BUSINESS ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS

Business analysis fundamentals training will delve into the role and responsibilities of the business analyst (BA)- the communication link between all business areas and a critical player in project success. Learn techniques for ensuring project success every step of the way-from identifying and analyzing potential projects to making sure that the final project product meets the requirements you identified. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll learn to define the scope of work and master requirements-gathering techniques that will work for a variety of projects and audiences. 

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Business analysis fundamentals training will delve into the role and responsibilities of the business analyst (BA)- the communication link between all business areas and a critical player in project success. Learn techniques for ensuring project success every step- from identifying and analyzing potential projects to ensure that the final project product meets your specified requirements. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll learn to define the scope of work and master requirements-gathering techniques that will work for various projects and audiences.  Read More

Through hands-on exercises, you’ll learn to define the scope of work and master requirements-gathering techniques that will work for various projects and audiences. You’ll consider the unique needs of customers, stakeholders, and the IT department as you work toward building, documenting, communicating, and managing requirements.

BUSINESS ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS OBJECTIVES

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

  • Role and importance of the BA
  • Vocabulary standards and business analysis practices through the use of the IIBA A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide)
  • Plan BA requirements activities
  • Elicit requirements from stakeholders, with an emphasis on interviews
  • Analyze stated requirements with an overview of modelling techniques
  • Document requirements for different types of projects
  • Verify and validate requirements
  • Elements of requirements management and communication and the BA’s role in them
  • Elements of solution verification and validation and possible BA roles
  • Enterprise analysis: choosing appropriate projects
  • Necessary competencies and best practices of BAs
  • Waterfall, incremental, and agile lifecycles and how they change BA practices

BUSINESS ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS

HANDS-ON EXERCISES

  • Identify Business Analysis Concepts and Activities in Your Organization
  • Review a Vision and Scope Document
  • Plan Requirements Activities for a Project
  • Conduct an Interview
  • Choose Elicitation Techniques
  • Analyze a Location Model
  • Analyze a Workflow Model
  • Analyze a Use Case Model
  • Analyze a CRUD Matrix
  • Identify Models that Answer Key Questions
  • Review a Requirements Document
  • Determine the Impact of a Proposed Change on a Requirements Set
  • Write a Test Case Using a Use Case
  • Walk Through the Steps of Enterprise Analysis for a Project
  • Develop a Personal Action Plan to Improve Your BA Skills or Environment.

JK Michaels institute also offers other products and courses, including Business Analyst in Project Management, Business Analysis and Process Management, Effectively focused 8 STEPS to successful business analysis process, and Business Analyst Job Description.

BUSINESS ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS Key Features

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Benefits

KEY FEATURES

  • Instructor-led course
  • Action-oriented learning through case studies,role plays ,games e.t.c
  • Satisfied 40 contact hours required by IIBA®
  • CBAP Certification Study Guide
  • 11 case studies and 11 end-of-chapter quizzes
  • Post class online mentoring and coaching
  • Supplemental deep dive video lectures​
  • Comprehensive Exam Support
  • BABOK® Study Tables
  • CBAP training aids (study sheets and exam tips)
  • Over 2000 CBAP exam prep sample questions

PERSONAL IMPACT

  • improved problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities
  • a greater appreciation for your contribution to the organization's improved performance
  • Competence in the principles and practices of business analysis.
  • It adds business and analytical skills to an individual’s competencies
  • improved management and teambuilding abilities
  • Modern techniques and methods for implementing systematic business improvement
  • Certification can improve overall performance, remove uncertainty and widen market opportunities.
  • The process of achieving and maintaining certification helps ensure you are continually improving and refining your activities.
  • Recognizes individuals who have invested in their BA careers and encourages them to keep doing so.

ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT

  • Contribute to the achievement of exceptional organizational performance
  • Transform organizational culture
  • Capability to recognize a successful business analysis intervention
  • Learn how to spot changes that can boost effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Facilitate the organization's continuous improvement
  • The regular assessment process will improve staff responsibility, commitment and motivation.
  • Improve Visibility to Stakeholders
  • establishes BA practices as outlines in the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) guide by recognized professionals
  • Using business process models, precisely define the organization's work.
  • Demonstrates to your stakeholders that your business is run effectively.
  • Improved active listening and questioning skills in order to improve communication effectiveness as an organization
  • Increases organization's marketability

Course Outlines

Importance of Effective Business Analysis
Role of the BA
Standardization and Adaptability

 


Role of the BA in Requirements Planning
Vision and Scope Document
Types of Requirements
Stakeholders
Business Analysis Plan

 

Role of the BA in Requirements Elicitation
Investigative approach
Iterative approach
Techniques
Interviews
Focus groups
Requirements workshop: Requirements meeting
Requirements workshop: JAD session
Brainstorming
Observation
Survey
Prototype
Document analysis
Business rules analysis
Reverse engineering
Product trials

  • Prepare for Elicitation

    Conduct Elicitation Activity

    Confirm  Elicitation Result

    Communicate Business Analysis Information

    Manage stakeholder Collaboration

Need for Analysis
Using Analysis to get Stakeholder Feedback and Verify and Validate Developing Requirements
Value of Modeling Techniques in Analysis
Modeling Techniques
Organizational model
Location model
Process/flow models
Use case models
Data models
State model
Types of Requirements
Business Rules Analysis
Prioritizing Requirements
Verifying and Validating Requirements

 

 

 

Throughout the Project and to Decommission
Change Management
Define a baseline
Define a change management process
Identify the Change Authority
Traceability and Its Uses
Requirements Attributes
Requirements Communication

Testing and Non-Testing Methods
Purposes of Validation
Find defects
Prove compliance to requirements
Test Cases and Test Suites
Challenges in Testing
Structured Testing
Role of the BA in Solution Validation: the V Model
Solution Acceptance and Project Close-Out

  • Definition and Causes
    Role of the BA on the Enterprise Analysis Team
    Steps in Enterprise Analysis
    Define the business need
    Techniques for root cause analysis
    Assess capability gaps
    SWOT analysis
    Determine the solution approach
    Define the solution scope
    Define the business case
    Contents of business case
    Who does what?: the BA’s limited role in developing a business case

Competency Proficiency
BA Necessary Competencies
Analytical thinking and problem solving
Behavioral characteristics
Business knowledge
Communication skills
Interaction skills
Software application knowledge
Best Practices
Use iterative analysis
Focus on process improvement
Apply progressive elaboration
Check as you go
Use the investigative approach
Adopt traceability
Formalize business analysis through standardization
Improve communication through modeling
Life Cycle Models
Waterfall
Incremental
Agile
Effects on business analysis

Communication Skills
Leadership Skills
Problem-Solving Skills
Business Knowledge
IT Knowledge

 

 Case Studies

 

Exercises

Course Schedules

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Business analysts who want to improve their ability to contribute to projects
Project personnel and stakeholders looking to advance their careers and improve their professional abilities, such as:

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Testers and developers

Analysts of information systems

Following successful completion of this training course, the delegates will be awarded a JK MICHAELS' Certificate with eligible Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) from the National Registry of CPE Sponsor. According to the National Registry of CPE Sponsor standards, one CPE credit is granted for every 50 minutes of attendance.


The approaches, tools, and strategies given throughout the session will be actively applied by participants. The workshops mix targeted input from the seminar leader with practical sessions that allow delegates to apply the ideas and tools to exercises and case studies drawn from a variety of industries, including the oil and gas industry. Through group work, individual work, participant discussion, facilitator engagement, and self reflection, the seminar caters to a variety of learning styles.

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CONSULTANTS: Our consultants are Practical, Professional,Experienced, Licensed & Effective personnel with minimum experience of over 25years.
CONSULTANT RATING: 96% of our training consultants scored A+ rating from our customers in 2020

JK Michaels joins the prestigious group of organizations approved by Project management institute USA,American Academy of Project Management (USA),Scrum Study institute USA, to provide world class Effective project management training; After a rigorous audit of our curriculum design, delivery, facilitators, and content of our courses.

We are also accredited by government as a management training and consulting firm.In addition to other international institutes including :International institute of Business analysis(IIBA);(APMG)Association of Project Management Group;International institute of Six Sigma Certification;Peoplecert,Clover Health and Safety,Nebosh,Pregen Business School Atlanta,Simplilearn;International institute of Supply Chain Management (UK).
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