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Business Analysis Essentials
Course Overview

Learn how to fill the role of the business analyst.

This course will help you to gain the foundational skills to perform the role of a business analyst (BA) in both waterfall and agile environments. You will learn how to plan business analysis activities; as well as the basics of eliciting, analyzing, modeling, and writing requirements. Learn how to verify and validate product requirements, gain approval, and manage the requirements through the life cycle of the project. Understand the BA role in the design, development, and testing phases of a project. Gain new perspectives through hands-on, interactive group activities led by subject matter experts. Enhance your experience through videos, discussions, and reflections. Get tools, templates, and samples to continue your learning and practice after class.

This course is aligned to the requirements management and business analysis principles outlined by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) and Project Management Institute (PMI)®.

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ID

Duration

Level

Price

Business Analysis

12960

3 Day(s)

Foundation

$2,495.00

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Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA™)

This course is for anyone wanting to enhance his/her business analysis skills. There are no formal prerequisites required for this course.

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Business Analysis Essentials

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This course is currently available for private groups only. Please contact us at info@productivitypointls.com for more information and special pricing.

Business Analysis Essentials

Course Overview

Learn how to fill the role of the business analyst.

This course will help you to gain the foundational skills to perform the role of a business analyst (BA) in both waterfall and agile environments. You will learn how to plan business analysis activities; as well as the basics of eliciting, analyzing, modeling, and writing requirements. Learn how to verify and validate product requirements, gain approval, and manage the requirements through the life cycle of the project. Understand the BA role in the design, development, and testing phases of a project. Gain new perspectives through hands-on, interactive group activities led by subject matter experts. Enhance your experience through videos, discussions, and reflections. Get tools, templates, and samples to continue your learning and practice after class.

This course is aligned to the requirements management and business analysis principles outlined by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) and Project Management Institute (PMI)®.

Business Analysis Essentials

Course Objectives

Lesson objectives help you become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. In the Business Analysis Essentials training course, you will learn:

· The role and importance of the BA
· Vocabulary standards and business analysis practices through the use of the IIBA A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide)
· Plan BA requirements activities
· Elicit requirements from stakeholders, with an emphasis on interviews
· Analyze stated requirements, with an overview of modeling techniques
· Document requirements for different types of projects
· Verify and validate requirements
· Elements of requirements management and communication and the BA's role in them
· Elements of solution verification and validation and possible BA roles
· Enterprise analysis: choosing appropriate projects
· Necessary competencies and best practices of BAs
· Waterfall, incremental, and agile lifecycles and how they change BA practices
HANDS-ON EXERCISES
· Identify Business Analysis Concepts and Activities in Your Organization
· Review a Vision and Scope Document
· Plan Requirements Activities for a Project
· Conduct an Interview
· Choose Elicitation Techniques
· Analyze a Location Model
· Analyze a Workflow Model
· Analyze a Use Case Model
· Analyze a CRUD Matrix
· Identify Models that Answer Key Questions
· Review a Requirements Document
· Determine the Impact of a Proposed Change to a Requirements Set
· Write a Test Case Using a Use Case
· Walk Through the Steps of Enterprise Analysis for a Project
· Develop a Personal Action Plan to Improve Your BA Skills or Environment

Training Delivery Methods

With Productivity Point, you will have a spectrum of delivery methods to choose from... when where and how you like it. Whether it's in a classroom or online, we have a delivery option to meets your needs.

Classroom Live Training

Get in-person, hands-on instruction with live lab exercises taught by subject matter experts who deliver authorized and industry-leading content.

With classrooms in almost every major U.S. city, Productivity Point has something for users of every level, so you can earn the most popular industry certifications. You get hands-on learning experience with live lab exercises taught by experienced instructors. We proudly advocate our learning services to be hosted by the best-qualified trainers in terms of technical knowledge and teaching skills.

Classroom Virtual Training

Prefer to have a dedicated classroom for your virtual experience? Attend live, hands- on training via remote instructor from one of Productivity Point’s multiple locations.

Enjoy a focused and professional training environment, including all technical equipment provided along with administrative and technical support at your fingertips. With over 150 locations to choose from, review our course catalog or contact your personal Productivity Point Account Manager to see if the course you have in mind is delivered at one of our dedicated virtual classrooms in your area.

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Blend the best from traditional face-to-face instructor-led training with the latest in conferencing technology.

  • Delivering live training to multiple locations at one time
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Private Group Training

Your private group classroom experience will not only take place in the location of your choice (including any of our training centers), but you will enjoy the following amenities:

  • Instructor Consult to get to know your instructor and convey your customized requirements
  • Course Curriculum tailored to your specifications and displaying your organization's branding
  • On-Line course evaluations provided for your review
  • Post-Assessments to ensure your learners have fully comprehended

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