Typical roles
- You write requirements that reviewers regularly read in more than one way.
- You hand specifications to development or test and want to pre-empt the questions.
- You work on flows and states that plain prose can no longer describe cleanly.
IREB® CPRE Requirements Modeling Practitioner
A sentence like "the system shall check the order" reads cleanly and means two different things to two readers. A model does not leave that gap open. In the IREB CPRE Requirements Modeling training from tecnovy you learn when a diagram carries more than a paragraph, and you draw context, information structures, use cases, flows and states so that a team can build directly from them, without a round of clarifying questions.
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What this module delivers.
Of the syllabus's 1080 teaching minutes, 435 go to dynamic views alone. No other Practitioner module spends as much time at the diagram as CPRE Requirements Modeling, and in the tecnovy training you draw those diagrams yourself.
How the training runs
- Method
- Draw and review models on your own examples
- Basis
- Official IREB CPRE syllabus 3.1.1
- Outcome
- Official IREB examination, CPRE Foundation Level required
Dates & booking
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Fit
Who this module is designed for
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisites
- IREB CPRE Foundation Level certificate, required by IREB for admission to the Practitioner examination
- IREB alternatively accepts the BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering
Consider instead CPRE-FL Without the CPRE Foundation Level certificate IREB will not admit you to the Requirements Modeling examination, and the Foundation Level itself has no admission rule.
Curriculum
CPRE® Requirements Modeling Course in Detail
IREB syllabus 3.1.1 splits Requirements Modeling into five educational units totalling 1080 teaching minutes. They run from the fundamentals of modeling through context and information structures to the dynamic views, which take 435 minutes on their own, and close with scenario modeling.
01Fundamentals of requirements modeling
This unit settles what you are modeling for, before the first diagram gets drawn.
- Why model at all, and what a model does that text cannot
- An overview of the views and the modeling languages that go with them
- Adapting languages and integrating textual requirements
- How the quality of a requirements model is actually measured
02Context modeling
Here you draw the line between system and environment, and justify where it goes.
- What a context model is for and what it rests on
- The basic elements of context modeling
- Notation and rules for data flow diagrams
- Other forms of context modeling and when they fit
03Modeling information structures
270 minutes on which things the system knows about and how they relate.
- Capturing classes, attributes and data types cleanly
- Telling relationships, aggregation and composition apart
- Using generalisation and specialisation correctly
- Further modeling concepts and where they stop
04Dynamic views
The largest unit in the syllabus at 435 minutes, and the one with the most drawing.
- Identifying use cases, specifying them in text and structuring them in packages
- Data flow and control flow modeling and the diagram types that suit each
- Representing processes in activity diagrams
- State-oriented modeling with state machines, including consistency checks
05Scenario modeling
The closing view is on interplay: who talks to whom, and in what order.
- Fundamentals of scenario modeling in requirements engineering
- Simple scenarios with sequence diagrams
- Advanced sequence diagrams with branches and exceptional cases
- Representing scenarios with communication diagrams and comparing the two forms
Outcome
What you will be able to do afterwards
- 01
You decide which view and which notation carries a given requirement best.
- 02
You model the system context with data flow diagrams and draw the system boundary cleanly.
- 03
You model information structures with classes, attributes, relationships and specialisation.
- 04
You identify use cases, specify them in text form and structure them into packages.
- 05
You represent flows and states in activity diagrams and state machines and check them for consistency.
- 06
You model scenarios with sequence and communication diagrams, down to the exceptional cases.
CPRE Requirements Modeling Practitioner certificate (Level 2)
Once you pass, the certification body issues you the official certificate. IREB states that it does not expire and never needs renewing. It covers this one module: the four Practitioner modules are certified individually and there is no aggregate status.
Certification terms cpre.ireb.org ↗
Examination
IREB CPRE Requirements Modeling Practitioner examination
70%Pass mark
- Questions
- ~20
- Working time
- 75 min
- Format
- Multiple Choice
You book the examination together with your registration; the exam fee is not part of the seminar price. It takes place after the training at a certification body recognised by IREB, online or on site. If the exam language is not your native language, you can request a 15-minute extension.
