Introduction to Business Analysis

Business Analysis: An Overview

Course: 19 Minutes

• Business Analysis: Definition and Context
• The Business Analyst's Role
• The Value of Business Analysis
• Exercise: Understanding Business Analysis

BA Terms and Concepts

Course: 23 Minutes

• Business Analysis Knowledge Areas
• Business Analysis Key Terms
• Business Analysis Core Concepts
• Exercise: Business Analysis Key Terms and Concepts

BA Stakeholders, Requirements, and Designs

Course: 23 Minutes

• Stakeholders within a Project Team
• Stakeholders External to the Project Team
• Requirements Classification Schema
• Requirements and Designs
• The Requirements and Design Cycle
• Exercise: Stakeholders, Requirements and Designs

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

Introduction to BA Planning and Monitoring

Course: 14 Minutes

• Overview of BA Planning and Monitoring
• BA Planning and Monitoring and the BACCM™
• Exercise: Understanding BA Planning and Monitoring

Plan Business Analysis Approach

Course: 19 Minutes

• Plan BA Approach: Inputs and Elements
• Plan BA Approach: Guidelines and Techniques
• Plan BA Approach: Stakeholders and Output
• Exercise: Planning the BA Approach

Plan Stakeholder Engagement

Course: 17 Minutes

• Plan Stakeholder Engagement: Inputs and Elements
• Plan Stakeholder Engagement: Guidelines & Techniques
• Plan Stakeholder Engagement: Stakeholders & Outputs
• Exercise: Planning Stakeholder Engagement

Plan Business Analysis Governance

Course: 15 Minutes

• Plan BA Governance: Inputs and Elements
• Plan BA Governance: Guidelines and Techniques
• Plan BA Governance: Stakeholders and Outputs
• Exercise: Planning BA Governance

Plan Business Analysis Information

Course: 15 Minutes

• Plan Information Management: Inputs and Elements
• Plan Information Management: Guidelines & Techniques
• Plan Information Management: Stakeholders & Outputs
• Exercise: Planning BA Information Management

Identify BA Performance Improvements

Course: 14 Minutes

• Performance Improvements: Inputs and Elements
• Performance Improvements: Guidelines and Techniques
• Performance Improvements: Stakeholders and Outputs
• Exercise: Identifying BA Performance Improvements

Business Analysis Elicitation and Collaboration

Elicitation and Collaboration

Course: 15 Minutes

• Overview of Elicitation and Collaboration
• Core Concepts and the Business Analyst's Role
• Exercise: Understand Elicitation and Collaboration

Prepare for Elicitation

Course: 19 Minutes

• Prepare for Elicitation: Inputs and Elements
• Prepare for Elicitation: Guidelines and Techniques
• Prepare for Elicitation: Stakeholders and Outputs
• Exercise: Preparing for Elicitation

Conduct Elicitation

Course: 16 Minutes

• Conduct Elicitation: Inputs and Elements
• Conduct Elicitation: Guidelines and Techniques
• Conduct Elicitation: Stakeholders and Outputs
• Exercise: Conducting Elicitation

Confirm Elicitation Results

Course: 14 Minutes

• Confirm Elicitation Results: Inputs and Elements
• Confirm Elicitation Results: Guidelines and Techniques
• Confirm Elicitation Results: Stakeholders and Outputs
• Exercise: Confirming Elicitation Results

Communicate Business Analysis Information

Course: 20 Minutes

• Communicating BA Information: Inputs and Elements
• Communicating BA Information: Guidelines and Techniques
• Communicating BA Information: Stakeholders and Outputs
• Exercise: Communicating BA Information

Manage Stakeholder Collaboration

Course: 15 Minutes

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Inputs and Elements
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Guidelines and Techniques
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Stakeholders and Outputs

Business Analysis and Requirements Life Cycle Management

Introduction to Requirements Life Cycle

Course: 12 Minutes

• Requirements Life Cycle Management
• Requirements Management and the BACCM™
• Exercise: Understanding Requirements Management

Trace Requirements

Course: 18 Minutes

• Requirements and Traceability
• Trace Requirements: Inputs and Elements
• Trace Requirements: Guidelines and Techniques
• Trace Requirements: Stakeholders and Outputs
• Exercise: Trace Requirements

