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Business Analysis – Foundation

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Course Overview

The Business Analysis Foundation course provides a comprehensive introduction to the key concepts, tools, and techniques of business analysis. It equips learners with foundational knowledge to understand the business analyst’s role in driving change and improving business performance across diverse industries. Emphasizing practical processes such as stakeholder engagement, requirements engineering, business process modelling, and solution delivery, this course prepares participants to take the BCS Foundation Certificate exam, enhancing their credentials for careers in business analysis and related roles globally. 

Relevant Industries

IT Services, Banking & Financial Services, Telecom, Government & Defense, Cloud Service Providers, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities, E-commerce, Consulting

Course Objectives

  • Define the role and responsibilities of a Business Analyst within various business contexts. 
  • Apply core competencies and strategic frameworks to analyze business needs and environments. 
  • Conduct stakeholder analysis and effectively engage stakeholders during projects. 
  • Use investigation and modelling techniques to gather, define, and analyze requirements. 
  • Develop business cases and evaluate solution options with appropriate financial and risk assessments. 
  • Understand different delivery lifecycles and contribute to delivering business solutions effectively. 

 

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Enrollment Process

  • Sign up on the platform and choose your preferred batch.
  • Start your classes on the scheduled date .
  • Get access to learning materials and project dashboards.
  • Begin your training journey with expert-led sessions.
  • Apply your learning through real-world case studies and projects.

Detailed Course Curriculum

1. Introduction to Business Analysis:
  • What is Business Analysis? 
  • Historical development and evolution of Business Analysis 
  • Business Change Lifecycle and principles of Business Analysis 
  • Role variants and scope of Business Analyst work 
  • Principles of Business Analysis (including holistic and Agile perspectives) 
  • The role and responsibilities of a Business Analyst 
2. Core Competencies of a Business Analyst:
  • The T-shaped professional model 
  • Personal qualities, business knowledge, and professional techniques required 
  • Developing and maintaining competencies 
3. Strategic Context for Business Analysis:
  • Environmental analysis tools: PESTLE and VMOST 
  • Business models, performance metrics, SWOT analysis, POPIT™ framework 
  • Using business model canvas for strategy execution 
4. Business Analysis Service Framework:
  • Overview of the seven core services in business analysis 
  • Understanding requirements definition and stakeholder engagement 
5. Investigating the Business Situation:
  • Investigation techniques: workshops, interviews, observations, scenarios, prototyping, user role analysis 
  • Quantitative techniques and diagrammatic tools (e.g., rich pictures, mind maps) 
6. Stakeholder Analysis and Management:
  • Identifying stakeholder categories and roles 
  • Power/Interest grid, RACI matrix for responsibility assignment 
  • Managing and communicating with stakeholders 
7. Improving Business Processes and Services:
  • Process hierarchies, SIPOC diagrams, value chain analysis, UML activity models 
  • As-is process analysis, task and handoff evaluation, customer journey mapping 
8. Defining Potential Solutions:
  • Gap analysis using POPIT™ 
  • Developing and evaluating solution options 
  • Application of design thinking methodologies 
9. Building the Business Case:
  • Structure, purpose, and feasibility assessment of business cases 
  • Cost and benefit categorization 
  • Risk and impact assessment 
  • Investment appraisal methods (e.g., CARDI log) 
10. Requirements Engineering and Analysis:
  • Framework for establishing and managing requirements 
  • Stakeholder roles related to requirements 
  • Types and hierarchies of requirements 
  • Elicitation techniques (e.g., MoSCoW prioritization, INVEST criteria) 
  • Analysis and filtering methods for requirements 
11. Requirements Documentation and Modelling:
  • Documentation styles (user stories, use cases, business requirement documents) 
  • Modelling requirements with class models, product backlogs 
12. Validating and Managing Requirements:
  • Techniques for formal and Agile validation 
  • Requirements traceability and change control processes 
13. Delivery Lifecycles:
  • Comparison of delivery lifecycle models: waterfall, V-model, incremental, Agile 
  • Pros and cons of each approach 
14. Delivering the Business Solution:
  • Business analyst’s role in project delivery and solution implementation 
  • SARAH model (Sponsor, Author, Reviewer, Approver, Helper) 
  • Business readiness assessments and benefits realization 

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