The course will discuss concepts for systematically establishing, defining and managing the requirements for a large, complex, changing and information-intensive systems, from technical, organizational and management perspectives. The course will consider the past, present and future paradigms and methodologies in requirements engineering. The course will cover informal and formal approaches, while striking a balance between theory and practice.

Lack of project and program management skills has long been known to be a major factor in IT project failures. Over the past decade, it has become apparent that placing individuals with strong training in the breadth of project management skills significantly improves the likelihood of bringing an IT project in successfully on time, and on budget. This growing awareness is leading to increased demand for skilled IT project and program managers. But demand for these skills currently outstrips the supply of qualified candidates.