BCS Foundation in Business Analysis Practice Training Course

Demonstrate Knowledge & Understanding Of Business Analysis Principles

Introduction

What do Business Analysts do?

What skills and competencies do they require to do their role?

Our BCS Foundation in Business Analysis Practice level course will provide you with an overview of the role of the Business Analyst who acts as the link between business needs, users and IT within change initiatives. It will introduce you to the contribution that a business analyst makes and the tools and techniques they have at their disposal to assist them in their role.

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Course Overview

Please Note

You can book this course and hold it in credit until you have decided on a specific course date. Alternatively, please view our other course dates.

Course Dates

Exam Included

3 Days

£1210Excl. VAT

Course Outline

Introduction to business analysis

The origins of business analysis
The development of business analysis
The scope of business analysis
The role and responsibilities of the business analyst

The competencies of a business analyst

Personal, business and professional competencies
Competency development

Business strategy analysis

The strategic context
Strategy development
Strategic analysis techniques
SWOT analysis
Executing strategy

The Business Analysis Process Model

An approach to problem-solving
Stages of the business analysis process model
Techniques and activities for each stage

Investigation techniques

Interviewing and workshops
Observation approaches
Scenarios and prototyping
Quantitative investigation techniques
Documenting the current situation

Stakeholder analysis and management

Identifying and categorising stakeholders
Analysing stakeholders
Stakeholder management strategies
Stakeholder perspectives
Business activity models

Modelling business processes

Functional and process views
The organisational view of business processes
Value propositions
As is business process models
Business events
Improving business processes
To be business process models

Defining the solution

Gap analysis
Introduction to business architecture
Business architecture techniques

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

Requirements engineering

Requirements engineering and the systems development lifecycle
The requirements engineering framework
Actors in requirements engineering
Requirements elicitation
Requirements analysis
Documenting requirements
Requirements validation
Managing requirements

Modelling requirements

Modelling system functions
Modelling system data

Delivering the requirements

Delivering the solution
Development lifecycles

Delivering the business solution

BA role in the business change lifecycle
Design and Implementation
The SARAH model
Realisation of benefits

Description

You will learn how to:

Recognise the skills and competencies required of the business analyst
Describe how a business strategy is developed
Adopt a business analysis process modal approach to change initiatives
Capture business system issues
Consider the perspectives of key individuals who will be affected or are interested in the change project and document their views
Use techniques for the analysis and modelling of business systems
Describe the contents of a business case which would be used to justify a project
Include the people issues in any change initiative plan

About the Course

Our 3-day course is fast-paced and through the use of examples and a simple case study introduces you to the contribution that a business analyst makes within a business. We also consider the tools and techniques available to Business Analysts to assist them in their role.

Who Should Attend

Our BCS Foundation in Business Analysis Practice course is suitable for anyone new to Business Analysis or anyone wishing to understand the role better, but may be preferable for those having already completed courses in the Diploma stream and/or have some experience.

Materials Provided

Full course materials will be provided.

Organisational Benefits

Business Analysis is a fundamental requirement to ensure that services are developed and designed to meet business needs

Individual Benefits

You will have the opportunity to gain a widely recognised formal qualification.

Prerequisites

You should meet the following requirements:

A general understanding of the Business or IT Environment and completion of pre-course study material as supplied
Ability to commit to 2-3 hours homework per night during the course

Prereading

There is no pre-course study material associated with this training course.

Exam Overview

During this three day course you’ll receive all the training you need to prepare for the BCS Foundation in Business Analysis certificate multiple choice examination, which is held on the final afternoon of the course.

A pass means a Foundation certificate in Business Analysis and that puts you one step closer to a BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis but that’s not all, as well as covering the entire BCS syllabus, this programme will develop your SFIA skills, REQM, level 3.