Business Analysis Fundamentals: In-House Training
This course is part of IIL's Business Analysis Certificate Program (BACP), a program designed to help prepare individuals to pass the IIBA® Certification exam to become a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP™).
This course teaches participants the overall process of business analysis and where it fits in the bigger picture of the project life cycle and the business context. The course is interactive and combines discussion, active workshops, and demonstrations of techniques. The goal is bottom-line results that cut through the real-world problems facing people seeking to improve the way they operate to develop new and improved systems and products or otherwise deliver results through project performance.
What you will Learn
At the end of this program, you will be able to:
Define the solution scope
Work with the development team in the systems testing stage
Ensure the solution is usable in the business environment
Foundation Concepts
Defining the business analyst (BA) function
The role of the BA as change agent
An introduction to the BABOK® Guide
BA roles and relationships through the project life cycle (PLC)
Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
Overview of business analysis planning and monitoring (BAP&M)
Business analysis planning and monitoring - process and tools
Business analysis planning and monitoring - roles and responsibilities
Business analysis planning and monitoring - governance, information management, and performance improvement
Elicitation and Collaboration
Overview of elicitation and collaboration
Elicitation and collaboration techniques
Requirements Life Cycle Management
Overview of requirements life cycle management
Requirements life cycle management task details
Strategy Analysis
Overview of strategy analysis
Analyze current state
Define future state
Assess risks
Define change strategy
Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
Overview of requirements analysis and design definition (RA&DD)
The anatomy of requirements
RA&DD task descriptions
RA&DD techniques
Solution Evaluation
Overview of solution evaluation
Solution evaluation tasks
Solution evaluation in development stages
Underlying Competencies
Overview of underlying competencies (UC)
Underlying competencies