29 Agile Business Analyst courses delivered Live Online

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours Overview What is JIRA Software? Managing agile projects using JIRA Software Managing project backlog Managing iterations / sprints Managing releases / versions Managing project components Managing security Managing fields and screens Managing custom issue types Viewing various burn-down/burn-up reports This course introduces students to JIRA Software which is one of the most popular agile project management tool. Agile methods help in accelerating the delivery of initial business value. Continuous planning and feedback ensures that value is maximized throughout the development process. JIRA Software lets you manage project backlog, plan and execute sprints, and manage releases. It also lets you view useful reports, such as, velocity, various burndown / burn-up charts. NAVIGATING JIRA * Connecting to JIRA Software * JIRA Account * System Dashboard * Sidebars * Global Sidebar * Search * Help * Dashboards * Projects * Boards * Issues * Project Sidebar * Summary MANAGING PROJECTS * What is a Project? * What is a Project (Contd.)? * Backlog * Sprints * Versions / Releases * Issues * What is Component? * Project Name and Key * Project Key Format * Editing Project Key Caveats * Editing Project Key * Deleting Project * Summary MANAGING VERSIONS * What is Version * What is Version (Contd.)? * Merging Versions * Other Version Options * Version Fields * What is Version? * Summary MANAGING ISSUES * Issues * What are Epics? * Epics ? Types * Creating a new Epic * What is a Story? * Creating a Story * Story Estimation * Tasks * Sub-tasks * Summary MANAGING SPRINTS * Sprints * What is typically done in Sprint Planning? * Velocity * Agile Board * Sprint Naming Convention * Sprint Execution * Summary SEARCH & USING JQL * Search * Search Types * JQL * JQL Examples * Sharing search result * Save Search and Reuse in a Board * Summary WORKING WITH JIRA DASHBOARDS AND REPORTS * What is a JIRA Dashboard? * Creating a JIRA Dashboard * Choosing a Dashboard Layout * What is a Gadget? * Gadgets Available Out-of-the-box * Adding a Gadget to a Dashboard * Adding a Gadget to a Dashboard (Example Calendar Gadget) * Moving a Gadget * Removing a Gadget from a Dashboard * Viewing Dashboard as a Wallboard * Deleting a Dashboard * JIRA Reports * Generating a JIRA Report * Generating a JIRA Report (Example ? Burndown Chart) * Viewing the Burndown Chart * Report Categories Available Out-of-the-box * Agile Reports * Issue Analysis Reports * Forecast & Management Reports * For further details ? * Summary JIRA AGILE * Common Jira Software boards * Scrum * Agility * Kanban * Scrum vs. Kanban * Scrumban * History of Kanban * Kanban for software teams * Kanban boards * Kanban boards (Contd.) * Kanban cards * The benefits of Kanban * Planning flexibility * Shortened time cycles * Fewer bottlenecks * Visual metrics * Continuous Delivery * Kanban ? Kanban backlog * Summary MISCELLANEOUS ISSUE FEATURES * Voting * Watching an Issue * Adding/Removing Labels * Linking Issues * Linking Issue (Contd.) * Commenting on Issue * Attaching a File to an Issue * Attaching a File to an Issue (Contd.) * Cloning (Copying) an Issue * Cloning (Copying) an Issue (Contd.) * Cloning (copying) an Issue (Contd.) * Viewing an Issue?s Change History * Viewing an Issue's Change History (Contd. * Summary MANAGING FIELDS & SCREENS (OPTIONAL: TIME PERMITTING) * Fields * OOB Fields * Custom Fields * Field Type * Screens * Summary

Develop your skills in agile project management and learn the agile approach using the DSDM® framework. Gain confidence to sit the AgilePM® Foundation and Practitioner qualifications on this accredited programme. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration: 4 days (26 hours) This accredited course is designed for Project Managers, who require an understanding of the agile approach and/or who are intending to run projects using the DSDM® framework. It is also designed to equip practising Project Managers with the confidence to sit the AgilePM® Foundation and Practitioner qualifications, and each delegate will receive a copy of the Agile Project Management V2 Handbook, published by the Agile Business Consortium, formally known as the DSDM Consortium. OBJECTIVES  By the end of the course you will be able to: * Demonstrate a detailed, practical knowledge of Agile Project Management, based upon the DSDM framework and be equipped with the ability to apply the agile approach in the workplace * Describe how the agile way of working can sit alongside more traditional project management frameworks, such as PRINCE2® Plan, organise and control Agile projects * Sit the AgilePM Foundation examination, held on the third day and for the Practitioner examination, held on the afternoon of the fourth day CONTENT AGILE FUNDAMENTALS * What is Agile? * Choosing an appropriate Agile approach * Philosophy, Principles and Project Variables * Preparing for Success ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES * Roles and Responsibilities and the Project Manager view * People, Teams and Interactions THE DSDM PROCESS AND PRODUCTS  * Looking at the DSDM Process and Project Management through the Lifecycle, as well as the DSDM Products and their Effective Use PRACTICES AND CONTROL * Delivering on Time – combining MoSCoW Prioritisation and Timeboxing * Requirements and User Stories * Estimating * Planning * Quality * Risk EXAMINATION AND RESULTS * Foundation Examination and results  * Practitioner Workshop and Examination AgilePM® Foundation Exam The AgilePM® Foundation Exam is of 40 minutes duration and consists of 50 multiple choice questions. A Pass is 25 correct answers. The exams are marked by the trainer immediately following the exam and the results are available within an hour. The AgilePM® Practitioner Exam A written paper of 2.5 hours duration. There are 8 Objective Test style questions to be answered in the 2.5 hours and the candidate may use an annotated manual. Each question is worth 10 marks and the candidate must score 40/80 to be successful. Please note that examinations are the responsibility of the examination board, APMG. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Presented in association with aims4change, an APMG Accredited Training Organisation. AgilePM®is a Registered Trade Mark of the Agile Business Consortium Limited.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Anyone with the need to understand how business analysis is performed to support agile projects or who must transition their existing business analysis skills and practices from waterfall to agile. Overview In this course, students will: Understand the fundamentals of agile delivery and agile business analysis Compare and contrast business analysis on waterfall and agile projects Explain the value proposition for agile product development Define the 4 main types of project life cycles Complete an in-depth walkthrough of the agile delivery life cycle Explain the major flavors of agile Understand the major standards available to assist in transition of skills Define business analysis tailoring and understand how to apply it Learn over 20 business analysis techniques commonly used on agile projects In this course, students will gain an understanding about agile business analysis. Students will learn how business analysis on an agile project is ?the same? and ?different? than business analysis performed on waterfall projects. Students will understand how the business analysis role changes on an agile team. A number of business analysis techniques suited for supporting agile teams will be introduced as will the various standards available to the community to help teams and organizations transition. Since few organizations are pure agile, students will also learn about delivery approaches that use a combination of practices from waterfall and agile and will also be introduced to the important concept of business analysis tailoring ? the key skill used to adapt business analysis skills to all environments ? regardless of the delivery life cycle selected. INTRODUCTION * What is agile * The Agile Manifesto * Agile principles * Agile benefits * Hands-on activity LEARNING AND COURSE OBJECTIVES * The current state of agile * Agile trends * Agile skills * Value proposition * The business case for agile * The BA role changes on an agile project * Hands-on activity UNDERSTANDING PROJECT LIFE CYCLES * Project life cycle * Product life cycle * Incremental versus Iterative * Hybrid approaches to delivery * Choosing a project life cycle AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT AGILE * The agile development life cycle * A sequence of iterations * Essential concepts * Inside each iteration * Iteration goal * Iteration planning * Sequence of tasks * Work period * Testing * End of iteration activities * Evaluation and feedback * Structured walkthroughs * Evaluation guidelines * The BA role in structured walkthroughs * Scripting scenarios * Defect list * Retrospectives * Hands-on exercise TYPE OF AGILE DELIVERY APPROACHES * The flavors of agile * Scrum * Scrum roles * Extreme Programming (XP) * Dynamic System Development Method (DSDM) * Feature Driven Development (FDD) * Testing * Best practices used by FDD * Kanban * Kanban Boards * Agile Unified Process * Scaling Frameworks INTRODUCTION TO AGILE BUSINESS ANALYSIS * What is business analysis? * What is agile business analysis? * Framework for agile business analysis * Business analysis components * International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA©) * Project Management Institute (PMI©) * Context to business analysis * Our industry BA standards * Our industry Agile