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Graduate School USA

Business Analysis: Overview Course

via Graduate School USA

Overview

Explore the end-to-end process of business analysis, including planning, requirements elicitation, and solution validation.

Syllabus

Module 1: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

  • Define the scope and objectives of business analysis activities.
  • Develop a business analysis plan outlining tasks, deliverables, and timelines.
  • Identify and engage stakeholders to ensure alignment with business needs.
  • Monitor progress and adapt the analysis approach as needed.

Module 2: Requirements Management and Communication

  • Establish processes for documenting, tracking, and managing requirements.
  • Facilitate effective communication between stakeholders and the project team.
  • Ensure requirements are accurate, complete, and aligned with business objectives.
  • Manage changes to requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Module 3: Enterprise Analysis

  • Assess business needs and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Develop a clear business case to justify proposed solutions.
  • Define solution scope and assess its feasibility.
  • Align enterprise analysis with organizational strategy and goals.

Module 4: Elicitation

  • Plan and prepare elicitation activities to gather requirements.
  • Apply techniques such as interviews, workshops, and surveys to capture stakeholder input.
  • Document elicitation results clearly and comprehensively.
  • Confirm and validate requirements with stakeholders.

Module 5: Requirements Analysis

  • Analyze and prioritize requirements based on business value and feasibility.
  • Model requirements using diagrams, process flows, and other tools.
  • Validate requirements to ensure they support business objectives.
  • Manage requirement dependencies and traceability.

Module 6: Solution Assessment and Validation

  • Assess proposed solutions against business requirements and objectives.
  • Plan and conduct validation activities to ensure solution effectiveness.
  • Identify gaps, issues, and improvement opportunities in the solution.
  • Facilitate stakeholder acceptance of the solution.

Module 7: Underlying Competencies

  • Develop core skills essential for business analysis, including communication and problem-solving.
  • Apply analytical thinking and decision-making techniques.
  • Demonstrate business knowledge and adaptability in various contexts.
  • Leverage interpersonal skills to build strong stakeholder relationships.

Taught by

Bruce Gay, Steve Pesklo, and Joe Mlakar

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