Foundation in Business Analysis

Training

In London

£ 1,195 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Days

The course prepares participants to sit the one-hour, multiple-choice examination leading to the foundation certificate in Business Analysis offered by the Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB). This certificate is a pre-requisite for the ISEB Diploma in Business Analysis. Suitable for: Newly appointed business analysts, project managers and other IT professionals who wish to understand the business analyst role.

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About this course

There are no pre-requisites for attendance on this course.

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Course programme

Foundation in Business Analysis

Course Content

Introduction to business analysis

  • The rationale for business analysis
  • The development of business analysis
  • The scope of business analysis

Role of the business analyst

  • The Business Analysis Maturity Model
  • The responsibilities of a business analyst
  • The competencies of a business analyst
  • The Skills Framework for the Information Age

Business strategy analysis

  • The strategic context
  • Developing business strategies
  • Strategic analysis techniques
  • SWOT analysis

The Business Analysis Process Model

  • The lifecycle for business analysis
  • Creative problem-solving approach
  • Stages of the lifecycle
  • Deliverables and activities for each stage

Investigation techniques

  • Interviewing and workshops
  • Observation approaches
  • Scenarios and prototyping
  • Quantitative investigation techniques

Stakeholder analysis

  • Categorising stakeholders
  • Analysing stakeholders
  • Stakeholder management

Modelling the business system

  • Soft systems methodology
  • Documenting business situations
  • Business perspectives
  • Business activity models
  • Business events and business rules
  • Performance measures
  • Gap analysis

Business process modelling

  • The rationale for business process modelling
  • Business process modelling techniques
  • Business process improvement

Requirements engineering

  • Requirements engineering and the systems development lifecycle
  • The requirements engineering process
  • Actors in requirements engineering
  • Requirements elicitation
  • Requirements analysis
  • Documenting requirements
  • Requirements validation
  • Managing requirements

Modelling the IT system

  • Modelling system functions
  • Modelling system data

Making a business and financial case

  • The business case in the project lifecycle
  • Identifying options
  • Assessing feasibility
  • Structure of a business case
  • Investment appraisal techniques
  • Presenting the business case
  • Realising the benefits
  • Managing business change
  • The change management process
  • The emotional impact of change

Additional information

Payment options: Examination Fee £150 + VAT
Students per class: 12

Foundation in Business Analysis

£ 1,195 + VAT