BA standards * Product Owners * What stays the same * What is expected to change * Agile requirements deliverables * Lightweight documentation * Requirements repository * Where business analysis fits in * The BA workload * Hands-on exercise BUSINESS ANALYSIS TAILORING * Business analysis tailoring (defined) * Tailoring considerations * What tailoring looks like * The PMI Guide to Business Analysis * Determining the ?best? BA approach * Methodology vs Standard * Why use methodologies * Determining your methodology * Business analysis impacts TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR AGILE BUSINESS ANALYSIS * Agile BA techniques * Backlog refinements * Behavior Driven Development (BDD) * Burndown chart * Collaborative games * Definition of done * Definition of ready * INVEST * Iteration planning * Kanban board * Minimum marketable features (MMF) * Minimum viable product (MVP) * MoSCoW * Narrative writing * Persona analysis * Product roadmap * Progressive Elaboration * Prototyping * Purpose alignment model * Retrospectives * Story slicing * Hands-on Exercise PRIORITIZATION TECHNIQUES * Requirements prioritization * Prioritizing on agile projects * Prioritization criteria * Business benefit * MoSCoW * Pair-choice comparison * Setting priorities with multi-voting * Cost to acquire and operate * Determining business value * Story point estimating * Planning poker * Project velocity * Hands-on activity COURSE WRAP-UP * Making the transition to agile * How my role will be different * Course summary * Retrospective * Questions ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans BA08 - Agile for Business Analysts training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the BA08 - Agile for Business Analysts course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Application Consultant Business Analyst Business Process Architect Business Process Owner/Team Lead/Power User Developer Development Consultant Program/Project Manager Solution Architect Technology Consultant Overview This course will prepare you to: Understand the SAP Cloud Solution Understand the SAP Cloud Strategy Understand Java Development Understand development in SAP Cloud Classify and use the various Cloud Platform services Understand the various CP Services Explore the Internet of things Get an overview of SAP Cloud Platform, integration Service Understand Extensions of SAP Cloud Solutions This course will introduce and inform you about the vast potential of SAP Cloud Platform with hands-on exercises to dive into this open platform. SAP CLOUD PLATFORM, INTRODUCTION * Introduce SAP Cloud Platform (SAP CP) * Explain Landscape Architecture-Relevant Terms * Learn about typical Use cases * Explore What is in it: Product Capabilities and Services PLATFORM CONCEPTS * Understand Basic Platform Concepts * Explore Datacenters * Understand Security DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION - JAVA DEVELOPMENT * Introduce Digital Transformation, Java Development * Explore 12 Factor Microservices * Use the Supported Java Development Environment * Explain Supported Java Programming Models by CF * Operate Java Applications on SAP Cloud Platform NEO DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ? SAP HANA DEVELOPMENT * Understand SAP HANA Development * Understand the SAP HANA XSA Development on CF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ? HTML5/SAPUI5/FIORI DEVELOPMENT * Introduce HTML5, SAPUI5, and Fiori Development * Use SAP UI5 * Use SAP Fiori AGILE BUSINESS ? EXTEND APPLICATION * Introduce Agile Business * Understand the Application Frontend * x-tend the Application: Backend * Explore SAP Cloud Platform Data and Storage Services ENTERPRISE OPTIMIZATION ? INTEGRATION SERVICES * Introduce Enterprise Optimization, Integration Services * Explore Available Integration Services ENTERPRISE OPTIMIZATION ? PROCESS INTEGRATION * Introduce SAP Cloud Platform, Integration Service * Implement iFlows ENTERPRISE OPTIMIZATION ? API * Explain API Management * Build and Publish APIs INTERNET OF THINGS SERVICES (IOT) * Explore the Internet of Things (IoT) OTHER INTERESTING SERVICES AND FEATURES * Explain SAP Cloud Platform SaaS Extensions * Explore SAP Cloud Platform Business Services * Explain Cloud Platform Data and Storage * Understand SAP Cloud Platform Security

