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Two days
All levels
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.
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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.
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