BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice Training Course

Explains how to help the Business Analyst build the knowledge for a wider picture of business systems

Introduction

This hands-on, interactive course will develop the practical skills you need to become an effective business analyst and equip you with a BCS (formerly ISEB) accreditation that is highly regarded by prestigious employers.

This course includes the BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice.

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Course Overview

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Exam Included

3 Days

£995Excl. VAT

Course Outline

Business analysis rationale

The scope of business analysis
Definition of business analysis
The development of business analysis
The business change lifecycle
Roles in business analysis

Strategic analysis in context

External analysis – PESTLE, Five Forces Analysis
Internal analysis – Resource Audit, MOST
Building a SWOT analysis
Critical success factors and key performance indicators
Measuring performance – the Balanced Business Scorecard

A project approach to business analysis

Initiating a business analysis study
Defining terms of reference

Understanding business situations

Review of investigation techniques
Documenting the business situation:
- Rich pictures
- Mind maps
- Fishbone diagrams

Business perspectives

Identifying stakeholders
Analysing stakeholders – Power/Interest Grid, RACI
Stakeholder management strategies
Defining business perspectives – CATWOE

Analysing and modelling the business activities

Types of business activity
Building a conceptual business activity model
Consolidating perspectives and building consensus

Identifying potential solutions

Business events
Business rules
Business process models
Exploring the gap between the current and desired situation
Identifying areas for business improvement – POP-IT
Taking a holistic approach to business improvement

Making the business case

Analysing feasibility
Contents of a business case
Options
Costs and benefits
Impacts and risks
Lifecycle for the business case

Description

Understanding how an organisation decides its strategy is fundamental to a Business Analyst being able to put their work into context. This course is designed to help the Business Analyst build the knowledge on the wider picture of business systems. It focuses on using an holistic approach to the investigation and improvement of business situations with a view to developing effective, feasible business solutions.

About the Course

Develop a business IT strategy
Identify key performance indicators
Understand stakeholder perspectives
Model business activities
Perform gap analysis
Identify business improvements
Manage project stakeholders
Propose useful IT projects
Identify costs and benefits for IT projects

Who Should Attend

Professionals seeking to improve their business analysis skills and knowledge:

Practising business analysts – experienced or junior
Project experts including project managers, project support staff, and project analysis
Business experts including product owners, subject matter experts (SMEs), business change managers, senior users and project stakeholders
IT experts including systems architects, software developers, testers, support, and trainers

Materials Provided

Teaching by a real expert
Exam and certification fee
Delicious lunches and refreshments

Organisational Benefits

Although a certification is not mandatory for you at this time, a rapidly growing number of organisations are recommending that employees become certified. To help ensure success in the global marketplace, it is vital to select a certification program based on universally accepted technical practices

Individual Benefits

Helps you to do your job more effectively.
May lead to a pay rise in your organisation.

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Prereading

There is no prereading that needs to be undertaking during this course however a little evening reading of the course materials may be beneficial.

Exam Overview

One hour ‘open book’ written exam, based on a business scenario. The pass mark is 50%.

Exam Type

Classroom Exam

Professional Development Units - PDUs

This course is one of the mandatory modules of the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis.

Qualifications

A certificate in Business Analysis Practice - Essentials

Next Steps

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Conclusion

After completion of this course, delegates will receive a certificate in Business Analysis Practice from BCS. This This course is one of the mandatory modules of the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis.

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