BA30 – Foundations of Business Analysis
The course provides students a clear understanding and total immersion into all of the facets of the business analyst role, including a thorough walkthrough of the various domain/knowledge areas that comprise the business analysis profession. Students are provided an opportunity to try their hand at several business analysis techniques for eliciting, analyzing, and modeling requirements. The business analysis work performed in strategy analysis and solution evaluation, which is most often the least familiar to business analysts, is thoroughly presented and explored. Students completing this course will be well equipped with new skills and knowledge that can be immediately applied on current and future projects.
This course is aligned to and satisfies the professional development hours required to take the Entry Certificate in Business Analysis„¢ (ECBA„¢) certification.
This course may earn a Credly Badge.
- Price: $2925.00
- Duration: 4 Days
- Delivery Methods: Virtual
- DIR Discount: 55.0%
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Course Outline
1 – Introduction to Business Analysis
2 – A Closer Look at the Business Analyst Role
3 – Strategy Analysis and Change
4 – Defining a Change Strategy
5 – Stakeholder Analysis
6 – Understanding & Defining Solution Scope
7 – Understanding Requirements
8 – Business Process Modeling
9 – Preparing for Requirements Elicitation
10 – Elicitation using Interviews and Workshops
11 – Confirming Elicitation Results
12 – Analyzing Requirements with Use Cases
13 – Documenting Requirements
14 – Managing and Communicating Business Analysis Information
15 – Evaluating the Solution
16 – Additional Resources
Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.
Learning Objectives
Obtain a thorough understanding of the core responsibilities of the business analyst
- Understand the main professional associations and standards supporting business analysts in the industry
- Discuss and explore the components of each of the domains/knowledge areas that comprise the work of business analysis
- Recognize the importance of properly defining the business need prior to engaging in requirements activities
- Formulate a strong understanding of the concepts that comprise strategy analysis
- Obtain knowledge of and experience with the important work of stakeholder analysis
- Decipher between project and product scope and successfully use models to communicate scope
- Thoroughly understand and identify the various requirements categories and be able to recognize requirements of various types
- Develop interviewing skills and explore ways to plan and structure interviews
- Examine different forms of requirements documentation
- Explore elements of communication, conflict, and issue management
- Obtain a solid understanding of the concepts and activities involved in solution evaluation
- Obtain hands-on experience with a number of business analysis techniques for eliciting, analyzing, and modeling requirements
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