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Introduction to Business Analysis: Defining Successful Projects

 
Course: 211   Duration: 3 Days   PMI: 17   CPE: 17
 
 

You Will Learn How To

  • Perform key functions of the business analyst by applying a solid business analysis framework
  • Conduct a business needs analysis to solidify stakeholder requirements
  • Apply business analysis techniques to identify key problems and potential opportunities
  • Evaluate and prioritize the feasibility of business initiatives and present the business case
  • Document and deliver the requirements package
  • Optimize organizational performance and realize benefits downstream

Course Benefits

Business analysis is a critical process that drives organizational structures and systems within the context of varying stakeholder interests. The business analyst defines and evaluates potential initiatives that best fit organizational goals. In this course, you gain the foundational knowledge needed to effectively perform key business analysis functions. You learn how to apply a core business analysis framework as well as participate in interactive workshops to improve your analytical competencies.

Who Should Attend

Anyone interested in gaining a broad knowledge of the key tasks and techniques involved in business analysis or anyone who needs to effectively analyze business options and outcomes.

Workshop Course

You perform the key functions of a business analyst through an evolving case study woven throughout the course. Workshops include:
  • Analyzing and prioritizing business needs
  • Creating dynamic business models using workflow diagrams
  • Deploying evaluative techniques for project selection
  • Writing SMART business objectives
  • Quantifying business case benefits and costs
  • Communicating the requirements package to stakeholders

Related Courses

 
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Training Dates

Mar 14 - 16New York 
Mar 21 - 23Toronto 
Apr 3 - 5Chicago (Schaumburg)
Apr 11 - 13Los Angeles 
Apr 18 - 20Reston, VA
Apr 25 - 27Atlanta 
May 9 - 11Philadelphia 
May 16 - 18Alexandria, VA
May 23 - 25Ottawa 
May 30 - Jun 1Annapolis, MD 
Jun 6 - 8New York 
Jun 13 - 15Boston 
Jun 20 - 22Toronto 
Jun 27 - 29Rockville, MD
Jul 11 - 13Atlanta 

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Introduction to Business Analysis: Defining Successful Projects

 
Course: 211   Duration: 3 Days   PMI: 17   CPE: 17
 
 
Course 211 Content
 

Defining Business Analysis

Overview of the business analysis discipline

  • Key roles and responsibilities
  • The Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®)
  • Distinguishing between business analysis and other related disciplines

Introducing the business analysis framework

  • Industry best practice from the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®)
  • Applying the 6 Cs baseline framework and its analytical devices

Confirming Organization and Stakeholder Needs

Performing needs analysis

  • Capturing business needs at the organizational or department levels
  • Conducting enterprise-level contextual analysis using strategic, tactical and operational tools

Identifying key stakeholders

  • Conducting stakeholder analysis
  • Creating the analysis plan
  • Building the communication plan

Conducting the Analysis

Analyzing the business landscape

  • Categorizing and prioritizing business needs and issues using affinity diagrams and gap analysis
  • Modeling the business at the process, organization, information and technology levels

Detecting problems and finding solutions

  • Exposing root causes of problems
  • Finding opportunities for growth
  • Identifying action-oriented business initiatives to address problems and opportunities

Comparing the Project Initiatives

Techniques for evaluating derived options

  • 2x2 analysis grid
  • Prioritization matrices
  • Paired comparison analysis

Assessing for business suitability

  • Identifying first order and second order change implications
  • Conducting rigorous feasibility studies

Constructing the Project

Documenting critical project parameters

  • Building SMART project objectives
  • Specifying critical project elements and deliverables

Preparing the business case

  • Structuring the business case
  • Identifying quantitative and qualitative project benefits and costs

Crafting Requirements

Planning for requirements analysis

  • Selecting your approach based on analysis assumptions
  • Documenting guiding principles, ground rules and templates
  • Producing a requirements development plan to guide and manage the process

Building requirements using the 5-step model

  • Eliciting stakeholder wants and needs
  • Analyzing stated requirements
  • Specifying the requirements document
  • Validating the requirements document with key stakeholders
  • Managing the change control process

Consulting best practices and standards

  • Addressing common challenges typically encountered during requirements development
  • Outlining industry standards

Calibrating Organizational Performance

Supporting downstream implementation and development

  • Business analyst as change agent
  • Realizing proposed benefits

Ongoing organizational performance

  • Identifying the business analysis opportunities beyond the project level
  • Processes for managing and reporting on organizational performance
  • Applying ongoing evaluative techniques

Developing Business Analysis Competencies

  • Going beyond the mechanics of analysis
  • Applying the IIBA® Business Analysis Competency framework
  • Managing stakeholder agreement and conflict
 
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Introduction to Business Analysis: Defining Successful Projects Tuition

 
Course: 211   Duration: 3 Days   PMI: 17   CPE: 17
 
 
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