying information systems or software products
- Quality Officers and Project Managers who want to explore Requirements Engineering and Managemen
Candidates for the CPRE Advanced Level module examination must already have received the CPRE Foundation Level certification.
Become a certified professional in Requirements Engineering and Management

The International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB) is a leading nonprofit enterprise that aims to advance the Requirements discipline. IREB has established a Certification Program for Requirements Engineering (CPRE), which is recognized worldwide. The exams are administered by the International Software Quality Institute (iSQI).
The program consists of three levels:
- Foundation Level
- Advanced Level
- Practitioner Certificate
- Specialist Certificate
- Expert Level
This comprehensive program will prepare you for the exam Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering – Advanced Level, Elicitation. You will meet the criteria set by IREB and learn the international standards, methods and techniques for Requirements Elicitation and Consolidation.

Course outline
1. Knowledge of requirements source
1.1 What are requirements sources?
1.2 How to identify and manage the most important requirements source – the Stakeholder?
1.3 How can these requirements sources be determined and documented?
2. Requirements Sources
2.1 The user as the stakeholder – User centered Requirements Engineering
2.2 Knowing the classification schema for stakeholders
2.3 Identify, classify and manage documents and systems in operation
3. Knowledge and application of elicitation techniques
3.1 Characteristics of elicitation techniques
3.2 Mastering and using classification of elicitation techniques
3.3 Mastering and using selection of elicitation techniques
4. Survey, observation and creativity techniques for requirements elicitation
4.1 Questioning techniques
4.2 Creativity techniques
4.3 Artifact-based techniques
4.4 Other supporting techniques
5. Communication for Requirements Engineering
5.1 Mastering and using qualitative interviews
5.2 Mastering and using the Method 6-3-5
5.3 Mastering and using perspective-based reading
5.4 Mastering the use of contextual inquiry
6. Recognizing conflicts and finding solutions
6.1 Determination of conflict types
6.2 Knowing Glasl’s conflict escalation model
6.3 Mastering and using selection of consolidation techniques
7. Knowledge and application of various consolidation techniques
7.1 Conflict settlement techniques
7.2 Voting or instruction methods
7.3 Analytic methods
Additional information on the certification examination can be found on the IREB website.
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The instructor was able to convey the necessary knowledge to the maximum, and the examples from professional experience made the training more engaging, which contributed to maintaining our attention until the end. I will recommend it to my acquaintances for exam preparation!
Zsolt Mogyorósi
Varian Medical Systems Hungary Kft