8 Weeks (16 Online Classes with Mock BA Sessions)
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Overview
Our IT Business Analysis course focuses majorly on a deep dive into day-to-day activities as an IT Business Analyst, processes, tools and techniques. Given the feedback from most people, we have created a training is best suited for people with interest in building a solid career as a IT Business Analyst, Business Change Analyst, and Change Management Professional.
Our Business Analysis course is closely tied to recorgnised body of knowledge (BOK) such as the BCS Business Analysis BOK and the IIBA Business Analysis BOK. As such, you will be well equiped to take certifications such as BCS BA or CCBA or CBAP and the end of the training.
The 8 weeks training includes 15 online classes, mentoring and CV build, Linkedin Optimisation and easy access to experience facilitators.
Prerequisite
Our IT Business Analyst training is open for anyone irrespective of your academic background or prior experience. All that is required is interest and efforts to commit the right energy and time to learning.
Add-on
We run a certification cohort, where you can connect with other students that plans to write similar certifications as you. In this cohort, you get to gain and share knowledge, build confidence, and share exam tips with real people who have written the exam or willing to write the exam.
This course is delivered online in an interactive format with an instructor and a program coordinator. We have structured the class to accommodate for working class individuals and also students who also have other commitments.
The format for the class is listed below:
Week 1
CONTEXT OF AN ORGANIZATION
Enterprise Environment
WHAT IS BUSINESS ANALYSIS?
THE COMPETENCIES OF A BUSINESS ANALYST
Who is a Business Analyst
Qualities of a Business Analyst
Business Knowledge
Professional Techniques
Developing the BA Skills
BUSINESS ANALYSIS KEY CONCEPT
Business Analysis Core Concept Model
Key Terms
Requirements Classification Schema
Stakeholders
Requirements and Designs
THE STRATEGIC CONTEXT FOR BUSINESS ANALYSIS
What is a Strategy
The Importance of Strategy
Business Analysis and Strategic Context
Developing a Strategy
Understanding the Strategic Context
Strategy Analysis: External Environment
Strategy Analysis: Internal Environment
Strategy Analysis: SWOT Analysis
Strategy Execution
Enterprise Architecture
The Importance of Strategic Alignment
BUSINESS ANALYSIS PLANNING AND MONITORING
Plan Business Analysis Approach
Plan Stakeholder Engagement
Plan Business Analysis Governance
Plan Business Analysis Information Management
Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements
BUSINESS ANALYSIS SERVICE FRAMEWORK
Situation Investigation and Problem Analysis
Feasibility Assessment and Business Case Development
Business Process Improvement
Requirement Definition
Business Acceptance Testing
Business Change Deployment
Stakeholders Engagement
Approach to Problem Solving
Week 2
DEMO BUSINESS PROCESSES (FINANCE, INSURANCE, HEALTH, TECH PRODUCTS)
INVESTIGATING THE BUSINESS SITUATION
Background researching and Understanding of Business Entity
Investigation Techniques
Workshops
Focus Groups
Observation
Interviews and Meetings
Scenarios
Prototyping
User Role Analysis
Storytelling
Quantitative Approach
Applicability of Investigation Techniques
Recording Business Situation and Issues
ELICITATION AND COLLABORATION
Prepare for Elicitation
Conduct Elicitation
Confirm Elicitation Results
Communicate Business Analysis Information
Manage Stakeholder Collaboration
REQUIREMENT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT (BABOK)
Trace Requirements
Maintain Requirements
Prioritize Requirements
Assess Requirements Changes
Approve Requirements
STRATEGY ANALYSIS (BABOK)
Analyze Current State
Define Future State
Assess Risks
Define Change Strategy
Week 3
ANALYSING AND MANAGING STAKEHOLDERS
Stakeholders Categories
Analysing Stakeholder
Stakeholder Management Strategies
Managing Stakeholders
Stakeholders Responsibilities: RACI and RASCI Charts
Social Media and Stakeholders Management
Understanding Stakeholder Perspectives
IMPROVING BUSINESS SERVICES AND PROCESSES
The Enterprise Level
Business Process Models
Business Process Hierarchy
Analysing As-Is Business Process
Improving Business Business Processes
Process Measurement
DEFINING THE SOLUTION
The Gap Analysis
POPIT for Gap Analysis
Formulating Options
Design thinking
SOLUTION EVALUATION
Prototypes or Proofs of Concept
Pilot or Beta releases
Operational releases
Measure Solution Performance
Analyze Performance Measures
Assess Solution Limitations
Assess Enterprise Limitations
Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value
Week 4
MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE
When to Produce a Business Case
Business Case in the Linear Lifecycle
Assessing Feasibility
Structure of a Business Case
Investment Appraisal
Presentation of a Business Case
Business Cases within an Agile Context
RAID and CARDI logs
Defining the solution
ESTABLISHING THE REQUIREMENTS
Problems with Requirement
Requirement Elicitation Framework
Actors in Requirement Elicitation
The target solution
Types of Requirement
Requirement Elicitation
Requirement Analysis
REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN DEFINITION
Specify and Model Requirements
Verify Requirements
Validate Requirements
Define Requirements Architecture
Define Solution Options
Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution
DOCUMENTING AND MODELLING REQUIREMENTS
Importance of Documentation
Documentation Styles
Requirement Catalogues
User Stories
Modelling functional requirements
Modelling data requirements
Cross-checking Models
Agile Modelling and Documentation
Using Models to Maintain a Solution
Week 5
VALIDATING AND MANAGING REQUIREMENTS (BCS)
DELIVERING THE REQUIREMENTS (BCS)
Delivery Style
Context
Delivery Life Cycles
Approach
Roles in Delivery Techniques
Deliverables
Techniques
DELIVERING THE BUSINESS SOLUTION (BCS)
Business Change Lifecycles
BA role in Business Change Lifecycle
DEMO - IT Change Management Process, Tools and Techniques
Change Management Plan
Change Advisory Board
Change Management Procedure
Change Management roles and responsibilities
IT Changes - Server Environments
Change Release Management
UNDERLYING COMPETENCIES
Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
Behavioural Characteristics
Business Knowledge
Communication Skills
Interaction Skills
Tools and Technology
Week 6
BA Techniques
Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria
Backlog Management
Balanced Scorecard
Benchmarking and Market Analysis
Brainstorming
Business Capability Analysis
Business Cases
Business Model Canvas
Business Rules Analysis
Collaborative Games
Concept Modelling
Data Dictionary
Data Flow Diagrams
Data Mining
Data Modelling
Decision Analysis
Decision Modelling
Document Analysis
Estimation
Financial Analysis
Focus Groups
Functional Decomposition
Interface Analysis
Interviews
Item Tracking
Lessons Learned
Week 7
Week 8
The Information Technology Perspective to Business Analysis
A Peak into the Day-to-Day activities of a Business Analyst
Other Perspectives to Business Analysis
The Agile Perspective
The Business Intelligence Perspective
The Business Architecture Perspective
The Business Process Management Perspective
Guides to Professional Certification
BCS Business Analysis Foundation
BCS Business Analysis Professional
Lean Six Sigma (Yellow Belt, Green Belt)
ITIL v4 Foundation
CCBA / CBAP
CSM
Prince 2 Foundation / PMP
Building a Solid Profile with SP Packages
CV / Resume
Linkedin Optimisaiton
Interview Response Preparation
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