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Two days
All levels
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:
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