BA30 Foundations of Business Analysis

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Duration

4 Days

24 CPD hours

Overview

Obtain a thorough understanding of the core responsibilities of the business analyst
Understand the main professional associations and standards supporting business analysts in the industry
Discuss and explore the components of each of the domains/knowledge areas that comprise the work of business analysis
Recognize the importance of properly defining the business need prior to engaging in requirements activities
Formulate a strong understanding of the concepts that comprise strategy analysis
Obtain knowledge of and experience with the important work of stakeholder analysis
Decipher between project and product scope and successfully use models to communicate scope
Thoroughly understand and identify the various requirements categories and be able to recognize requirements of various types
Develop interviewing skills and explore ways to plan and structure interviews
Examine different forms of requirements documentation
Explore elements of communication, conflict, and issue management
Obtain a solid understanding of the concepts and activities involved in solution evaluation
Obtain hands-on experience with a number of business analysis techniques for eliciting, analyzing, and modeling requirements

Description

The course provides students a clear understanding and total immersion into all of the facets of the business analyst role, including a thorough walkthrough of the various domain/knowledge areas that comprise the business analysis profession. Students are provided an opportunity to try their hand at several business analysis techniques for eliciting, analyzing, and modeling requirements. The business analysis work performed in strategy analysis and solution evaluation, which is most often the least familiar to business analysts, is thoroughly presented and explored. Students completing this course will be well equipped with new skills and knowledge that can be immediately applied on current and future projects.
This course is aligned to and satisfies the professional development hours required to take the Entry Certificate in Business Analysis' (ECBA ) certification.

Introduction to Business Analysis
  • What is Business Analysis
  • Benefiting from business analysis
  • Business analysis and project success
  • Challenges of business analysis
  • Discussions: Who performs business analysis functions in your organization Exploring solutions options and your biggest challenges on past projects
A Closer Look at the Business Analyst Role
  • Definition of business analyst
  • Responsibilities of a business analyst
  • The BA/PM roles
  • IIBA/PMI and the goals of a professional association
  • Purpose for having a BA standard
  • IIBAs BABOK®© Guide and PMIs Practice Guide in Business Analysis
  • Business analysis core concepts
  • Business analysis perspectives
  • IIBA and PMI certifications for business analysts
  • Workshop: Introduction to Case Study
Strategy Analysis and Change
  • Define Strategy Analysis
  • When to perform Strategy Analysis
  • Business models
  • Defining the business need
  • Root cause analysis
  • 5 Whys
  • Fishbone diagram
  • Defining business requirements
  • Discussions: Who is involved in strategy analysis in your organization
  • Workshops: Create a Business Model, Define the Business Need, Create a Fishbone Diagram, and Write Business Requirements
Defining a Change Strategy
  • Define change strategy
  • Gap analysis
  • Determining solution options
  • Enterprise readiness
  • Cultural fit
  • Operational and functional analysis
  • Impact analysis
  • Transitioning to the future state
Stakeholder Analysis
  • What is a stakeholder
  • The importance of stakeholder analysis
  • Stakeholder identification
  • Stakeholder types
  • Tips/techniques for identifying analyzing stakeholders
  • Keeping track of stakeholders
  • Workshop: Identify Stakeholders
Understanding & Defining Solution Scope
  • Defining solution scope
  • Techniques to use
  • Project scope versus product scope
  • Finding solution boundaries
  • What is a feature
  • Identifying key features
  • Discussion: Identifying Solution Scope
  • Workshops: Draw a Context Diagram & Defining Scope with Features
Understanding Requirements
  • Project roles involved in requirements activities
  • Requirements types
  • Assumptions and constraints
  • Business rules
  • Decision tables and inference rules
  • Requirements vs. business rules
  • Requirements vs. specifications
  • Discussions: Requirements and business rules
  • Workshops: Define a Business Rule and write requirements
Business Process Modeling
  • Why do we model processes
  • What is Business Process Management
  • Using a modeling notation
  • As Is vs. To Be modeling
  • Why use BPMN
  • Basic BPM notation
  • Developing a business process model
  • Using a facilitated session
  • Business Process Modeling A case study
  • Developing a Business Process Model
  • Workshop: Create a Business Process Model
Preparing for Requirements Elicitation
  • Types of elicitation techniques
  • Interviewing what and why
  • Preparing for an effective interview
  • Selecting the right interviewees
  • Types of questions to ask
  • Sequencing of questions
  • Discussion: Elicitation Techniques You Have Used
  • Workshop: Planning for an Interview
Elicitation using Interviews and Workshops
  • Conduct the Interview
  • Establishing rapport with stakeholders
  • Active listening and listening styles
  • Workshops and getting the right people
  • The role of the facilitator
  • The brainstorming technique
  • Decision rules and reaching consensus
  • Avoiding Groupthink
  • Encouraging participation
  • Managing meetings and conflict
  • Workshop: Conduct an Interview
Confirming Elicitation Results
  • Defining requirements analysis
  • Prioritizing requirements (MoSCoW, Timeboxing, Voting, etc.)
  • Documenting requirements
  • Other uses for specifications and models
  • Unified Modeling Language (UML®©)
  • Explaining user stories
  • The traceability matrix
  • Communicating requirements
  • Workshop: Analyzing Requirements, Identifying User Stories, Tracing Requirements, and Obtaining Approval
Analyzing Requirements with Use Cases
  • What is an actor
  • Types of actors
  • Defining actors
  • Locating use cases
  • Use case diagrams
  • Use case tips
  • Defining and identifying scenarios
  • Parts of a use case
  • Defining primary, secondary actors and pre and post conditions
  • Best practices for writing use cases
  • Template: Use Case Specification
  • Workshop: Drawing a Use Case Diagram and writing the Main Success Scenario
  • Scenarios and flows
  • Alternate and exception flows
  • Alternate scenario post conditions
  • Guidelines for Alternate flows
  • Examples of alternate and exception flows
  • Workshop: Writing Alternate and Exception Flows
Documenting Requirements
  • How requirements relate to use cases
  • Writing Non-Functional requirements
  • User Interface Requirements
  • Reporting requirements
  • Data requirements
  • Data accessibility requirements
  • Business requirements document (BRD)
  • BRD vs the Functional Requirements
  • Verifying Requirements
  • Quality attributes
  • Purpose of the requirements package
  • BA Deliverables across knowledge areas/domains
  • Planning BA deliverables
  • Workshops: Develop a User Interface and Verifying Requirements
Managing and Communicating Business Analysis Information
  • Business analysis communication
  • The business analysts role in communication
  • Forms of communication
  • 7Cs of communication
  • Symptoms of information overload
  • Information mapping
  • Presentation and common elements
  • Requirements walkthroughs
  • Conflict and issue management
  • Conflict resolution techniques
Evaluating the Solution
  • Understanding solution evaluation
  • Verification vs. validation
  • Timing of solution evaluation
  • Planning solution evaluation
  • Performing solution evaluation
  • Using existing metrics
  • Evaluating long term performance
  • Qualitative vs. Quantitative measures
  • Tools and techniques used in solution evaluation
  • Comparing expected vs. actuals
  • When variances occur
  • Proposing recommendations to address variances
  • Communicating evaluation results
Additional Resources
  • Helpful links for obtaining additional business analysis information
Additional course details:

