Duration
3 days
WHAT IS BUSINESS ANALYSIS?
- This certification provides a foundation for the range of specialist BCS modular certificates in theareas of Business Analysis, IS Consultancy and Business Change. The certification can also be used as the knowledge-based specialist module for the International Diploma in Business Analysis. In addition, the certification provides foundation-level Business Analysis knowledge for specialists in other disciplines, particularly Project Managers and System Developers.
- Candidates should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of business analysis principles and techniques. Key areas are:
- The role and competencies of a business analyst
- Strategy analysis
- Business system and business process modelling
- Stakeholder analysis
- Investigation and modelling techniques
- Requirements engineering
BENEFIT OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS
- You know to analyze development of a business strategy
- Perform business system modeling
- You can Identify costs, benefits, impacts, and risks for change in a business case
- Develop your skills to support successful business change programmes
- Gain an internationally recognised certification, enabling you to take your skills around the world.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This foundation-level certification is beneficial to IT professionals who require solid background knowledge of business
analysis. It is especially relevant to :
- Business analysts
- Project managers
- Business or business change managers
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- What is Business Analysis
- The Competencies of a Business Analyst
- Strategy Analysis
- The Business Analysis Process Model
- Investigation Techniques
- Stakeholder Analysis and Management
- Modelling Business Processes
- Defining the Solution
- Making a Business and Financial Case
- Establishing the Requirements
- Documenting and Managing the Requirements
COURSE CONTENTS
- The origins of business analysis
- The development of business analysis
- The scope of business analysis work
- Taking a holistic approach
- The role and responsibilities of a business analystre
- Personal qualities, Business knowledge
- Professional techniques
- The development of competencies
- The context for strategy
- The definition of strategy (Johnson, Scholes and Whittington 2008)
- Strategy development
- External environment analysis
- Internal environment analysis
- SWOT analysis, Executing strategy
- An approach to problem-solving
- Stages of the business analysis process model
- Objectives of the process model stages
- Procedure for each process model stage
- Techniques used within each process model stage
- Interviews
- Observation, Workshops
- Scenarios, Prototyping
- Quantitative approaches
- Documenting the current situation
- Stakeholder categories and identification
- Analysing stakeholders
- Stakeholder management strategies
- Managing stakeholders
- Understanding stakeholder perspectives
- Business activity models
- Organisational context
- An alternative view of an organisation
- The organisational view of business processes
- Value propositions
- Process models
- Analysing the as-is process model
- Improving business processes (to-be business process)
- Gap analysis
- Introduction to Business Architecture
- Definition of Business Architecture
- Business Architecture techniques
- The business case in the project lifecycle
- Identifying options, Assessing project feasibility
- Structure of a business case, Investment appraisal
- A framework for requirements engineering
- Actors in requirements engineering
- Requirements elicitation
- Requirements analysis
- Requirements validation
- The requirements document
- The requirements catalogue, Managing requirements
- Modelling system functions
- Modelling system data
- Delivering the solution
- Context, Lifecycles
- BA role in the business change lifecycle
- Design stage, Implementation stage, Realisation stage
CERTIFICATION
EXIN BCS Business Analysis Certification Information:
- Exam Duration : 60 Minutes
- Exam Format : Multiple Choice
- Number of Questions : 40
- Exam Pass Mark : 26 out of 40(65%)
- Electronic Devices Permitted : No
- Open Book : No
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.