About this Event
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4 Weekends Business Analyst Training for Beginners is being delivered from February 6, 2021 - February 28, 2021 US Pacific time for 16 hours over 4 weekends, 8 sessions, 2 sessions per week, 2 hours per session.
- This course is meant for beginners who would like to learn everything about being a Business Analyst.
- Instructor-led and guided training
- Practical Hands-On, Highly Interactive training
- The medium of instruction is English
- All Published Ticket Prices are in US Dollars.
4 Weekends Only Business Analyst Training Course Schedule
- February 6, 2021 - February 28, 2021 US Pacific time
- 4 Weekends | 2 hours on Saturdays, 2 hours on Sundays every week US Pacific time
- 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM US Pacific time each of those days
- Please click here to add your location and check your local date and time for first session to be held on February 6, 2021 at 7:30 AM US Pacific Time.
Features and Benefits
- 4 weekends, 8 sessions, 16 hours of total Instructor-led and guided training
- Training material, instructor handouts and access to useful resources on the cloud provided
- Practical Hands-on and highly interactive training
- Real-life Scenarios
Course Objectives
This training class follows a very practical approach to requirements gathering, analysis and definition. Students learn specific modern methods, strategies and techniques that can be easily integrated into a company’s existing methodologies and practices (agile or waterfall).
Who can take this Course?
- This class can be taken by professionals such as Business Analysts, Project Managers, Technical leads and other IT personnel who wish to become more business savvy.
- Individuals who supervise BA activities and Executives who authorize, sponsor, govern, or provide oversight to IT projects.
Course Outline
1. Introduction
- Purpose of the BABOK® Guide
- What is Business Analysis?
- Who is a Business Analyst?
- Structure of the BABOK® Guide
2. Business Analysis Key Concepts
- The Business Analysis Core Concept Model™
- Key Terms
- Requirements Classification Schema
- Stakeholders
- Requirements and Designs
3. Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- Plan Business Analysis Approach
- Plan Stakeholder Engagement
- Plan Business Analysis Governance
- Plan Business Analysis Information Management
- Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements
4. Elicitation and Collaboration
- Prepare for Elicitation
- Conduct Elicitation
- Confirm Elicitation Results
- Communicate Business Analysis Information
- Manage Stakeholder Collaboration
5. Requirements Life Cycle Management
- Trace Requirements
- Maintain Requirements
- Prioritize Requirements
- Assess Requirements Changes
- Approve Requirements
6. Strategy Analysis
- Analyze Current State
- Define Future State
- Assess Risks
- Define Change Strategy
7. Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
- Specify and Model Requirements
- Verify Requirements
- Validate Requirements
- Define Requirements Architecture
- Define Design Options
- Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution
8. Solution Evaluation
- Measure Solution Performance
- Analyze Performance Measures
- Assess Solution Limitations
- Assess Enterprise Limitations
- Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value
9. Underlying Competencies
- Analytical Thinking and Problem-Solving
- Behavioral Characteristics
- Business Knowledge
- Communication Skills
- Interaction Skills
- Tools and Technology
10. Techniques
- Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria
- Backlog Management
- Balanced Scorecard
- Benchmarking and Market Analysis
- Brainstorming
- Business Capability Analysis
- Business Cases
- Business Model Canvas
- Business Rules Analysis
- Collaborative Games
- Concept Modelling
- Data Dictionary
- Data Flow Diagrams
- Data Mining
- Data Modelling
- Decision Analysis
- Decision Modelling
- Document Analysis
- Estimation
- Financial Analysis
- Focus Groups
- Functional Decomposition
- Glossary
- Interface Analysis
- Interviews
- Item Tracking
- Lessons Learned
- Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Mind Mapping
- Non-Functional Requirements Analysis
- Observation
- Organizational Modelling
- Prioritization
- Process Analysis
- Process Modelling
- Prototyping
- Reviews
- Risk Analysis and Management
- Roles and Permissions Matrix
- Root Cause Analysis
- Scope Modelling
- Sequence Diagrams
- Stakeholder List, Map, or Personas
- State Modelling
- Survey or Questionnaire
- SWOT Analysis
- Use Cases and Scenarios
- User Stories
- Vendor Assessment
- Workshops
11. Perspectives
- The Agile Perspective
- The Business Intelligence Perspective
- The Information Technology Perspective
- The Business Architecture Perspective
- The Business Process Management Perspective
The course outline given above is a guideline and the instructor may customize this outline to suit the students in the class. All topics will be covered time permitting in 16 hours.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
IT Training Center, Tech Training Solutions, Guelph, Canada
USD 400.00 to USD 500.00