IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering is a standardized qualification for requirements engineers and business analysts. The certification is offered by the IREB (International Requirements Engineering Board), and is based on a multiple-choice exam covering the freely available syllabus. The education program is offered in 10 countries (date: December 2008).
The IREB was officially founded as the International Requirements Engineering Board in Fürth (Germany) in October 2006.
[edit] Certifications
- Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering - Foundation Level (CPRE-FL)
[edit] Content of the exams
The exam for the Foundation Level has a theoretical nature and requires knowledge especially in the field of requirements engineering with focus on, but not exclusively for, the specification of software products.
The IREB Syllabus for the Foundation Level of the IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering sets the following priorities:
- The focus is on acquiring the necessary practical knowledge and learning the basic concepts in requirements engineering, with reinforcement through practical exercises. There is no intention of presenting the complete theoretical framework or current and future research activities.
- The Foundation Level seeks to convey fundamentals that are equally valid for any domain, e.g. for embedded systems, security systems, classic information systems, etc. In addition, the training can cover the suitability of the presented approaches for the various domains based on their special characteristics. However, it is not a goal to present specific requirements engineering for a given domain.
- The syllabus is not based on a specific procedural model and an associated process model that stipulate the planning, control and order of carrying out the learned concepts in actual practice. No specific requirements engineering or even software engineering process is emphasized.
- The syllabus defines necessary knowledge of a requirements engineer. However, it does not elaborate on the exact interfaces between this field and other software engineering disciplines and processes. Nor is any attempt made to define other roles occurring in IT projects.
- The syllabus does not attempt to convey all methods and techniques that are used in requirements engineering. Rather, the course represents today’s most commonly used set of methods and techniques. Above all, the course intends to inspire attendees to actively gain for more experience in requirements engineering on their own authority
[edit] Pre-Requisites
The Foundation Level exam has no pre-requisites.
The exam consists of a multiple-choice test, which until 2008 about 75% of the candidates passed.
In Europe exam fees for Foundation Level are Euro 250.00.
Certification is valid for life time (Foundation Level) and there is no requirement for recertification.
The International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB) is responsible for quality of syllabus and certification in all countries. International working groups under the management of the IREB create the language specific syllabi ad exams. Worldwide there are certification authorities with local experts in 10 countries as members in IREB (date: December 2008).
[edit] Registering for Exams
Candidates can learn more about IREB certification and exams in their country by visiting the IREB website.
[edit] Figures about Certified Testers worldwide
As of December 2008 there were over 2,000 IREB Certified Professionals for Requirements Engineering worldwide.
[edit] Certification Authorities
Certification Authorities are (date: April 2009)
- Austria: Future Networks
- Germany: International Software Qualification Board
- India: International Software Qualification Board
- Israel: International Software Qualification Board
- Netherland: International Software Qualification Board
- Switzerland: Swiss Association for Quality
- UK: International Software Qualification Board
- USA: International Software Qualification Board
- Malaysia: Malaysian Software Testing Board
- (in preparation) Romania: Employers’ Association of the Software and Services Industry (ANIS)
[edit] References
[edit] Foundation Level
- Chris Rupp(first chair), Rainer Grau (vice chair), Karol Frühauf, Emmerich Fuchs, Prof. Martin Glinz, Colin Hood, Dr. Frank Houdek, Dr. Peter Hruschka, Prof. Dr. Barbara Paech, Prof. Dr. Klaus Pohl, Suzanne Robertson. (2008). Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering - Foundation Level Syllabus - Version 2008, International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB), Fürth, Germany. (PDF; 0,474 MB).
[edit] Literature
- Suzanne Robertson: Mastering the Requirements Process (2nd Edition), Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 2 edition (March 27, 2006), ISBN 978-0321419491
- Karl E. Wiegers: Software Requirements, Second Edition (Pro-Best Practices), Publisher: Microsoft Press; 2 Sub edition (March 26, 2003), ISBN 978-0735618794
- Chris Rupp 2006: Requirements-Engineering und -Management. Publisher: Hanser Fachbuchverlag; (Oktober 2006), ISBN 978-3446405097
- Klaus Pohl 2008: Requirements Engineering, Publisher: dpunkt.Verlag GmbH, ISBN 978-3898645508
- Colin Hood,Simon Wiedemann, Stefan Fichtinger, Urte Pautz Requirements Management: Interface Between Requirements Development and All Other Systems Engineering Processes Springer, Berlin 2007, ISBN 354047689X
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