Identify business needs and design solutions to business problems.
Online Self-Paced Course
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. This course covers the common stages of a business analysis project and common terminology, tools, and techniques utilized by a business analyst.
Business analysis practitioners provide insight on important topics related to successfully completing business analysis activities with consideration for the place of business analysis and product development life cycles within the greater scheme of project life cycle management. While this course is not officially or directly aligned as an exam prep course, it contains sufficient content that can be used as a resource for individuals preparing for the PMI-PBA or IIBA-CBAP certification exams.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- 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
Important Notes
- 90% Rating
- Estimated time to complete: 25 hours
- This course includes an “Ask the Expert” feature. You can use this feature to submit questions about course content. A subject matter expert will provide guidance or point you to additional resources for the topics you’re studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.
- Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEUs.
Credits:
PMI PDUs: 18 (Power Skills - 4, Business Acumen - 8, Ways of Working - 6)
IACET CEUs: 2.5 (Contact Hours: 25 hours)
HRCI Credits: 25
ATD CI Credits: 25
Key Features
- Mobile-friendly
- Audio-enabled
- Badge and credit-awarding
- Real-world case studies
- Fully accessible
- Games & Flashcards
- Expert-supported
- Video content