Business Analysis Essentials

In this introductory course, you’ll delve into the role and responsibilities of the business analyst — the communication link between … Continue reading "Business Analysis Essentials"

Overview

In this introductory course, you’ll delve into the role and responsibilities of the business analyst — the communication link
between all business areas and a critical player in project success. You’ll learn techniques for ensuring project success
every step of the way; from identifying and analyzing potential projects to making sure that the final project product
meets the requirements you identified. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll learn to define the statement of work (SOW)
and master requirements elicitation techniques that are effective for a wide variety of projects and audiences. You’ll
consider the unique needs of customers, stakeholders, executives and the IT department as you work toward building,
documenting, communicating, and managing requirements

Audience

People who want to improve their business analysis skills.

Length

16 hours

Outline

A. Overview of Business Analysis

* The solutions lifecycle
* What is business analysis?
* Business analysis terminology
* International Institute of Business Analysis
* CBAP certification
* BA Fundamentals
* Communication skills
* Leadership skills
* Problem-solving skills
* Business knowledge
* IT knowledge
Lab 1: Business Analysis Assessment

B. Enterprise Analysis

* Introduction
* Definitions
* The business architecture
* Feasibility studies
* Project scope
* Business case
* Risk assessment
* Decision package
* Selecting and prioritizing projects
Lab 2: Balanced Scorecard Metrics

C. Requirements Planning and Management

* Introduction
* Definitions
* Team roles for the project
* Work division strategy
* Requirements risk approach
* Planning considerations
* Requirements activities

o Selection
o Estimation

* Requirements scope

* Requirements activity

o Measurement
o Reporting

* Requirements change management
Lab 3: Requirements Charter

D. Requirements Elicitation

* Introduction
* Definitions
* Elicit requirements
* Techniques

o Brainstorming
o Document analysis
o Focus groups
o Interface analysis
o Interviews
o Observation
o Prototyping
o Workshop
o Reverse engineering
o Survey/questionnaire

Lab 4:Stakeholder Analysis

E. Requirements Analysis and Documentation

* Introduction
* Definitions
* Requirements package
* Business domain model
* Analyze user requirements
* Analyze functional requirements
* Analyze quality of service requirements
* Assumptions and constraints
* Requirements

o Attributes
o Document
o Validate
o Verify

* Modeling techniques

o Data and behavior models
o Process/flow models
o Usage models

Lab 5: Symbols and Models

F. Requirements Communication

* Introduction
* Definitions
* Communication plan
* Manage conflicts
* Determine format
* Requirements package
* Requirements presentation
* Requirements review
* Requirements sign-off
Lab 6:E. Requirements Analysis and Documentation

* Introduction
* Definitions
* Requirements package
* Business domain model
* Analyze user requirements
* Analyze functional requirements
* Analyze quality of service requirements
* Assumptions and constraints
* Requirements

o Attributes
o Document
o Validate
o Verify

* Modeling techniques

o Data and behavior models
o Process/flow models
o Usage models

Lab 5: Symbols and Models

F. Requirements Communication

* Introduction
* Definitions
* Communication plan
* Manage conflicts
* Determine format
* Requirements package
* Requirements presentation
* Requirements review
* Requirements sign-off
Lab 6:Communication Planning

G. Solution Assessment and Validation

* Introduction
* Definitions
* Solution alternatives
* Technology options
* Solution selection
* Solution usability
* Quality assurance
* Solution implementation
* Solution impacts
* Post implementation review
Lab 7: Pilot Review