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for beginner to intermediate business and requirements analysts who are looking to improve their elicitation and requirements writing and documentation skills. This course is also a great fit for technical writers, product and software testers, project managers, product owners who work closely with business analysts or who perform some for of business analysis themselves. Overview Understand the role of the business analyst and core competencies for performing successfully Discuss the criticality of business analysis and requirements for successful project outcomes Understand the main professional associations and standards supporting business analysts in the industry Discuss the common problems with requirements and explore approaches to address these issues Obtain a clear understanding of the various requirements types and the significance for eliciting each type Demonstrate your ability to identify stakeholders Explore various methods for understanding and analyzing stakeholders Discuss and apply good planning practices to requirements elicitation efforts Obtain knowledge and understanding of over 15 current and commonly applied elicitation techniques Understand how to progress from elicitation to analysis to documentation Write well-formed and validated requirements Gain understanding of the best practices for writing quality requirements Learn the technical writing techniques that apply directly to writing requirements documents Discuss writing pitfalls, risks that impact requirements, and how to address them Learn best practices for communicating and collaborating with stakeholders, sharing the results of elicitation and the resulting documentation Learn approaches for validating requirements Understand the difference between validating requirements and validating the solution With elicitation serving as a major component of the requirements process, it is imperative that business analysts maintain high competency levels in elicitation practices and technique use to help organizations overcome the requirements related challenges faced on projects. Regardless whether you are a practitioner just starting off your career in business analysis or whether you have been performing the role for some years, this course will provide insight into the latest thoughts on elicitation and writing effective requirements and present a number of current techniques that are being applied on projects across industries today. REVIEW OF FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS * Definition of a business analysis * Definition of business analyst * BA role vs. PM role * Business analysis competencies * Benefits of business analysis * Purpose for having a BA standard * IIBA?s BABOK© Guide and PMI?s Practice Guide in Business Analysis * Business analysis core concepts * Discussion: Project challenges UNDERSTANDING REQUIREMENTS * Common problems with requirements * Understand the problem first * Define the business need * Situation statements and moving to requirements * Understanding requirement types * Business requirements * Stakeholder/User Requirements * Solution Requirements * Functional Requirements * Non-Functional Requirements * Assumptions and Constraints * Discussions: Requirement problems, business needs, and identifying non-functional requirements DISCOVERING STAKEHOLDERS * Definition of a stakeholder * Stakeholder types * Identifying stakeholders * Performing stakeholder analysis * Stakeholders and requirements * Tips for identifying stakeholders * Grouping stakeholders * Creating a RACI model * Tips for analyzing stakeholders * Documenting results of stakeholder analysis * Workshop: Discovering stakeholders PREPARING FOR REQUIREMENTS ELICITATION * Planning for elicitation * Benefits of elicitation planning * What do you plan? * The elicitation plan * Setting objectives for elicitation * Determining the scope for elicitation * Establishing pre-work * Determining the outputs for the session * The iterative nature of elicitation * Elicitation roles * Elicitation planning techniques * Discussions: Who to involve in elicitation, planning impacts, and unplanned elicitation * Workshop: Planning for elicitation CONDUCT REQUIREMENTS ELICITATION * Elicitation skillset * Types of elicitation techniques * Using active listening in elicitation * Techniques for performing elicitation * Benchmarking/Market Analysis * Brainstorming * Business Rules Analysis * Collaborative Games * Concept Modeling * Data Mining * Data Modeling * Document Analysis * Focus Groups * Interface Analysis * Interviews * Observation * Process Modeling * Prototyping * Survey or Questionnaire * Workshops WRITE EFFECTIVE REQUIREMENTS * Elicitation and Analysis * Requirements related issues * Implications of bad requirements * Elicitation and documentation * Writing skillset * Documenting requirements * Modeling requirements * Defining the project life cycle * Impact of project life cycle on documentation * Requirements specifications * Characteristics of good requirements * Guidelines for writing textual requirements * Structuring a requirement * Writing pitfalls * Traceability * Requirements attributes * Risks associated to requirements * Discussions: Project Life Cycle and Correcting Poorly Written Requirements * Workshops: Documenting Requirements and Identify Characteristics of Good Requirements CONFIRM AND