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BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis
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This 3 day BCS Business Analysis Foundation course is fast-paced and through the use of examples and a simple case study introduces delegates to the contribution that a business analyst can make within an organisation. Including selecting the correct tools and techniques to assist them in their role.
At the end of the course you may sit a multiple-choice examination to obtain the BCS Business Analysis Foundation Certificate. This qualification provides a foundation to the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis and covers the knowledge-based element of the qualification.
Key areas covered include:
• Examination of the competencies of a Business Analyst
• Strategy Analysis
• Investigation techniques
• Stakeholder analysis and management
• Modelling business systems and processes
• Requirements engineering
• Making a business and financial case
Introduction to business analysis
• The rationale for business analysis
• The development of business analysis
• The scope of business analysis
• The responsibilities of a business analyst
Competencies of the business analyst
• The Business Analysis Maturity Model
• The competencies of a business analyst
Business strategy analysis
• The strategic context
• Strategic analysis techniques
• SWOT analysis
• Implementing strategy
The Business Analysis Process Model
• The lifecycle for business analysis
• Creative problem-solving approach
• Stages of the process model
• Deliverables and techniques for each stage
Investigation techniques
• Interviewing and workshops
• Observation approaches
• Scenarios and prototyping
• Quantitative investigation techniques
• Documenting the business situation
Stakeholder analysis and management
• Categorising stakeholders
• Analysing stakeholders
• Stakeholder management
Modelling the business system
• Soft systems methodology
• Documenting business situations
• Business perspectives
• Business activity models
• Business events and business rules
• Performance measures
• Gap analysis
Modelling business processes
• Organisational view of processes
• Value chain and value propositions
• Business process modelling techniques
• Improving business processes
Gathering the requirements
• Requirements engineering framework
• Actors in requirements engineering
• Requirements elicitation
• Requirements analysis
• Requirements validation
Documenting and managing requirements
• The requirements document
• The requirements catalogue
• Types of requirement
• Managing requirements
Modelling requirements
• Modelling functionality
• Modelling data
Delivering the requirements
• Delivering the solution
• Delivery lifecycles – waterfall, V model, incremental, iterative
Making a business and financial case
• The business case in the project lifecycle
• Identifying options
• Assessing feasibility
• Structure of a business case
• Investment appraisal techniques
• Realising the benefits
Implementing business change
• The change management process
• The emotional impact of change
Course Duration | 3 Days |
Location | Various |
Examination | Included |