Introduction to Business Analysis

Business analysis is the discipline of identifying business needs and requirements, and designing and executing solutions to business problems. This introductory course provides a wide-ranging overview of the principles and concepts of business analysis, with a focus on the following six areas: needs assessment, stakeholder engagement, requirements elicitation, requirements analysis, requirements tracing and monitoring, and solution evaluation.

Cover the common stages of a business analysis project. Learn the terminology, tools and techniques utilized by a business analyst. This course also considers the place of business analysis and product development life cycles within the greater scheme of project life cycle management. 

Learning Outcomes:

• Explain the general concepts of business analysis and its strategic importance
• Discuss the role of the business analyst in different organizations and identify skills needed
• Describe the concept of requirements and identify the various types of analysis
• Create a needs assessment and roadmap to the future state
• Analyze current capabilities, design future state options, and recommend the best option for implementation
• Identify and engage with stakeholders to prepare them for the transition to the future state
• Define requirements elicitation and outline the elicitation process
• Employ analysis tools and techniques to refine requirements in order to validate, verify, and prioritize requirements and essential product information
• Manage changes, linkages, and dependencies related to requirements
• Evaluate the solution to determine business value and the product's fitness for release

Upon registering, you have (180) days to complete the course.

Course Dates and Times

 Course Hours: 25 Hours

This workshop is offered through our continuing education online partner.