COMMUNICATE ELICITATION REQUIREMENTS * Business analysis communication * Requirements communication * Communication skills * The 7 Cs * Timing of communication * Planning communication * Importance of Collaboration * Planning collaboration * Documenting communication/collaboration needs * Confirming elicitation results * Verify requirements * Characteristics of good requirements (revisited) * Requirements checklist * Requirements validation * Signing off on requirements * Discussions: Responsibility for Communication, Eliciting Communication Needs, Validation * Signoff * Workshops: Communicating Requirements and Obtaining Signoff EVALUATE THE SOLUTION * Business analyst role in solution evaluation * Why solutions under perform * What we are looking for in solution evaluation * When does solution evaluation occur * Performing solution evaluation * Planning solution evaluation * Metrics that might exist * Evaluating long term performance * Qualitative vs. quantitative measures * Tools & techniques used in solution evaluation * Comparing expected to actuals * When solution evaluation discovers a variance * Tools/techniques for analyzing variances * Proposing a recommendation * Communicating results of solution evaluation * Discussion: Addressing Variance WRAP UP AND NEXT STEPS * Useful books and links on writing effective requirements * BABOK© Guide * Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans BA04 - Eliciting and Writing Effective Requirements training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the BA04 - Eliciting and Writing Effective Requirements course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is a must-have for the Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, Systems Analyst, and Requirements Engineer. The Business Sponsor and the Project Manager who are actively involved with specifying requirements for their project will also benefit from this workshop. Overview Describe the planning, techniques, and partnerships that are vital to the success of requirements elicitationIdentify and differentiate between the different types of requirements that need to be elicitedDescribe the importance of documenting business objectives and project scope before eliciting requirementsUtilize a context diagram to scope the requirementsUtilize a process, techniques, and templates for stakeholder identification and analysisApply industry best practices to common issues with Stakeholders during requirements elicitationPlan and conduct a good InterviewIntroduce standards in process modelingPlan and develop a prototype to elicit requirements In this interactive 2-day course, you will learn how to enhance and refine your elicitation skills. Working in small groups, you will practice new techniques and discuss strategies that your organization should be using to better define stakeholder needs. DAY 1 * Unit 1: Course Introduction * Unit 2: Fundamentals of Requirements Elicitation * Unit 3: Understanding the Project Objectives and Scope * Unit 4: Identifying and Analyzing Your Stakeholders * Unit 5: Interviewing Techniques DAY 2 * Unit 6: Facilitation Techniques * Unit 7: Process Modeling * Unit 8: Prototyping * Unit 9: Document Analysis, Interface analysis, and Reverse Engineering * Unit 10: Course Summary ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans BA26 - Requirements Elicitation training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the BA26 - Requirements Elicitation course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Executives, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Business and IT stakeholders engaged in improving the delivery of products and services that meet user needs through the use of Microsoft SharePoint; Anyone who wants to improve their Business Analysis skills; Project stakeholders concerned with SharePoint requirements. Overview Plan, manage and close requirements for a project in reduced time using good business analysis practices Minimize project uncertainty and risk by applying good techniques Ensure your project delivers required functionality and adds value to the business Create an environment of self-management for your team that will be able to continuously align the delivered product or services with desired business needs, easily adapting to changing requirements throughout the process. Requirements can change frequently during a SharePoint project, and therefore projects need a streamlined, flexible approach to requirements change management. SharePoint professionals want to develop systems and services which are both high-quality and high-value, and the easiest way to achieve this is to implement the highest priority requirements first. This enables the projects to maximize value for their stakeholders. INTRODUCTION ? ROLES INVOLVED IN A SHAREPOINT PROJECT * The opportunities and challenges of a SharePoint