Fundamentals of Business Analysis

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FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS

Course Description:

    Run as a 2-day training course

Learn the fundamentals of Business Analysis.

Business Analysis is a specialised subject that is getting a high level of focus these days more than ever. Far from becoming irrelevant, Business Analyst roles are paying more than ever and often more secure than other positions. Become a high-income earner with globally relevant knowledge and skills.

Extremely relevant even in an Agile environment, Business Analysis is a sought after skill that adds tremendous value to organsations, projects and teams.

We are working in an increasingly VUCA world (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) and the Business Analysis (BA) skills are in demand.

Gone are the days of the “frozen” 1200-page requirements document and the dinosaurs of old can’t cope in this new world where changes happen daily.

Where does the BA fit into all of this? Agile doesn’t list the Business Analysis as an essential role – what now?

Come along to a fun-filled two full days of intense learning and group activities and take away with you marketable and applicable skills.

The DragonsArm Business Analysis course gives both new and seasoned Business Analysts real experiences and skills to be effective in today’s VUCA world.

Steve Peacocke: “I have trained this course throughout New Zealand, Australia and Saudi Arabia. This course is relevant to everyone no matter what your level of knowledge and experience. It is especially relevant to today’s VUCA world. I have only ever received enthusiastic and positive responses from both participants and organisations at the end of each course.“

CONTACT ME today to discuss the best approach that you would like for your teams.

Course Outline

The BA Course is intended for new and seasoned Business Analysts alike. The course is structured in such a way that even novice attendees who know nothing about Business Analysis can come away with enough skills to be an effective Business Analyst.

  • Introduction to Business Analysis
  • What is a Business Analyst?
  • Agile vs Waterfall and how the BA works in either
  • What is a System?
  • Scope
  • Risks
  • Requirements – what is a requirement?
  • Group work – Begin the case study. This case work will continue throughout the course
  • Prepare to Interview some of the key players in the business
  • The Interviews – The fun part with some serious outcomes
  • Personality Types and how to deal with each
  • More on interviews and personality types
  • Process Modeling
  • Group work
  • Context diagramming
  • User stories
  • Entity Modeling
  • Decision tables
  • more tools
  • Walk-through
  • Wrap Up – Order of tools etc.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course participants receive an attendance certification in Business Analysis.

Intended Audience

The BA course is intended for new and seasoned Business Analysts alike. The course is structured in such a way that even novice attendees who know nothing about Business Analysis can come away with enough skills to be a competent Business Analyst; while experienced Business Analysts learn relevant tools and techniques to advance their careers. Experienced BA’s report that they got a considerable amount of new learnings while new or learning BA’s report that they can now head into any situation with confidence.

How is the course run?

This is a fun, but very full 2 days of learning. There is no exam at the end; only your active participation and full attendance is required.

Combined in a mixture of class training, real-life discussions, and active group exercises. You won’t be bored. Participants get plenty of chances to discuss both hypothetical situations and real life experiences.

Some of the feedback we have receive on our Business Analysis course

  • Great course for me. I learned a lot
  • Great course. Enjoyed the fact that we related it to what we were doing
  • It was super good! 🙂
  • Excellent course. Covered the basics. Enjoyed the exercises and case studies
  • Used simple terms to explain things. Lots of time for discussion and ideas. Kept the class engaged with real-life scenarios
  • It was great, hope to hear more about the other courses
  • Thank you, I found the course extremely useful.
  • Really informative and enjoyable
  • Really enjoyable course and excellent presenter
  • Time well spent
  • Very informative and practical
  • I really enjoyed the course and got a lot from it.  I have and will recommend
  • Thoroughly enjoyed the course
  • I enjoyed attending this course because all attendees were from our organisation and we could discuss things that we’re doing currently.
  • The course was well presented, took into account the existing knowledge and experience of the attendees.