About This Course
By participating in this program, you will learn the core elements of Business Analysis, the five Business Analysis Knowledge Areas, and the fifty techniques and underline competencies according to the framework of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), the leading global organization in the discipline.
The program will allow you to consolidate the BA skills you will need to demonstrate for the CBAP(R) exam. On the exam, you must demonstrate your ability to apply your BA knowledge by qualifying your application skills.
The course allows you to:
- play an advisory role in problem assessment, business model evaluation, and business case development
- deeply understand the Business Analysis framework for contextualization
- apply Business Analysis practices to the context
- apply approaches and tools to
- carry out analysis activities and manage Business Analyst teams
- plan and manage Business Analysis activities
- manage and engage different types of stakeholders
- carry out strategic analysis
- evaluate existing solutions to guide choices
- elicit and understand needs
- analyze the requirements
- manage priorities
- track requirements supporting the definition of solutions
- continuously align requirements, designs and solutions to real business needs
- evaluate the solutions implemented to identify the conditions that prevent the realization of the desired value
- recommend actions to ensure value retention and alignment with business changes
- know how to select and apply 50 techniques available for carrying out Business Analysis
- strengthen professional behaviors
- meet the requirements for the CBAP® certification exam
Course Information
Course Curriculum
- Key Concepts Scenario Analysis and Case Studies
- Know how to choose the BA approach and plan activities and commitment (traditional, agile)
- Establish the techniques and tools
- Define the governance process for managing Business Analysis information
- Define the process for monitoring Business Analysis activities
- Scenario Analysis and Case Studies
- Analyze the need and the current state
- Define the Current State and the solution perimeter
- Assess potential value and risks;
- Define the change strategy
- Scenario Analysis and Case Studies
- Apply Elicitation Techniques
- Prepare the Needs and Information Elicitation activities
- Conduct Elicitation Activities
- Confirm the Elicitation Results
- Communicating Business Analysis Information
- Managing collaboration with stakeholders
- Scenario Analysis and Case Studies
- Apply requirements management techniques
- Track and maintain requirements
- Set priorities
- Managing Changes in Requirements: Impact Analysis
- Approve the requirements
- Scenario Analysis and Case Studies
- Apply Requirements Analysis techniques
- Requirements Analysis and Analysis Models
- Check the quality of the requirements
- Validate the requirements
- Define the Requirements Architecture
- Scenario Analysis and Case Studies
- Define measures for Solution Analysis
- Measuring Solutions and Actual Value
- Evaluate deviations and analyze the limitations of the solution and the organization
- Recommend actions to increase the Value of the Solution
- Scenario Analysis and Case Studies
- Strengths and weaknesses of the techniques
- Learn to select and use them
- When and how to apply the techniques
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All You Need to Know
The course is intended for experienced analysts with 5-7 years of experience in analysis, feasibility studies, business model development, business case definition, and project lifecycle analysis or corporate functions. Those who manage strategic analysis and change initiatives, plan and manage analysis activities, and coordinate business analysts and specialists wish to demonstrate their professionalism by pursuing the CBAP® certification . It is aimed at experienced professionals who, working in modern and innovative companies, need to assess business needs by interacting with key stakeholders to find appropriate, valuable solutions.
To be admitted to the exam (prerequisites) the following are required:
- 7,500 hours of work experience in the last 10 years
- Experience in at least 4 of the 6 BABOK® Guide knowledge areas
- 2 References (from managers, clients, colleagues, CBAP professionals)
- 35 hours of training in the last 4 years