Business Analysis Foundation

Course Description:

Business Analysis Foundation is an introductory course designed to provide information technology professionals with an overview of the discipline of business analysis and to provide in-depth, practical information on several key areas of business analysis.

Attendees will learn essential business analysis concepts including the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABoK), and will exercise practical skills and immediately applicable tools through the extensive exercises.

Objectives:

To be familiar with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge
To understand the role and function of the Business Analyst
To understand Requirements, how to collect them, and how to document and manage them
To be introduced to Use Cases
To prepare for the BA certification

Duration:

3 days

Course Outline:

Introduction
Course Context
Business Analysis Background
Enterprise Analysis
Requirements Planning and Management
Requirements Elicitation
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Requirements Communication
Solution Assessment and Validation
Certification, Resources and Wrap-up

Class Size:

SOMOS experience has shown the optimal class size for this course to be between 12 and 18 students. This enables adequate interaction between the participants and the instructor.

Course Materials:

Course Slides
Exercise Book
Text: Suzanne Robertson and James Robertson, Mastering the Requirements Process (Second Edition)

Target Audience:

Information Technology professionals who wish to formalize their Business Analysis training.

Those interested preparing for their Business Analysis professional certification from the IIBA.

Prerequisites:

Some experience in software or systems development.

Registration Information:

If you would like to discuss your organization's professional development needs with a SOMOS account executive, please click here or call 613-592-5050 x229.

Refer to course code 3BAF01 - Business Analysis Foundation.