Agile Business Analysis Foundation

Duration

4 days (2x2 hours)

Overview

Master the role of Agile Business Analyst with the Agile Business Analyst Foundation training and certification. Business Analysts play a crucial role in projects, through analysis of the organization’s needs and the alignment of business projects to those needs.

Introducing an agile approach has a significant impact on the role of the Business Analyst, on their existing skills and their way of working. Whilst traditional skills are still valuable, new skills and ways of working need to be adopted to harness the benefits of a new way of working and to appreciate the different relationships with co-workers and stakeholders. AgileBA guidance offers useful, practical and comprehensive guidance on the role of the Business Analyst working in an agile way (the Agile Business Analyst).

The Business Analyst is a critical role within an agile project team and with more and more organisations adopting agile approaches, we need to ensure those performing this crucial role have the necessary skills and expertise. The AgileBA syllabus and exams are based on the AgileBA Handbook (published by the Agile Business Consortium). The Handbook offers the first comprehensive set of guidance, framework and practices for the business analyst working on an agile project.

The Agile Business Analyst (AgileBA) training and certification program has been designed to give the Business Analyst the skills needed to successfully gather, analyse, validate and champion the requirements throughout an Agile project. It also gives context to the Agile Business Analyst role beyond the individual project, in relation to organisational mission and strategy, providing additional depth and guidance for business analysis in an agile context. AgileBA guidance and training will help individuals and organisations:

• Lay the foundations for successful agile projects
• Explain how the business analyst role and skills fit in an Agile environment
• Clarify the different ways of working with the Agile Business Analyst during the phases of an Agile project
• Outlines the lifecycle of an Agile requirement and how to write good, effective Agile requirements
• Provide a comprehensive set of techniques and practices for effective business analysis and collaborative agile working

Learning Objectives

The Agile Business Analyst Foundation certification provides business analysts involved in Agile projects, large and small, with the tools they need to adopt an agile approach. It gives advice on focus and value-delivery and guidance on working with business stakeholders, developers, testers and outlines the skills needed to deliver solutions incrementally.

It equips the business analyst with techniques to incorporate Agile approaches into a programme and to align change with organisational objectives. The Agile Business Analysis Foundation course is a professional training and certification scheme to support those working in (or aspiring to) an Agile Business Analyst role. Upon course completion, participants will:

• Successfully gather, analyse, validate and champion the requirements throughout an agile project
• Identify stakeholders, personas and their involvement in agile
• Describe the competencies and techniques of an Agile Business Analyst
• Understand the Business Analyst role in the agile team and the organisation
• Capture and manage effective requirements for incremental solution delivery
• Recognise how an agile business case differs from a traditional business case and present a lean business canvas
• Learn how modelling techniques fit into an agile environment
• Understand the importance of facilitated workshops
• Understand the different ways of working as a Business Analysts in agile environments

This training course will introduce an Agile approach that has a significant impact on the role of the Business Analyst, on their existing skills and their way of working. Whilst traditional skills are still valuable, new skills and ways of working need to be adopted to harness the benefits of a new way of working and to appreciate the different relationships with co-workers.

Target Audience

Those who are likely to be involved in business analysis within an Agile project, including:

• Business Analysts
• Product Owners and business representatives
• Project Managers
• Developers in Agile teams
• Testers in Agile teams

Exam Structure

The Agile Business Analyst Foundation Exam has the following structure:

• Multiple choice
• 50 questions per paper
• 25 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) – 50%
• 40 minute duration
• Closed-book

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.