Business Analysis Practice

Course details

Understanding how an organisation decides its strategy is fundamental to a Business Analyst being able to put their work into context. This course is designed to help the Business Analyst build the knowledge on the wider picture of business systems. It focuses on using an holistic approach to the investigation and improvement of business situations with a view to developing effective, feasible business solutions.

Aims and Objectives

On completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

• Understand business strategy
• Identify & manage stakeholders
• Build a business activity model
• Create a business case

Content

• A lifecycle for business change
• Understanding the Strategic Context
• Identifying Potential Solutions
• Making the Business Case

Content

Project Discipline for Business Analysis Studies

• Terms of Reference/Project Initiation
• Business and project objectives
• Deliverables from business analysis studies

Understanding the Situation& Issues

• Stakeholder identification
• Overview of investigative techniques
• Representing a holistic view of the business
• situation

Analysing Stakeholder Perspectives

• Stakeholder analysis
• Identifying different perspectives

Analysing and Modelling Business Activities

• Developing a conceptual business activity model
• Identifying business events
• Analysing business rules

Who Should Attend

Business Analysts looking to gain an understanding of organisational planning and the context of business analysis within the wider picture of the organisation.