project * The business analysis process * BA role vs. project manager role * BA / PM competencies * Case Study Exercise UNDERSTANDING SHAREPOINT REQUIREMENTS * Business, User, Functional, Quality-of-service and implementation requirements * Requirements vs. specifications * Requirements vs. business rules * Risk management and risk response strategies * Analyzing requirements * Characteristics of effective requirements * Case Study Exercise SHAREPOINT REQUIREMENTS MODELING * Identify high level scope * Identify initial requirements stack * Identify an architectural vision * Plan your iteration * Iteration modeling * Model storming * Test driven development * Case Study Exercise * THE CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS * Managing the Solution Scope and Requirements * Capturing the Requirements Traceability * Maintaining the Requirements for re-use * Managing Requirements Conflicts * Preparing the Requirements Package * Building the Requirements communications plan * Case Study Exercise ASSESSING & VALIDATING REQUIREMENTS * Validating and verifying SharePoint Requirements * Creating a master test plan * Create test scenarios and test cases * Case Study Exercise ADDITIONAL INFORMATION * Useful books and links on managing requirements and projects for SharePoint initiatives

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Designed for individuals new to the business analyst role or those who supervise and/or work with business analysts. Overview Understand the role of the business analyst Discuss industry standards/resources for obtaining more information about business analysis Acquire a solid understanding of the various tasks/activities that comprises business analysis Recognize the pre and post project business analysis activities Learn how to plan, elicit, analyze, model, and test requirements This is an introductory course designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the benefits, functions and impact a business analyst has within an organization. The course discusses the business analysis process as it is applied throughout a project as well as the pre-project activities that comprise strategy analysis. Students learn how a business analyst supports the project throughout the solution development life cycle, from defining business needs and solution scope to validating that requirements have been met in the testing phase and ensuring the solution continues to provide value after implementation. INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ANALYSIS * Business analysis defined * The activities that comprise business analysis * IIBA/PMI and the goals of a professional association * IIBA?s BABOK© Guide and PMI?s Practice Guide in Business Analysis * Exercise: Requirements challenges * THE IIBA? AND THE ROLE OF THE BUSINESS ANALYST * Business analyst defined * BA role vs. PM role * Importance of communication/collaboration * The deliverables produced as part of business analysis * The BA career path * Exercise: Review case Study * STRATEGY ANALYSIS AND CHANGE * The definition of Strategy Analysis * Components of Strategy Analysis * Identifying stakeholders and business needs * Exercises: Business Need development and RACI Stakeholder Identification UNDERSTANDING AND DEFINING SOLUTION SCOPE * Defining Solution Scope * Project scope vs. product scope * Defining a problem statement * Techniques for defining scope * Exercises: Conduct a brainwriting session and create a context diagram * Optional exercise: Create a Use Case Diagram UNDERSTANDING REQUIREMENTS * Define the term requirement * Understand requirement types * Present the requirements process * Requirements vs. specifications and business rules * Exercise: Identify Requirements PLANNING & ELICITING REQUIREMENTS * The Requirements Work Plan (RWP) * Components of the RWP * Identifying good questions for elicitation * Active listening * Categories and types of elicitation techniques * Exercise: Planning for elicitation * ANALZYING & DOCUMENTING REQUIREMENTS * Understanding requirements analysis * The Business Requirements Document (BRD) * The BRD vs. the functional requirements specification * BRD components * The purpose of packaging requirements * Exercise: Analyzing Requirements ELICITATION & PROCESS MODELING * Why models are created * Objectives of modeling * What is process management * Understanding process modeling * Modeling using BPMN * AS-IS vs. TO-BE modeling * BPMN subclasses * BPMN simple structure * Prototyping * Business Process Modeling case study * Exercises: Modeling and create a Prototype of your application VERIFYING & VALIDATING REQUIREMENTS * The difference between validation and verification * Characteristics of good requirements * Risks associated with requirements * Types of testing approaches * Creating a test plan * Requirements traceability matrix * Verified and