Business Analysis Hands-On PRACTICUM

Course Overview:

This is a 40-hour certificate program designed for those who want HANDS-ON training!!! The content within this course is designed to help business analysis practitioners apply the concepts within the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) Guide to real-life scenarios and activities. Whether you are new to business analysis or a seasoned professional, upon completion of this course you will be much more confident in your business analysis capabilities and will increase your business analyst toolkit. Learners will review over 30 business analysis techniques and create key business analyst deliverables for a project case study. This program combines theories and best practices with hands-on practical application, providing the experience of going through an entire project from a business analyst perspective. 

Who should take this course:

• New or aspiring business analysts looking for hands-on experience 
• New or aspiring business analysts who need a realistic overview of business analysis
• Experienced individuals who want to increase their business analysis capabilities
• Individuals looking for exposure to the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Certified and seasoned professionals who want to understand how to apply BABOK theories and concepts to their everyday job

Course Benefits:

• Feel more confident when performing core business analysis activities
• Understand how you can add value in various steps of the SDLC process
• Reduce the chances of missing requirements by developing more comprehensive business analysis plans
• Help stakeholders better articulate business needs and requirements 
• Expand your business analysis toolkit and increase your capabilities and value
• Produce clearer and more effective project documents and BA deliverables, leading to better project solutions
• Earn 40 IIBA PD/CDU hours

Instructor: Michael White, CBAP (The Business Analysis Doctor)

Course Structure:

• Platform: Blended course model
• Course Duration: 4 Weeks of live sessions and 6 weeks to complete assignments. Total of 10 weeks.
• Independent Study: Approximately 4 hours of on-demand content per week (16 hrs)
• Session Duration: Four 3-hour live sessions (12 hrs)
• Session Schedule: Saturdays 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Eastern
• Session Recordings: Accessible following each session
• BA Deliverable Creation: Approximately 12 hours creating deliverables

Course Content:

Business Analysis Key Concepts

• Review what a business analyst is
• Learn Key BA responsibilities
• Learn Key BA Deliverables
• Review Project Team Overview
• Learn Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Steps

Strategy Analysis

• Learn Strategy Analysis concepts
• Learn Strategy Analysis techniques
• Review Strategy Analysis BA templates
• Create and receive feedback on Business Case

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (BAPM)

• Learn BA approaches/frameworks (Waterfall and Agile)
• Learn BAPM concepts
• Learn BAPM techniques
• Review BAPM BA templates
• Create and receive feedback on BA Plan

Elicitation & Collaboration

• Learn Elicitation and Collaboration concepts
• Learn Elicitation and Collaboration techniques
• Learn about BPMN
• Plan a JAD Session
• Review Elicitation and Collaboration BA templates
• Create and receive feedback on Business Requirements Document

Requirements Life Cycle Management (RLCM)

• Learn RLCM Concepts
• Learn RLCM Techniques
• Review RLCM BA templates
• Create and receive feedback on Traceability Matrix and Test Cases

Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (RADD)

• Learn RADD Concepts
• Learn Requirements Fundamentals
• Review RADD BA templates
• Create and receive feedback on Software Requirements Specification

Solution Evaluation

• Learn Solution Evaluation concepts
• Learn Solution Evaluation techniques
• Review Solution Evaluation BA templates
• Create and receive feedback on Solution Evaluation Plan and Report