COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course provides participants with the fundamental knowledge of the processes and disciplines that enable the delivery of objective requirements that add maximum value to an organisation.
By combining a practical and pragmatic approach to business analysis, aligned with industry standards, this course will provide you with the opportunity to prepare for the International Institute of Business Analysis™ (IIBA®) industry certification ECBA™.
Using real-life scenarios will develop your skills, enabling you to put into practice tasks and techniques that allows you to gain general knowledge and practical experience.
Undertaking a set of review questions at the end of each session will ensure full understanding of the material covered. It will also serve as a study aid for those who wish to undertake the ECBA certificate.
Note: Whilst this course helps prepare you for the ECBA certification, additional self-study is required prior to taking the exam. If you are planning to sit the ECBA exam, please speak to your course trainer for direction and study advice.
KEY TOPICS
Session 1: Setting the Scene
Course objectives. IIBA certification.
Session 2: Introduction to Business Analysis – Core Concepts
What is Business Analysis? Core competencies of a successful Business Analyst. Working with the BABOK Guide
Session 3: Planning Business Analysis activities
Planning and the BABOK Guide. Writing a problem / opportunity statement. Scope modelling.
Session 4: Eliciting and Communication Information
Elicitation and the BABOK Guide. Conducting elicitation using collaborative games. Confirming elicitation results and communicating information.
Session 5: Stakeholder collaboration
Identifying and analysing stakeholders. Categorising stakeholders. Engaging stakeholders through collaboration.
Session 6: Strategy analysis
Strategy analysis and the BABOK Guide. Analysing the current state. Defining the future state.
Session 7: Defining requirements
Requirements and the BABOK Guide. Writing effective requirements (taking into account attributes, constraints, business rules and assumptions).
Session 8: Requirements Lifecycle Management
Requirements lifecycle management and the BABOK Guide. Overview of tracing and maintaining requirements. Prioritising requirements. Assessing and approving requirements changes.
Session 9: Modelling requirements
The Requirements Analysis and Design Definition knowledge area. Specifying and modelling requirements. Understanding the difference between: requirements and designs, and matrices and diagrams. Using models to drive requirements.
Session 10: Evaluating Requirements, Designs and the Solution
Evaluating requirements through verification and validation. Recommending a solution using acceptance and evaluation criteria. Evaluating the implemented solution.
This course follows a practical path with participants working on a case study to fully define, scope, model, validate and verify a solution based on elicited, prioritised requirements from identified stakeholders.