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Course number HE551S
Length 3 days
Delivery method* Remotely assisted instructional learning ( RAIL)
Instructor-led training ( ILT)
Onsite dedicated training ( OST)
Price USD $1,320
CAD $1,450
*Courses are supported in the delivery formats above, but are not necessarily scheduled in every delivery format listed. Please click the schedule links at the top of the page to see which delivery formats are currently scheduled.

Course overview

As a business analyst, you are the liaison between the business stakeholders and the technical solution providers. Gain skills to fully communicate requirements to the technical team before solutions are designed and implemented. Develop leadership and facilitation skills needed to glean the right information to understand the business environment and the user needs. Create key deliverable documents that are actionable by the development team. Define the key changes needed for an organization to develop lean processes. Learn how to position an organization for success in outsourcing projects.


Prerequisites

  • Project team experience is extremely desirable

Audience

  • This course is intended for business analysts and related professionals such as Project Managers, QA Managers, Project Customers, Technical Leads, Systems Engineers or anyone with a substantive role in the success of projects
  • By successfully completing this course, the participant earns 24 educational contact hours or CDUs which may be applied to meet IIBA® requirements for initial or continuing certification
  • By successfully completing this course, the participant earns 21 educational contact hours or PDUs which may be applied to meet PMI® requirements for initial or continuing certification

Course objectives

Learn how to:

  • Discuss fundamental business analysis concepts
  • Identify the key business analyst responsibilities and deliverables throughout the business solution life cycle
  • Distinguish between the roles of a business analyst and project manager
  • Create a project scope statement and context diagram
  • Develop a plan for managing requirements
  • Identify user classes and select appropriate techniques for eliciting their requirements
  • Develop use cases
  • Write requirements and classify whether they meet a business need or system need
  • Select the appropriate verification and validation methods for requirements

Benefits to you

  • Gain exposure to essential business analysis concepts and techniques
  • Learn terminology and role content consistent with the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
  • Articulate and execute the job responsibilities of a Business Analyst
  • Successfully perform the Business Analyst (BA) role on a small to medium size application development project
 

Next steps

  • Advanced Business Analysis topics such as Project Management Skills for Business Analysts (HE552S) or Business Analyst Leadership (HE553S)

Course outline

Course Agenda - Traditional Classroom Offering

Day 1 AM

  • Module 1: Introduction
  • Module 2: Business Analysis Overview
  • Module 3: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

Day 1 PM

  • Module 4: Enterprise Analysis
  • Module 5: Requirements Management and Communications

Day 2 AM

  • Review of previous day
  • Module 5: Requirements Management and Communications, continued
  • Module 6: Requirements Elicitation

Day 2 PM

  • Module 7: Requirements Analysis
  • Module 8: Requirements Specification

Day 3 AM

  • Review of previous day
  • Module 8: Requirements Specification, continued
  • Module 9: Solution Assessment and Validation

Day 3 PM

  • Module 10: Course Summary
  • End-of-Course Test (where applicable)

Course Agenda - Virtual Classroom Offering

Day 1 AM

  • Module 1: Introduction
  • Module 2: Business Analysis Overview

Day 1 PM

  • Module 3: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

Day 2 AM

  • Module 4: Enterprise Analysis

Day 2 PM

  • Module 5: Requirements Management and Communications

Day 3 AM

  • Module 6: Requirements Elicitation

Day 3 PM

  • Module 7: Requirements Analysis

Day 4 AM

  • Module 8: Requirements Specification

Day 4 PM

  • Module 9: Solution Assessment and Validation
  • Module 10: Course Summary

This course features intensive study and requires full attendance; no absences are permitted. The course includes several group exercises, individual exercises, and facilitated discussions. It is expected that the attendees will participate fully in all the learning activities.

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