validated requirements * Exercise: Testing Requirements ADDITIONAL RESOURCES * Helpful links for obtaining additional business analysis information ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans BA01 - Business Analysis Essentials training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the BA01 - Business Analysis Essentials course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for The Foundation course is designed for individuals who want to gain an overview of Business Analysis (Business Analysts, Requirements Engineers, Product manager, Product Owner, Chief Product Owner, Service Manager, Service Owner, Project manager, Consultants) Overview Students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of business analysis principles and techniques. Key areas are: the role and competencies of a business analyst strategy analysis business system and business process modelling stakeholder analysis investigation and modelling techniques requirements engineering business case development The business analyst role analyzes, understands and manages the requirements in a customer-supplier relationship and ensures that the right products are delivered. The Foundation Seminar gives a good introduction to the spectrum of this responsibility. COURSE INTRODUCTION * Let?s Get to Know Each Other * Course Overview * Course Learning Objectives * Course Structure * Course Agenda * Introduction to Business Analysis * Structure and Benefits of Business Analysis Foundation * Exam Details * Business Analysis Certification Scheme WHAT IS BUSINESS ANALYSIS? * Intent and Context * Origins of business analysis * The development of business analysis * The scope of business analysis work * Taking a holistic approach * The role and responsibilities of the business analyst THE COMPETENCIES OF A BUSINESS ANALYST * Personal qualities * Business knowledge * Professional techniques * The development of competencies STRATEGY ANALYSIS * The context for strategy * The defiition of strategy * Strategy development * External environmental analysis * Internal invironmental analysis * SWOT analysis * Executing strategy BUSINESS ANALYSIS PROCESS MODEL * An approach to problem solving * Stages of the business analysis process model * Objectives of the process model stages * Procedures for each process model stage * Techniques used within each process model stage INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES * Interviews * Observation * Workshops * Scenarios * Prototyping * Quantitative approaches * Documenting the current situation STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT * Stakeholder categories and identification * Analysing stakeholders * Stakeholder management strategies * Managing stakeholders * Understanding stakeholder perspectives * Business activity models MODELLING BUSINESS PROCESSES * Organizational context * An altrnative view of an organization * The organizational view of business processes * Value propositions * Process models * Analysing the as-is process model * Improving business processes (to-be business process) DEFINING THE SOLUTION * Gab analysis * Introduction to Business Architecture * Definition to Business Architecture * Business Architecture techniques BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL CASE * The business case in the project lifecycle * Identifying options * Assessing project feasibility * Structure of a business case * Investment appraisal ESTABLISHING THE REQUIREMENTS * A framework for requirements engineering * Actors in requirements engineering * Requirements elicitation * Requirements analysis * Requirements validation DOCUMENTING AND MANAGING THE REQUIREMENTS * The requirements document * The requirements catalogue * Managing requirements MODELLING THE REQUIREMENTS * Modelling system functions * Modelling system data DELIVERING THE REQUIREMENTS * Delivering the solution * Context * Lifecycles DELIVERING THE BUSINESS SOLUTION * BA role in the business change lifecycle * Design stage * Implementation stage * Realization stage

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for intermediate to advanced Business Analysts who are looking to improve their skills for eliciting, analyzing, documenting, validating, and communicating requirements. Overview Obtain a thorough understanding of the core responsibilities of the business analyst Understand the main professional associations and standards supporting business analysts in the industry Discuss and explore the components of each of the domains/knowledge areas that comprise the work of business analysis Recognize the importance of properly defining the business need prior to engaging in requirements activities Formulate a strong understanding of the concepts that comprise strategy analysis Obtain experience with identifying and analyzing stakeholders Decipher between project and