Business Analyst Fundamentals Course

Course Code: MQ 417
Course Abstract:

Learn key communication skills, leadership techniques and problem solving skills required to leverage your IT and business knowledge so to effectively understand, document and present the requirements that define a project’s scope.  This indispensable workshop solidifies the foundation of business analysis and equips you with critical thinking, analytical skills, and people skills necessary to thrive in the business analyst role while adding measurable value to every project. 

 

The following supplemental book is used in this class:

Writing Better Requirements by Alexander/Stevens, ISBN 0-321-13163-0

Audience:

If you’re involved at all with systems development projects, you simply must participate in this workshop. This is perfect for you if you are a Business Customer, Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Designer, Developer, Quality Assurance Professional, Systems Tester, Systems Architect, Team Leader, Project Manager, or anyone wanting to enhance their business analysis skills.

Duration: 2 days
Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

 

> Comprehend the shifting role of a Business Analyst

> Gather required information through multiple methods

> Conduct effective sessions to capture and verify requirements

> Improve the quality of the requirements elicited

> Use visual representations of the business process, workflows, and data models to ensure clarity

> Apply analysis techniques to any methodology or data modeling

> Bridge the communication gap between business people and technology solution providers

Course Topics:

Communication in the Business Analysis Context

Understanding the Business Analyst role, competencies and function

Distinguishing novice and expert Business Analysts

The three most important communication skills

The five biggest challenges

Why problem solving is key

Understanding the people side of problem solving

Leadership for Business Analysis

 

Understanding what leadership is and why Business Analysts need it

Influencing and negotiating with stakeholders

Continuous learning, adapting to change and managing stress

The business domain: what it is and what’s relevant to business analysis

The IT domain: what it is and what’s relevant to business analysis

The systems development lifecycle and the focus on IT and business domains

 

Enterprise Analysis

 

Enterprise analysis defined

The role of the Business Analyst in enterprise assessment

Describing the business environment and the requirements scope

Assessing feasibility

Pre-project versus in-project enterprise analysis

 

Project Initiation and Analysis: The Business Analyst’s Key Contributions

 

Defining and documenting project scope

Decomposing the application domain

Analyzing and documenting key processes

Eliciting functional requirements

Modeling the desired state

 

Requirements Communication

 

Requirements communication defined

Determining the appropriate requirements presentation format

Creating the requirements package

Presenting and conducting requirements reviews

Conducting a formal requirements reviews

 

Adding Value as a Business Analyst

 

Managing role conflicts

Resolving holes and duplications

Solving the right problems

Being a catalyst for change: everyday evangelism for Business Analysts

Moving on to requirements engineering

The path of least resistance

Prerequisites: None
Note: All fields are required
At the present time we do not offer training for individuals or groups less then 6 individuals. We apologize for any inconvenience.


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