BCS Professional Certificate in Agile Business Analysis
PCABA
This 3 day Agile BA course is aimed at experienced Business Analysts who wish to understand the application of the Agile philosophy, principles, tools and techniques to business change projects. Delegates will use their existing knowledge of business analysis to explore the context of Agile within a business environment.
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Key areas of the course include:
- The Agile Philosophy
- The Agile Manifesto
- Lean thinking
- Agile principles
- Agile methods and techniques such as User Stories, Functional Model Maps, Backlogs and MosCoW
- Examination on the afternoon of day 3
Please do note that the course timetable is designed to include coverage of new content up to around mid-afternoon on day 3. Delegates should be prepared to spend around 1 -2 hours per evening on homework and revision activities. This may include activities set by the instructor as appropriate.
Target Audience
This certification is relevant for experienced business analysts, business architects, project managers and business managers wishing to explore the philosophy, methods, principles and techniques within an Agile approach and its relevance to business analysis. Note that if you are intending to work towards the BCS Advanced Diploma in Business Analysis then you must already have the International Diploma in Business Analysis.
Prerequisites
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This 3-day specialist course leads to the BCS Professional Certificate in Agile Business Analysis.
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Candidates are expected to understand CATWOE, Business Activity Modelling and Use Case Diagrams prior to attending this course.
Delegates will learn how to
- Describe the Agile philosophy
- Understand the core values of Agile with relation to the manifesto and interpret the key principles
- Describe Agile methods and their application and illustrate the use of analysis, modelling and documentation techniques
- Understand the BA role in the Agile business environment
- Understand stakeholders in Agile
- Discuss the 8 wastes of Lean and FMM
- Analyse business goals and their decomposition
- Identify and document user stories
- Explain the product backlog, its uses and management
- State the BA role in an Agile team
- Explain how to plan and manage an iteration
Outline
The Agile Philosophy
- The history of Agile and the Agile Manifesto
- Agile components
- Agile and the business environment
- Lean Business Analysis and thinking
Agile Key Principles
- Collaborative working
- Self-organising teams
- Continuous improvement
- Iterative development/incremental delivery
- Plan and build in change
Agile Methods
- Linear vs empirical methods
- Evolution and history of the methods
- Agile methods - DSDM, UP, SCRUM, XP, Lean Software
- The BA role in Agile
Understanding Stakeholders
- Stakeholder groups
- Agile AB role in engaging and managing stakeholders
- Agile Modelling
- Models and hierarchy
- MoSCoW prioritisation
- Decomposing and organising business goals
Agile Techniques
- User stories
- Managing requirements with the product backlog
- Estimating using Delphi and story points
- Managing the iterations, including velocity
Agile BA Planning
- Using storyboarding, scenarios and prototyping
- Creating a Kanban board
The BA Role
- Agile business analysis
- The idea of the 'generalising specialist'
Data sheet
| Course Duration | 3 Days |
| Location | Various |
| Examination | Included |