Business Analysis
Foundations of Business Analysis
A solid two-day foundation in business analysis.
2 daysFoundation10 modules
About this course
A solid two-day foundation in business analysis. You will learn the five types of requirements, define business needs, plan analysis work, elicit, analyse, document and model requirements, and manage them through change.
What you'll learn
- Identify and define the five types of requirements
- Improve project outcomes through clear problem definition
- Plan and manage requirement activities effectively
- Analyze and engage key stakeholders
- Write complete, traceable, and business-focused requirements
Curriculum
10 modules
- What is business analysis?
- The role of the business analyst
- The business analysis framework
- Core competencies for BAs
- Defining requirements
- Five types of requirements
- Aligning requirements to business value
- Requirements vs. design
- What are business rules?
- Business rule examples
- Differences between rules and requirements
- Identifying and documenting business needs
- Asking the right questions
- Translating needs into business requirements
- Business goals vs. objectives
- Capturing high-level business requirements
- Structuring requirement interviews
- Key planning considerations
- Selecting the right BA approach
- Identifying stakeholders
- Communication and activity planning
- Elicitation framework and techniques
- Structuring effective questions
- Capturing and confirming results
- Characteristics of high-quality requirements
- Writing and reviewing requirements
- Introduction to requirements modeling
- Packaged software considerations
- Requirements lifecycle and change control
- Tracing and prioritizing requirements
- Review, approval, and documentation practices
- Evaluating solution performance
- Confirming solution alignment with business needs
Who it's for
New business analysts and professionals who perform analysis as part of their role.
Before you start
- No formal prerequisites
- Familiarity with project environments is helpful but not required
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