1. Advanced Business Analysis Training Outline

A Business Analysis is a professional who analyses the domain in which an organization works and documents business processes and systems or suggests technology that can be integrated for betterment. They are all-rounders who bridge a gap between management and developers who are responsible for developing and completing a project. In any business environment, they play the major role of planning a project from scratch until end, setting deadlines, allocating resources and seeing to its completion.

The Advanced Business Analysis Course Outline is designed to accelerate the career growth of individuals who have interest in working in technical projects that involve people, process and technology coordination. The course will introduce several hard and soft skills that a Business Analyst of present day generation is expected to have. The focus of the course will be on imparting technical knowledge that a Business Analyst is expected to have to perform his/her duties.

As part of the program, students will also be exposed to concepts detailed in the Business Analysis Book of Knowledge® BABOK 2.0. BABOK® is the official book of knowledge prescribed by the International Institute of Business Analysis to help business analysis practitioners deliver business value. It is also the global benchmark based on which certified and non-certified Business Analysts perform their core functions. The BABOK Guide will also be discussed in detail as part of the course plan.

2. What does the course teach?

• Background of Business Analysis and how Business Analysts help corporations

• Roles & Responsibilities of a Business Analyst

• Skills required to write SMART requirements, Business Requisition Documents, Use cases, etc.

• Tools and resources used in documentation and Business Analysis

• Best practices in business analysis for various industry scenarios

• Exposure to global industry benchmarks for quality and analysis

3. Course Duration

• 2 days

4. Who can enroll?

• Students or Passed out individuals who want exposure and background training in Business Analysis

• Working Business Analysts who want a professional certificate

5. Course Eligibility

• Graduation or diploma in any stream

• Basic computer and Internet literacy

• Basic understanding of tech platforms, programming languages & systems

6. Course Schedule

6.1. Introduction to Business Analysis

• What, Why, Who and How aspects of Business Analysis

6.2. BABOK® Overview

• An introduction to the contents of BABOK® and how it can be used for day today BA activities

6.3. Role of a Business Analyst

• Describe various tasks performed by a Business Analyst in a project

• Discussion on various roles played by Business Analyst in the Market

6.4. Requirement Definition & Types

• What is a Requirement

• How can they be classified

6.5. Effective Techniques

• Writing a SMART Requirement

• Scope Modeling

• Interviews & Workshops

• Prototyping

• Writing Use Case Specifications

• Non-Functional Requirements

• Pros & Cons of each techniques  

6.6. Introduction to UML

• What is UML

• What is a Model & Benefits of UML

6.7. UML Diagrams Overview

• Overview of all the 13 UML diagrams

• Elaborate on UML diagrams recommended for Business Analyst

6.8. Use Case Best Practices

• Elaborate on Use Case Best Practices, do and don'ts

• FAQs

• Technical terms used in Business Analysis