This live-instructor led 8 week online course is for people who would like to get prepared for the ECBA exam and gain a foundation level understanding and real-world practical skills of the core Business Analysis concepts, methodologies and techniques. Next start: Enquire

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Description

At the end of this Live-Instructor Led 8 Weekends Business Analysis Foundation Course you are proficient in the foundation business analysis skills with a comprehensive understanding of the role of the Business Analyst.

You will also be well prepared for the ECBA exam. This is an essential course for any new or junior Business Analyst.

COURSE DELIVERY METHOD

This course consists of 8 weekly live-instructor led 2 hour long lessons with additional practical real world examples, downloadable PDF student notes, ECBA mock exam and online quizzes.

Next start date: Enquire

You have full access to an online tutor assigned to you on the course. They will provide you with assistance, answer your questions and provide assignment feedback.

During the 8 weeks of live-instructor led weekly lessons, you will also be asked to complete practical assignments every week, receive access to course materials, mock tests and example case studies.

This course is a great building block to start your preparation for Professional Certification exam: IIBA® ECBA®.

This course is IIBA® Endorsed and you will earn 21 PD hours / CDUs upon successful completion.

Entry Requirements: None

Topics

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction to Business Analysis

What is Business Analysis?
Who is the BA?
Key Terms
Requirements Classifications
Stakeholder Types

Techniques overview:

Brainstorming
Business Cases
Estimation
Financial Analysis

Planning Business Analysis

Plan Business Analysis Approach
Plan Stakeholder Engagement
Plan Business Analysis Governance
Plan Business Analysis Information Management
Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements

Techniques overview:

Benchmarking & Market Analysis
Business Rules Analysis
Collaborative Games

Requirements Elicitation

Prepare for Elicitation
Conduct Elicitation

Techniques overview:

Interviewing
Workshops
Observation
Reviews

Confirm and Communicate

Confirm Elicitation
Communicate Elicitation Results

Techniques overview:

Functional Decomposition
Stakeholder List, Map or Personas
Lessons Learned

Manage Stakeholders

Manage Stakeholder Collaboration
Trace Requirements

Techniques overview:

Backlog Management
Dataflow Diagrams
Data Modelling

Prioritise Requirements

Maintain Requirements
Prioritise Requirements

Techniques overview:

Decision Analysis
Interface Analysis
Item Tracking

Change in Requirements

Assess Requirements Change
Approve Requirements

Techniques overview:

Balanced Scorecard
Business Capability Analysis
Business Model Canvas

Strategy Analysis

What is Strategy Analysis?

Techniques overview:

Data Mining
Focus Groups
Vendor Assessment

Requirements Analysis & Design Definition

Specify & Model Requirements

Techniques overview:

Glossary
Non-functional requirements analysis
Organizational Modelling
Process Modelling

Specify and Model Requirements

Verify Requirements
Validate Requirements
Define Requirements Architecture

Techniques overview:

Sequence Diagrams
Use Cases & Scenarios
User Stories
State Modelling

Define Design Options

Define Design Options
Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution

Techniques overview:

Roles & Permissions Matrix
Risk Analysis and Management
Prototyping
Process Analysis
Metrics & Key Performance Indicators

Evaluating solutions

What is Solution Evaluation?

Mock ECBA Exam - 100+ Multiple Choice Exam Style Questions

How it works

HOW IT WORKS

Once you enrolled in the Live ECBA Prep Course - Business Analysis Foundation Course you will receive everything you need to start preparing for our live training sessions.

You will receive the details of your individually assigned certified tutor who will be available to answer any questions during your training. The course works as follows:

The weekly course lessons are designed to cover everything you need to know for the ECBA exam.
During the course you will have access to your instructor via the live-weekly training and our BAE Portal messaging which allows you to ask questions and receive individualised feedback from your assigned tutor in an ongoing basis.
Each live-weekly lesson has one or two multiple choice quizzes for you to complete using the online learning platform. These are designed to enhance your learning and knowledge gained after each live-weekly lesson.
Your course also contains a lot of additional videos, student notes and case studies to read and learn from. Student notes and case studies are downloadable as PDF files.
This course refers to the BABOK Guide chapters throughout and is a great way to align your skills and experience in a practical way to the international industry standard.

8 Weekend Live Training Sessions (2 hours per week)

Our 8-weekend live weekly lessons are designed to maximise your understanding of Business Analysis whilst you prepare for the ECBA exam. You have 12 months from enrolment during which time you can review previous recorded sessions and study for the ECBA using additional included resources as part of your live training.

Tutor Support & Assignment feedback

You have full online access to your assigned tutor for questions as you progress through each week's lesson materials.

Learning Management Portal

All of your course resources will be available via our BAE Learning Management Portal. It is a user friendly and easy to use online platform that you can access from any where in the world and from any device.

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Accreditation

IIBA ENDORSED TRAINING

This course is IIBA® Endorsed and you will earn 21 PD hours / CDUs upon successful completion.

LIVE INSTRUCTOR LED | ECBA™ PREP COURSE | BUSINESS ANALYSIS FOUNDATION COURSE | 21 PD Hours