Business Analysis 101

Course Description:

The Business Analyst (BA) plays a key role in the development and execution of company projects. The Business Analyst is responsible for gathering input, analyzing the needs of the project, documenting the criteria to be met, sharing information among project team members and presenting findings to company executives. Developing technical solutions to business problems, or to advance a company's sales efforts, begins with defining, analyzing and documenting requirements. Managing requirements at the project level can help fulfill business needs. This course will provide a solid foundation for a career in business analysis. We explore the strategy, phases, components and process a BA uses to develop a project. The fact that business analysis jobs are predicted to increase world over means that there is going to be a huge demand for professionals who have the right qualifications and skills to perform business analysis tasks to achieve organizational objectives.

Skillsswear brings you an introductory course on business analysis that will introduce you to the fundamentals of this practice and how to use it to define needs and recommend solutions to stakeholders. You will also learn about the different models and their needs, methods of requirements gathering, communications skills, interactive skills, analytical thinking and problem solving techniques.

What you will learn:

• Business analysis tools and techniques
• Roles and responsibilities of a business analyst
• What are requirements?
• Importance of requirements and how are they collected
• Analysis techniques after elicitation
• RACI technique and business transformation
• The importance of stakeholder analysis

What you will get:

• High quality training from certified trainer
• Hard/Soft copy of courseware
• Games and retrospectives to teach practical aspects
• Course completion certificate
• End-to-end support via email, chat and phone

Course Outline:

• Introduction
• Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
• T-Shape Professional
• Communication Skills
• Interactive Skills
• The Business Analysis Path
• Business Analysis and Strategy
• The Balanced Scorecard
• Stakeholder Analysis
• Models Overview
• RACI
• The Deming Cycle
• Business Transformation
• Root Cause Analysis
• Document Analysis
• Research
• Data Dictionary and Glossary
• Governance Agreements
• Requirements Gathering
• Requirement Analysis
• Surveys and Questionnaires
• User Stories
• Five Whys
• Focus Group
• Interviews
• Brainstorming
• Observation
• Requirements Workshops