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FAQ for the BA30 Foundations of Business Analysis Course

Available Delivery Options for the BA30 Foundations of Business Analysis training.
  • Live Instructor Led Classroom Online (Live Online)
  • Traditional Instructor Led Classroom (TILT/ILT)
  • Delivery at your offices in London or anywhere in the UK
  • Private dedicated course as works for your staff.
How many CPD hours does the BA30 Foundations of Business Analysis training provide?

The 4 day. BA30 Foundations of Business Analysis training course give you up to 24 CPD hours/structured learning hours. If you need a letter or certificate (Non PeopleCert programs only) in a particular format for your association, organisation or professional body please just ask.

What is the correct audience for the BA30 Foundations of Business Analysis training?

This course is intended for beginner to intermediate Business Analysts who are looking to improve their skills by learning best practices and techniques for eliciting, analyzing, documenting, validating, and communicating requirements.

Do you provide training for the BA30 Foundations of Business Analysis.

Yes we provide corporate training, dedicated training and closed classes for the BA30 Foundations of Business Analysis. This can take place anywhere in Ireland including, Dublin, Cork, Galway, Northern Ireland or live online allowing you to have your teams from across Ireland or further afield to attend a single training event saving travel and delivery expenses.

What is the duration of the BA30 Foundations of Business Analysis program.

The BA30 Foundations of Business Analysis training takes place over 4 day(s), with each day lasting approximately 8 hours including small and lunch breaks to ensure that the delegates get the most out of the day.

Why are Nexus Human the best provider for the BA30 Foundations of Business Analysis?
Nexus Human are recognised as one of the best training companies as they and their trainers have won and hold many awards and titles including having previously won the Small Firms Best Trainer award, national training partner of the year for Ireland on multiple occasions, having trainers in the global top 30 instructor awards in 2012, 2019 and 2021. Nexus Human has also been nominated for the Tech Excellence awards multiple times. Learning Performance institute (LPI) external training provider sponsor 2024.
Is there a discount code for the BA30 Foundations of Business Analysis training.

Yes, the discount code PENPAL5 is currently available for the BA30 Foundations of Business Analysis training. Other discount codes may also be available but only one discount code or special offer can be used for each booking. This discount code is available for companies and individuals.

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