End of year feedback

Given your knowledge and experience at the end of these courses, which course objectives did you master?  

Achieved:

1. Identify where the requirements gathering process fits into the overall project lifecycle. 

2. Demonstrate the processes of discovering, eliciting and managing requirements. 

3. Evaluate the project manager’s role in requirements gathering. 

6. Evaluate the relationship between requirements gathering and project success. 

Given your knowledge and experience at the end of these courses, which course objectives still look troublesome to you?

I think these are still not mastered as they aren't something I use in my day to day job.  We have one development methodology and one requirements process so I have not personally explored other methods.  Only have applied them in an academic sense.

4. Compare the process of defining requirements in various development methodologies, including agile development. 

5. Develop a set of best practices in gathering and managing requirements. 

What obstacles did you run into during the course? How did you try to overcome them?

The course work itself was easy and paced in a manner that someone taking 2 classes could easily juggle.  I liked the Tues/Wed schedule as it staggered from my other class.  The only obstacle I ran into was the week 3 and week 4 scheduling issues.  I also wish our week 10 would have been posted earlier since the week was cut off.  I overcame these by doing my work earlier to ensure that I met the deadline no matter what the due date was.

How do you feel here at the end of a term as you look at your efforts and accomplishments? 

I feel WONDERFUL - I am graduating with my MBA in MIS and PM.  After I submit this and my checklist I am DONE with school forever!!  In all seriousness, I think this was a great course for my PM certificate and I will be able to apply my knowledge to my job.

What did your learn this semester and how will you use that in your current or future work?

This is the same as my mid-year update:  While it seems so simple, I have now started to think about my requirements in terms of Who, What, When, Why, Where and How.  While it is a basic journalism premise, when I read about it for eliciting requirements, it clicked with me.