Facilitation mastery for requirements gathering
Course overview
This is a targeted workshop designed specifically for data teams to enhance their ability to lead effective discussions and accurately capture business requirements. Participants will learn facilitation techniques that encourage collaboration and clear communication, alongside methods for eliciting, documenting, and validating requirements critical to successful data projects. Through practical exercises and real-world scenarios, the workshop equips data professionals to drive alignment between technical teams and stakeholders, ensuring project goals are well-defined and achievable.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to confidently facilitate meetings and workshops that effectively gather and clarify business requirements for data projects. They will have practical skills to engage stakeholders, manage group dynamics, and translate complex needs into clear, actionable requirements.
Intended audience
This program is designed for data professionals - including data analysts, data engineers, data scientists, and business intelligence specialists - who regularly engage with stakeholders to gather and define project requirements. It’s ideal for those looking to improve their facilitation skills to lead collaborative sessions, clarify complex needs, and ensure alignment between technical teams and business users. Whether you’re new to requirements gathering or want to refine your approach, this workshop provides practical tools to enhance communication and drive successful data outcomes.
Delivery
This course is offered privately for groups of around 10–12 participants. Delivered either onsite or remotely by our experienced consultants, it can be tailored to meet your organisation’s specific needs.
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Upcoming public training
For a selection of our most popular courses, we offer public training sessions - perfect for individuals or small teams who don’t have enough participants for a private course.
There is no upcoming public training for this course.
Positive feedback from attendees
"I have had lots of positive feedback from attendees, they all enjoyed the training and got value from it. The team members are more open to engaging directly with stakeholders earlier in the development process to clarify requirements, which is great."
Gareth Pullar
Head of Data, Farmlands
A valuable experience
"I wanted to express my appreciation for the excellent training session we recently attended. The content was not only informative but also incredibly well-organised, wellpaced making it easy to follow and engage with. Overall, it was a valuable experience, and we look forward to any future opportunities for learning and development."
Dinu Karawita
Western Sydney University
Excellent and knowledgeable instructor
"Excellent and knowledgeable instructor. The pace of the course was just right and I feel it has refreshed my skills as well as given me some new take home messages."
Hayley Price
Tableau Developer, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation