Fast Start in Business Analysis



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Fast Start in Business Analysis

Vendor Course Code:

FSBA

Course Length:

3 days

Course Price:

$2,250.00 plus $225.00 GST = $2,475.00 inc. GST

Availability:

If your preferred city or time is not currently listed, please call DDLS on 1800 U LEARN (1800 853 276) and we can try to accommodate your needs.

Overview:

A Bit About The Course
From enterprise analysis and scope definition to requirements determination and conceptual design, the Fast StartŽ in Business Analysis workshop gives analysts a thorough understanding of the entire Systems Development Life Cycle. Replete with both hard and soft skills, this three-day course builds a sound strategy for analysing business processes and demonstrates how to apply concepts and practical techniques within the context of an experiential learning environment. Students emerge from this workshop with a solid foundation of business analysis thinking as well as a greater understanding that doing the right things is just as important as doing things right.

Skills Gained:

Discover How To
▪ Apply concepts and techniques applicable to any tool or methodology.
▪ Diagnose business process problems and present possible solutions from findings.
▪ Comprehend the big picture and the consequence of decisions.
▪ Understand how business analysis thinking can help management.
▪ Collect, document, and organize information.
▪ Identify and document issues through analysis and interviews.
▪ Document requirements.
▪ Develop communication skills by delivering a stand-up presentation.

Competencies
▪ Enterprise Analysis
▪ Business Needs Definition
▪ Determine Solution Approach
▪ Solutions Scope Definition
▪ Business Case Definition
▪ Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
▪ Elicitation
▪ Requirements Management and Communication
▪ Requirements Analysis
▪ Solution Assessment and Validation
▪ Assess Organisational Readiness
▪ Underlying Competencies
▪ Techniques

Credit Points
PDUs: 24 credits
CDUs: 24credits

Key Topics:

Introduction
▪ Define Business Analysis and what it means in todays environment
▪ Recognise the System Development Life Cycle and various approaches

Enterprise Analysis
▪ Define Enterprise Analysis and state its purpose
▪ Identify the types and sources of information useful in this level of analysis

Defining the Scope
▪ Define the current issues and future benefits of the new system
▪ Identify the functional areas and stakeholders impacted by the issues
▪ Define the preliminary project scope and objectives

Procedure Analysis
▪ Define key terms important to procedure analysis
▪ Analyse a written procedure and associated forms and reports
▪ Discuss key components and the importance of process modelling
▪ Create an activity diagram also known as a swim lane diagram
▪ Decompose activities into further details using a process script

Stakeholder Interviews
▪ Recognise the importance of stakeholder involvement
▪ Understand the best techniques for preparing and holding an interview
▪ Discuss various questioning and listening techniques
▪ Learn how to recognize and capture stakeholder requirements
▪ Experience interviewing key stakeholders

Requirements, Assumptions, Constraints
▪ Define effective requirements practices, and SMART requirements attributes
▪ Identify stakeholder, functional and non-functional requirements
▪ Define and identify assumptions and constraints which will impact the project

Defining a Solution
▪ Manage the project scope boundaries and change while defining a solution
▪ Understand system improvement vs. system redesign
▪ Consider the impact of the solution

Solution Implementation Planning
▪ Recognise the tasks that must be done to implement the proposed solution
▪ Estimate time and resources for the implementation

Management Presentation
▪ Organise the appropriate deliverables into a quality decision package presentation
▪ Practice professional communication to a management committee

Target Audience:

Who Should Attend
Those who need to learn practical systems thinking: business systems analysts, managers, IT professionals, or other business professionals.

Prerequisites:

None.