Business Analysis Essentials

Course details

The course discusses the business analysis process as it is applied throughout a project to include the pre-project activities that comprise enterprise analysis.

Course Outline

1 - Introduction

• What is business analysis?
• Good business analysis practices
• Benefits of business analysis

2 - The Role of the Business Analyst

• The business analysis process
• BA role vs. project manager role
• BA competencies
• The BA career path

3 - Supporting the Project Portfolio

• The project portfolio
• Strategic enterprise analysis
• Solution Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

4 - Developing the Solution Vision and Scope

• Defining solution vision and scope
• Conducting a outcomes workshop
• Validating solution scope against the expected outcomes

5 - Understanding Requirements and Business Rules

• Functional, non-functional and implementation requirements
• Requirements vs. specifications
• Requirements vs. business rules
• Risk management and risk response strategies

6 - Planning and Eliciting Requirements

• The Requirements Work Plan (RWP)
• Components of the RWP
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Elicitation techniques
• Preparing for change

7 - Analyzing and Documenting Requirements

• Analyzing requirements
• Characteristics of effective requirements
• The Business Requirements Document (BRD)
• The BRD vs. the technical specifications document
• BRD validation techniques

8 - Modeling Requirements

• Modeling using BPMN
• AS-IS vs. TO-BE modeling
• Models and the BRD

9 - Assessing and Validating Requirements

• Validation and verification
• Types of testing
• Creating a master test plan
• Test scenarios and test cases

10 - Additional Resources

• Useful books and links on Business Analysis

Target Audience: Designed for those individuals new to the Business Analyst role or those who supervise and/or work with business analysts.

Related Certifications:

• Certified Business Analysis Professional

Related Exams:

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)