Course Description

Successful projects are built on the foundation of a clearly defined business need and well-understood requirements. This course provides students a clear understanding of all the facets of the business analysis role, including a thorough walkthrough of the various domain/knowledge areas that comprise the business analysis profession. Students are provided an opportunity to try their hand at several business analysis techniques to assist with improving their skills in stakeholder identification, scope definition, and analyzing, documenting, and modeling requirements.

Learning Objectives:

• Obtain a thorough understanding of the core responsibilities of the business analyst

• Understand the main professional associations and standards supporting business analysts in the industry

• Discuss and explore the components of each of the domains/knowledge areas that comprise the work of business analysis

• Obtain a clear understanding of the various requirements types and the significance for eliciting each type

• Discuss requirements packages and types of requirements documentation

• Obtain hands-on experience with a number of business analysis techniques and models