Business Analysis Hands-On PRACTICUM

Course Overview:

This is a blended (live and on-demand) program designed for those who want HANDS-ON training! The content within this program is crafted to help participants apply business analysis concepts and best practices to real-life scenarios and activities. Whether you are new to business analysis or a seasoned professional, upon completing 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 5 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's 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 jobs

Course Benefits:

• Feeling 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 self-paced course model
• Independent Study: Immediate access to 8 on-demand learning modules
• Access Duration: 1-year access to training platform
• Live Workshop Duration: 2-hour Q&A and in-progress deliverable review (ongoing)
• Live Workshop Schedule: Monthly (alternating between Saturdays and Thursdays)
• Saturday Sessions: Fourth Saturday of the month - 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Eastern Time
• Thursday Sessions: Fourth Thursday of the month - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time
• Email Support: Questions on in-progress deliverables
• BA Deliverable Creation: Create 5 core BA deliverables and get detailed feedback

Join Recurring Workshops at your Convenience:

• April 26th - Saturday 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Eastern Time
• May 22nd - Thursday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time
• June 28th - Saturday 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Eastern Time
• July 24th - Thursday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time
• August 23 - Saturday 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Eastern Time
• September 25th - Thursday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time 

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

Needs Assessment

• Learn Needs Assessment concepts
• Learn Needs Assessment Techniques
• Review Needs Assessment BA templates
• Create and receive feedback on Business Case

Business Analysis Planning

• Learn BA approaches/frameworks (Waterfall and Agile)
• Learn BAPM concepts
• Learn BAPM techniques
• Review BAPM BA templates

Requirement Gathering and Elicitation

• Learn Requirement Elicitation concepts
• Learn Requirement Elicitation Techniques
• Learn and Understand BPMN
• Plan a JAD Session
• Review Requirement Elicitation BA templates
• Create and receive feedback on the Business Requirements Document (BRD)

Requirements Analysis and Documentation

• Learn Requirement Documentation Concepts
• Learn Requirement Documentation fundamentals
• Learn Requirements Analysis Techniques
• Learn and Understand Entity Relationship Diagrams and Data Dictionaries
• Review Requirement Documentation BA templates
• Create and receive feedback on Software Requirements Specification (SRS)

Requirements Change Management (RCM)

• Learn RCM Concepts
• Learn RCM Techniques
• Review RCM BA templates
• Create and receive feedback on Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)

Implementation and Testing Support

• Learn Design and Testing concepts
• Learn Design and Testing techniques
• Learn and Understand Transition Requirements
• Review Design and Testing BA templates
• Create and receive feedback on Test Cases

Solution Evaluation

• Learn Solution Evaluation concepts
• Learn Solution Evaluation techniques
• Review Solution Evaluation BA templates