Business Analysis Foundations

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$1,195.00

Duration
2 Days

Delivery Methods
Virtual Instructor Led
Private Group

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Course Overview

Whether you are new to business analysis, 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 can contribute significantly to the success of your organization’s projects.

Note: This course has been approved by PMI for 14 PDUs and IIBA for 14 CDUs.

Course 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 simple templates.

Learn how to trace and prioritize requirements to ensure they link to business value.

Manage the requirements throughout the project.

Who Should Attend?

New business analysts, people that have project experience but have not had formal business analysis 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.

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Course Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Agenda

1 - Business analysis Overview

Business analysis defined
Requirements & business rules defined
Requirements vs. business rules

2 - Define the Business Need

Capture the business need (problem or opportunity)
Determine the business requirements (business goals and objectives)
Document the business need, goals & objectives

3 - Plan for Business Analysis

Plan BA approach
Plan for stakeholder engagement
Communication tips

4 - Elicit Requirements

Elicitation framework
Common elicitation techniques
Types of questions
Conduct elicitation and document results

5 - Analyze and Document Requirements

Characteristics of a good requirement
Document good requirements
Validate & verify requirements
COTS considerations

6 - Manage Requirements

Trace & prioritize requirements
Review & approve requirements
Assess requirement changes
Maintain req. documentation

7 - Evaluate Solution or Solution Component

Evaluate solution overview