Remotely assisted instructional learning (
RAIL)
Instructor-led training (
ILT)
Onsite dedicated training (
OST)
Price
USD $1,320
CAD $1,450
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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.