Official examination rules cpre.ireb.org ↗Proof of attendance
Certificate of participation
≥80%attendance
The tecnovy certificate of participation records your attendance of the CPRE Requirements Modeling training, not a passed examination.
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What the course price does not cover
Not included
- Fee for the CPRE Requirements Modeling Practitioner examinationNot part of the seminar price; you add it as a separate item during registration, where the amount is shown.
Trainers
Why tecnovy
What you get on top with us
01
Certification Guarantee
Our pass rate is impressive. If you do not pass at the first attempt, we cover your second attempt (online exam), provided you sit it within 24 hours of the training.
02
Certificate Showroom
Get your certificate of participation and, if you have one, add your exam certificate from E-Learning. Fully automated, beautifully designed. Just for you, only at tecnovy.
03
Flexible Date Change
If you are not able to attend the course, you can rebook your training free of charge up to one week before the start of the training.
04
Attend Twice, Pay Once
You are welcome to visit the training course online again within a year as a refresher or exam preparation.
05
No Slideshow, Hands-On!
Promised: no PowerPoint marathon. We work in groups, tie theory to practice, and you get real project examples from our experienced trainers plus the exchange with like-minded people.
06
Learn from Experts
We always guarantee you the use of didactically and methodically first-class qualified trainers who draw their knowledge from training experience as well as professional practical and project experience.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
01Do I need the CPRE Foundation Level for the tecnovy Requirements Modeling training?
Not for the tecnovy training, but yes for the examination. IREB requires a valid CPRE Foundation Level certificate or the BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering for admission to the CPRE Requirements Modeling Practitioner examination. You can attend the training without one.
02Which notations do I learn in the Requirements Modeling training?
You work with data flow diagrams for context, class diagrams for information structures, use cases in text and diagram form, activity diagrams and state machines for flows, and sequence and communication diagrams for scenarios. The syllabus also covers how to adapt a notation to your project and combine it with textual requirements.
03What does the CPRE Requirements Modeling examination look like?
The examination is about 20 multiple-choice questions in 75 minutes, and you pass from 70.00 percent of the available points. That is considerably fewer questions than in the other three Practitioner modules, and they weigh more: each question is worth one to three points by difficulty, and the threshold applies to points.
04When and where do I sit the examination after the tecnovy training?
The examination takes place after the tecnovy training at a certification body recognised by IREB, online or on site. IREB does not run examinations itself; it licenses certification bodies working to ISO/IEC 17024 to do that.
05What happens if I do not pass the examination?
You can retake the CPRE Requirements Modeling examination twice with no waiting period; only after a third failed attempt does IREB require a year's pause. tecnovy gives you the second attempt as an online examination if your first sitting is within 24 hours of the training.
06Does the CPRE Requirements Modeling certificate expire?
No. IREB states that the certificate is valid indefinitely and never needs renewing, and charges no recurring fees for it. It attests to this one Practitioner module, not to the CPRE scheme as a whole.
07Is this the former IREB Advanced Level?
Yes. IREB split the former Advanced Level into the two levels Practitioner and Specialist with syllabus version 3.0. Requirements Modeling has been a Practitioner module since then, and older labels such as "CPRE AL" refer to the same stage. The Specialist builds on it and is assessed through a written assignment.
08What materials do I get in the tecnovy Requirements Modeling training?
You get the seminar script and a photo record of every flipchart produced during the training, including the context diagrams, class models and state machines from the drawing exercises. The official IREB syllabus 3.1.1 is freely available and is used in the training as the shared basis.
09Why book the Requirements Modeling training with tecnovy?
In the tecnovy training you draw on your own examples rather than textbook cases, and you book the official IREB examination in the same step. tecnovy is a Swiss training provider based in Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau, and runs its IREB trainings online and on site, in German and English. Group discounts of up to 25 percent apply from three participants from one company.
10What comes after the Requirements Modeling Practitioner?
The CPRE Specialist in the same module is the next step, and the Practitioner certificate is what admits you to it. The Specialist examination is not multiple choice but a written assignment set in your own project context, assessed by examiners recognised by IREB.
What does your training at tecnovy look like?
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