product scope and successfully use models to communicate scope Thoroughly understand and identify the various requirements categories and be able to recognize requirements of various types Explore business rules analysis Understand the benefits of process modeling and the common modeling language of BPMN Discuss process models and how the techniques can capture details about the as-is/to-be environment Learn how to properly prepare and conduct interviews Explore the components of use cases Learn what it means to package requirements Obtain hands-on experience with a number of business analysis techniques and gain hands-on experience eliciting, defining, and writing requirements. This course provides students a clear understanding of all the facets of the business analysis role, including a thorough walkthrough of the various domain/knowledge areas that comprise the business analysis profession. Students are provided an opportunity to try their hand at several business analysis techniques to assist with improving their skills in stakeholder identification, scope definition, and analyzing, documenting, and modeling requirements. INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ANALYSIS * What is business analysis * Benefits and challenges of business analysis * Project success factors A CLOSER LOOK AT THE BUSINESS ANALYST ROLE * Definition of a business analyst * Responsibilities of a business analyst * Importance of communication/collaboration * BA role vs. PM role * Project roles involved in requirements * IIBA/PMI and the goals of a professional association * Purpose for having a BA standard * IIBA?s BABOK© Guide and PMI?s Practice Guide in Business Analysis * Business analysis beyond project work * Business analysis core concepts * Business analysis perspectives * IIBA and PMI certifications for business analysts * Workshop: Choose Your Project SUPPORTING THE PROJECT PORTFOLIO (ENTERPRISE ANALYSIS) * Define Strategy Analysis * When to perform Strategy Analysis * Components of Strategy Analysis * Defining the business need * Envisioning the Product and Project * Defining business requirements * The importance of stakeholders * Stakeholder identification * Tips for analyzing stakeholders * Techniques for managing stakeholder lists * Discussion: Who is involved in strategy analysis? * Workshops: Define the Business Need, Write Business Requirements, and Identify Stakeholders UNDERSTANDING AND DEFINING SOLUTION SCOPE * Defining solution scope * Techniques for defining solution scope * Applying the brainstorming technique * Project scope vs. Product scope * Finding solution boundaries * The Context Diagram * Actors and key information * Workshop: Draw a Context Diagram UNDERSTANDING REQUIREMENTS * What is a requirement? * Requirement types * Business, Stakeholder, Solution, and Transition requirements * Assumptions and constraints * Business rules * Taxonomy of business rules * Decision tables * How to write simple calculations * Requirements vs. business rules * Document requirements * Workshop ? Document Requirements ELICITATION AND PROCESS MODELING * Why do we model processes? * What is Business Process Management? * Using a modeling notation * ?As Is? vs. ?To Be? modeling * Why use BPMN? * Basic BPM notation * Business Process Modeling ? A case study * Business Process Realignment * ?As Is? vs. ?To Be? activity diagrams * Workshop: Create a Business Process Model PLANNING & ELICITING REQUIREMENTS * Interviewing ? what and why? * Preparing for an effective interview * Types of questions to ask * Sequencing questions * Active listening techniques * Planning for elicitation * Conducting the interview * Establishing rapport * Active Listening * Feedback techniques * Types of elicitation techniques * Workshops: Planning for Elicitation and Conducting an Elicitation Session USE CASE & USER STORY ANALYSIS * What is an Actor? * Types of Actors * How to ?find? Use Cases? * Diagramming Use Cases * Tips on naming Use Cases * Explaining scenarios * The use case template * Components of a use case * Scenario examples * Best practices for writing Use Cases * Scenarios and flows * Alternate and exception flows * Exercises: Drawing a Use Case Diagram, Writing the Main Success Scenario, and Writing Alternate and Exception Scenarios ANALYZING & DOCUMENTING REQUIREMENTS * Requirements and Use Cases * Non-Functional requirements * User Interface Requirements * UI Data Table * Reporting requirements * Data requirements * Data accessibility requirements * Characteristics of good requirements * The business requirements document (BRD) * BRD vs. Functional Requirements Specification * Preparing the requirements package * Requirements traceability * Workshops: Develop a User Interface, Analyzing Requirements, and Tracing requirements ADDITIONAL RESOURCES * Useful books and links on writing effective requirements