Business Analysis Workshop (BAW001)
Course Benefits
Our Business Analysis workshop provides individuals from any background with the necessary skills needed to become effective business analysts. A range of business analysis techniques including UML, stakeholder management, workflow, data modelling and gap analysis are explored. During the workshop, you will be encouraged to apply these techniques with the use of case studies.
The course content covers all the ISEB (Information Systems Examinations Board) recommended topics and is taught by ISEB certified consultants with hands on experience in the industry working at the senior level as Business Analysts.
The course content covers all the ISEB (Information Systems Examinations Board) recommended topics and more! The course duration is 24 hours which is more than the required 21 hours by ISEB. Our course is also taught by ISEB certified consultants with over 10 years experience in the industry working at the senior level as Business Analysts.
There is currently a huge shortage of qualified business analyst and because of the huge demand for this skill Crown Interactive has reacted to help meet this demand by training forward thinking individuals who are looking to enter this very lucrative industry. Our instructor led training will equip you with the necessary core and soft skills you need to become a successful business analyst.
Perform Key functions of the business analyst.
Use the key Business analysis tools.
Plan and manage the stakeholders meeting and workshop.
Gather smart requirements & use UML for requirement gathering.
Identify external & internal influences which affect a business.
Analyse and model business systems.
Work with business users to define, scope & initiate a project.
Course Topics
Introduction to Business Analysis
Origins of Business Analysis
IT Project development function pyramid
The OPPORTUNITIES out there
Overview of Business Analysis
Key roles and responsibilities
Competencies of a Business Analyst
Behavioral and personal qualities
Developing Competencies
The Skills Framework for the Information Age
SFIA Framework
Strategy Analysis
The Context for Strategy
External & Internal Environment analysis
Strategy Analysis – SWOT Analysis
The business analysis process model
An Approach to Problem Solving
The Process Model
Investigating the Situation
Defining the Requirements
Investigation Techniques
Requirements gathering techniques
Stakeholder Analysis and Management
Stakeholder Analysis and Management
Stakeholder Categories and Identification
Modelling the Business System
Modelling the Business System
Business Activity Models
Business Process Modelling
The Importance of Business Process Modelling
Improving the Business process
Process Modelling – 7 view framework
Planning For Stakeholder Meetings and Workshops
Requirements Engineering
Requirements analysis.
Writing SMART requirements
Requirements Gathering Elicitation
Documenting the requirements
Requirements Traceability
Generalised Traceability Hierarchy
Modelling the IT
Unified Modelling Language
Entity – Relationship Model
Use Case Diagrams
Object Oriented concepts
Managing the information resource
Data modelling
Conceptual schema
Logical schema
ER diagram exercise
Security, Governance and related Issues
Making a Business and Financial Case
Business Case
RUP and Agile Methodology (Environments)
The Project Lifecycle in Different Environment (Methodology)
Prince2, Agile & RUP Project Lifecycle
Business Case in the Project Lifecycle
Managing Business Change
Introducing a new System
Emotions and the Change Management
The need for Change Management
The Change Process
