Business Analysis Foundations

Whether you are a recent graduate interested in business analysis, new to a business analysis role, or are experienced and want a more formal approach, it’s essential to know and practice the “basics.” This course provides you with the foundational skills you need to deliver value to your stakeholders and organization. You will learn how to help your business clients articulate their business problem or opportunity, plan business analysis activities, as well as learn the basics of eliciting, analyzing, documenting, managing, and communicating requirements through the life cycle of the project. By grasping these foundational skills, you will be better positioned to contribute significantly to the success of projects and drive results.

Objectives

Articulate the key activities and artifacts of a business analyst.
Increase project success by better defining the business need.
Plan the requirements effort to ensure optimal productivity.
Identify and analyze stakeholders and learn to optimize stakeholder communication.
Reduce rework by eliciting and discovering requirements correctly the first time.
Document “good” requirements by writing them clearly, concisely, and completely using templates.
Learn how to trace and prioritize requirements to ensure they link to business value.
Manage the requirements throughout the project.

Length and Learning Modes

Live or Virtual Classes: 2 days; Discounts available for teams and for private offerings.

Format

Live: To help assimilate the tools and techniques learned, there is a mixture of individual and team exercises throughout the course. A lively role play, workshops, and case study help reinforce concepts learned. Students should be prepared for a high level of participation. Each participant will receive a comprehensive student guide complete with examples and handouts for future reference.

Virtual Classroom: 2 days of web-based eLearning with a live instructor.

Video-On-Demand: Video-on-demand with online training portal, and community interaction. This includes 6-months digital access to all training materials.

Development Units

PDUs: 14 CDUs: 14 CEUs: 1.4

Audience

This course is ideal for aspiring or new business analysts, people that have project experience but have not had formal BA training, or experienced BAs and project managers who want a more formal and industry-standard business analysis approach will gain new skills and methods from this course.