Maintain and Prioritize Requirements

Course: 25 Minutes

• Maintain Requirements: Elements and Guidelines
• Maintain Requirements: Techniques and Stakeholders
• Prioritize Requirements: Inputs and Elements
• Prioritize Requirements: Guidelines and Techniques
• Prioritize Requirements: Stakeholders and Outputs
• Exercise: Maintain and Prioritize Requirements

Assess Changes and Approve Requirements

Course: 24 Minutes

• Assess Requirements Changes: Inputs and Elements
• Assess Requirements Changes: Guidelines and Techniques
• Assess Requirements Changes: Stakeholders and Outputs
• Approve Requirements: Inputs and Elements
• Approve Requirements: Guidelines and Techniques
• Exercise: Assess and Approve Requirements

Business Analysis and Strategy Analysis

Strategy Analysis

Course:12 Minutes

• Introduction to Strategy Analysis
• Strategy Analysis and the BACCM™
• Exercise: Understanding Strategy Analysis

Current and Future State Analysis

Course: 31 Minutes

• Analyze Current State: Inputs and Elements
• Analyze Current State: Guidelines and Techniques
• Analyze Current State: Stakeholders and Outputs
• Define Future State: Inputs and Elements
• Define Future State: Guidelines and Techniques
• Define Future State: Stakeholders and Outputs
• Exercise: Define Current and Future States

Assess Risks

Course: 13 Minutes

• Assess Risks: Inputs and Elements
• Assess Risks: Guidelines and Techniques
• Assess Risks: Stakeholders and Outputs
• Exercise: Performing a Risk Assessment

Define Change Strategy

Course: 12 Minutes

• Validate Requirements: Inputs and Elements
• Validate Requirements: Guidelines and Techniques
• Exercise: Validating Requirements

Business Analysis and RADD: Requirements Definition

Requirements Analysis and Design Definition

Course: 12 Minutes

• Overview of RADD
• RADD and the BACCM™
• Exercise: Understanding RADD

Specify and Model Requirements

Course: 17 Minutes

• Specify and Model Requirements: Inputs and Elements
• Requirements Modeling: Guidelines and Tools
• Exercise: Defining Requirements

Verify Requirements

Course: 11 Minutes

• Verify Requirements: Inputs and Elements
• Verify Requirements: Tools and Techniques
• Exercise: Verifying Requirements

Validate Requirements

Course: 12 Minutes

• Validate Requirements: Inputs and Elements
• Validate Requirements: Guidelines and Techniques
• Exercise: Validating Requirements

Business Analysis and RADD: Design Definition

Define Requirements Architecture

Course: 18 Minutes

• Requirements Architecture Overview
• Define Requirements Architecture: Inputs and Elements
• Define Requirements Architecture: Techniques
• Exercise: Defining the Requirements Architecture

Define Design Options

Course: 16 Minutes

• Define Design Options: Inputs and Elements
• Define Design Options: Guidelines and Techniques
• Define Design Options: Stakeholders and Outputs
• Exercise: Defining Design Options

Potential Value and Solutions

Course: 18 Minutes

• Analyze Potential Value: Inputs and Elements
• Analyze Potential Value: Guidelines and Techniques
• Recommend Solution: Elements and Outputs
• Exercise: Creating RADD's Final Output

Business Analysis and Solution Evaluation

Solution Evaluation

Course: 11 Minutes

• Overview of Solution Evaluation
• Solution Evaluation and the BACCM™
• Exercise: Understanding Solution Evaluation

Measure and Analyze Solution Performance

Course: 23 Minutes

• Measure Solution Performance: Inputs and Elements
• Measure Solution Performance: Guidelines and Techniques
• Analyze Performance Measures: Inputs and Elements
• Analyze Performance Measures: Stakeholders
• Exercise: Assessing Solution Performance

Assess Solution and Enterprise Limitations

Course: 23 Minutes

• Solution Limitations: Elements and Guidelines
• Solution Limitations: Techniques and Stakeholders
• Enterprise Limitations: Inputs and Elements
• Enterprise Limitations: Techniques and Stakeholders
• Exercise: Assessing Limitations

Increasing Solution Value

Course: 15 Minutes

• Recommend Actions: Elements
• Recommend Actions: Guidelines and Techniques
• Exercise: Increasing Solution Value

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