iSAQB CPSA-Advanced Requirements for Software Architects​ (REQ4ARC)

Good architecture starts with clear requirements. But in practice, requirements are often incomplete, vague, or conflicting. The REQ4ARC module gives you the knowledge you need as a software architect to handle these challenges.You will learn how to collect, document, prioritize, and translate functional and quality requirements into architectural decisions. A key focus is identifying which requirements are architecture-relevant, how to maintain them throughout the project, and how to clarify and align them with stakeholders.The module gives you practical tools to connect requirements and architecture in a structured way while considering technical, business, and organizational constraints.

• Assess which requirements are relevant for architectural decisions
• Formulate and document functional and quality requirements clearly
• Identify and engage stakeholders and clarify expectations
• Deal with vague, conflicting, or non-prioritized requirements
• Link requirements with architectural decisions in a structured way
• Bridge between requirements models and architecture models effectively

This accredited training is based on the current ISAQB® syllabus for the iSAQB® module Requirements for Software Architects (REQ4ARC).

• Clean start
• Addressing functional needs
• Dealing with quality requirements and limitations
• Behavioral development
• Prioritization and assessment of requirements
• Collaboration between roles
• Tools for requirements engineering
• Examples

The seminar is licensed by the iSAQB and contributes to the admission of the final Advanced Level Certification Examination (CPSA-A). Participating in the 3-day REQ4ARC course will earn 30 credit points: 20 are in the methodological area and 10 in the communicative area. You will also receive a qualified certificate of participation.

The target audience for the iSAQB REQ4ARC certification program is software architects and developers responsible for requirements analysis and management in software projects. The program is aimed at experienced software developers and architects who already have knowledge in the areas of software architecture, software development, and requirements analysis.

Software developers and architects need better requirements.Product or system administrators who want to provide development teams with the requirements in a more targeted way.