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Business Analysis Essentials Course: Achieving Project Success

Course information

This business analysis course equips participants with a comprehensive introduction to the essential capabilities, knowledge, tools and techniques needed to excel as a business analyst.

Throughout the course, participants will be introduced to a wide range of BA techniques derived from popular approaches including BABOK®, Agile and Scrum. They will be provided with an introduction to the systematic and best practice approach to business analysis, ultimately leading to maximising successful project outcomes.

This course aims to provide you with a solid introduction to the business analysis capability, its associated practices, and techniques. By the end, participants should have a clear understanding of what the business analysis capability entails. Our goal is for you to leave feeling empowered to contribute to a project as a business analyst, and successfully implement improvements that provide quantifiable benefits to their organisation.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • identify problems and opportunities
  • describe the objectives of the business analysis capability in an organisation
  • describe the benefits of using a systematic approach to business analysis
  • elicit, document and prioritise project requirements
  • produce a business case
  • understand the use of a conceptual solution design
  • understand the requirements lifecycle
  • describe the purpose of a conceptual solution design.

Topics

  • Business analysis concepts
  • Project approach selection
  • Continued business justification
  • Stakeholder management
  • Business analysis practices
  • Requirements management
  • Conceptual solution design
  • Risk management

Skills acquired

  • Selecting the appropriate project approach
  • Produce a business case
  • Conduct elicitation techniques
  • Facilitate a workshop
  • Conduct requirements management
  • Problem identification
  • Create a conceptual solution design

  • Anyone wanting to become a business analyst
  • Practicing business analysts requiring a solid introductory understanding of a structured, best practice approach to business analysis
  • Product owners wanting to extend their knowledge of business analysis best practices
  • Process designers
  • Business analysis practice managers wishing to gain an understanding of a systematic approach

Prerequisites

None

Delivery modes

  • Face-to-face, presenter taught workshop
  • Online workshop via the platform Zoom

Workshop format with interactive topic sessions accompanied by participants engaging in
group activities to consolidate the knowledge.

Course materials are provided electronically using Dropbox.

  • Digital student workbook
  • In-class group activities

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Assessments are made against units of competency.
    Learn core business analysis techniques, including BABOK®, Agile and Scrum approaches. Gain practical skills to contribute effectively to projects and improve organisational outcomes. Ideal for those wanting to excel as business analysts.

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