Course description
Mastering Business Analysis - In House
The demand for experienced business analysts increases as the business analysis profession becomes more globally recognized and standardized, and employers acknowledge the value business analysts bring to their organizations. The business analyst plays an integral role within the business, uniting current industry knowledge, practical tools and techniques to deliver quality project solutions on time and within budget. Whether you are new to the profession or a seasoned business analyst, you will benefit from the knowledge and practical application of standard tools and techniques used in many industries today.
This course contains the same content as Procept courses Comprehensive Business Analysis 1: Planning, Monitoring and Communication; and Comprehensive Business Analysis 2: Elicitation, Analysis and Documentation, but packaged into five-day duration. The course covers four of the six Knowledge Areas from the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®) including: business analysis planning and monitoring; elicitation and collaboration; requirements analysis and design definition; and requirements lifecycle management. During the course, you will gain insight into the business analyst profession, the role business analysts play within an organization, the necessary skills required, and valuable applicable tools, techniques and methodologies for immediate use back on the job
For those preparing for the Competency Certificate in Business Analysis (CCBA®) or the Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) designation, this course and our Enterprise and Strategic Analysis course will help to prepare you for the CCBA® or CBAP® designation.
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Who should attend?
Mastering Business Analysis is suitable for individuals who are:
- Pursuing a career in Business Analysis
- Business or Information Systems managers or staff who is new to business analysis
- Experienced Business Analysts requiring better understanding of the role, or desiring formal recognition through certification
- Project staff or managers currently combining the Business Analyst role with other duties
- Business staff or managers who are working in Business Analyst environments, needing to interact with project managers and business analysts
- Preparing to write the Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) and require a refresher on the concepts covered in the BABOK®
Prerequisite
There are no prerequisites for this course. It functions as a stand-alone course.
Training content
Introduction to Business Analysis
- The International Institute of Business Analysis
- The Business Analysis Body of Knowledge
- Definitions of business analysis and business analyst
- Differences between:
- Project management
- Financial Analysis
- Quality Assurance
- Business Analysis
- Key skills of a Business Analyst
- The role of the BA in a project
Introduction to Requirements
- Scope and Requirements
- Where do requirements come from?
- Types of requirements
- Differences between high-level and detailed requirements
- Characteristics of a good requirement
Stakeholder Analysis and Communication Strategy
- What is a stakeholder analysis?
- Impact and value of stakeholder analysis
- Steps in completing stakeholder analysis
- Techniques to analyze stakeholders
- Develop a business analysis communication plan
- Affinity diagram technique
Business Analysis Planning
- Elements of a business analysis plan
- Value of creating a business analysis plan
- Differences between plan driven and change driven approaches
- Decision Analysis
- Requirement gathering strategies
- Functional decomposition
- Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
- Estimating business analysis activities
- Identifying requirement risks
- Developing risk plans
- Writing a business analysis plan
Elicitation
- Steps in completing document analysis
- Elicitation types
- Interviews
- Questionnaires
- Workshops
- Context diagram
- Use case diagram
- Focus group
- Interface analysis
- Prototypes
- Observation
Process Modelling
- Types of processes that exist in an organization
- Elements of a process model
- Seven types of process models
- Process models:
- SIPOC
- Flowcharts (functional and cross-functional)
- BPMN
- Spaghetti Diagram
- Activity Diagrams
- Data Flow Diagrams
- Identify areas for improvement within a process
Documentation Techniques
- Use case diagram
- Use cases and scenarios
- State diagram
- Data model
- Data dictionary
Requirements Analysis and Package
- Definition of requirements analysis
- Prioritizing requirements
- Analyzing requirements
- Requirement Package
Requirement Management
- Why scope/requirements change
- How to manage scope
- Managing changes to requirements
- Requirement attributes
- Traceability
- Verification and validation of requirements
- Problem tracking
Certification / Credits
Learning Outcomes
Participants will gain practical skills to:
- Evaluate business analysis underlying competencies to gain an appreciation of how Business Analysts add value to an organization
- Distinguish and give examples of the differences between business analysis and project management
- Examine the profession, global standards, the professional organization and trends in the industry
- Illustrate an effective requirements management process
- Integrate effective writing practices into business analysis communication and documentation
- List and give examples of different requirement types
- Describe the steps required to complete a thorough stakeholder analysis
- Produce the elements of a good Requirements Management Plan
- Prepare documents like: Functional decomposition diagram (Work Breakdown Structure, WBS)
- Risk Analysis Plan
- Communication Plan
- Interpret how the business analysis activities contribute to overall product/solution
- Identify advantages and disadvantages of different elicitation techniques
- Elicit requirements using eight different techniques
- Design and develop seven types of process models using appropriate notation symbols
- Identify advantages and disadvantages of different documentation techniques
- Document requirements using 11 documentation techniques
- Recognize and utilize six different modeling techniques
- Organize and prioritize requirements
- Create a requirement package
Contact this provider
Procept Associates Ltd.
Since 1963, Procept (and its subsidiaries) have trained over 1 million people from over 17,000 organizations. We focus on developing competencies in project management, change management, agile management, leadership, business analysis, IT and data management, as well as soft skill...