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BUSINESS ANALYSIS BOOT CAMP
Three-Day Course* (24 hours), facilitated by a Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP®) and/or a Project Management Professional (PMP®)
Course Summary
Business Analysis Boot Camp is a practical hands-on course that engages attendees and encourages learning. The course is focused on introducing core business analysis concepts and skills with straightforward methods. Attendees will learn about business analysis concepts and techniques through individual and team exercises, lecture, and class discussions.
Course learning is first based on presenting information and concepts. Students then engage in exercises to increase retention, practice, and understand how to actually complete techniques. The goal of the course is for all attendees to walk away with an understanding of business analysis fundamentals as well as a toolbox of techniques and knowledge they can apply on the job. The course aligns with the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK®).
Learning Objectives
- Provide a fun, interesting, and comfortable environment for attendees to explore ideas, enhance skills, learn, and practice concepts
- Provide a straightforward approach to business analysis that can add value on the job right away as well as concepts that will add value over time
- Practice business analysis techniques and skills with hands-on exercises based on a case study
- Demystify business analysis terminology and concepts
- Develop a Business Analysis Personal Action Plan to improve knowledge retention and project success
Key Concepts and Outcomes
Business Analysis Fundamentals and Project Approaches
- Understand key business analysis terms and concepts include the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK®) Knowledge Areas
- Understand key business analysis competencies and assess areas you can improve
- Learn what it means to be a lean business analyst and how to identify software process wastes
- Understand the core differences between project approaches – sequential (waterfall) vs. agile – and impacts to project value
Enterprise Analysis
- Learn the fundamentals of enterprise analysis and why it is so important
- Complete an enterprise analysis exercise to define high level solution scope
People and Scope
- Learn customers, sponsors, product owners, users and stakeholders
- Complete an assessment of people involved in the project
- Refine solution scope by analyzing information, defining actors, and mapping scope
- Understand why scope should be the business analyst’s best friend
- Discuss scope management approaches and options
Requirements Fundamentals
- Understand various types of requirements and requirements attributes
- Practice improving requirements quality (user stories, use cases, business rules)
Business Analysis Planning
- Learn preparation tips to overcome requirements elicitation challenges
- Review stakeholder profiles and develop an approach to meet with/interview them
Requirements Elicitation & Analysis Techniques
- Understand the pros and cons of key requirements elicitation techniques
- Practice requirements elicitation techniques
- Develop a process map after analyzing artifacts and stakeholder input
- Develop, assess, and improve use cases
- Develop and improve user stories and acceptance criteria
- Understand how models help improve solution quality
Business Analysis Communication and Improvement
- Learn requirements communication approaches to fit your audience and approach
- Learn how to run a retrospective to increase team and project success
Who Should Attend
Business analysts, project managers, directors, consultants, department managers, sales representatives, and anyone interested improving their skills in efficiency, interdepartmental communication, and team productivity.
Please note that this course satisfies requirements toward PMP® and CBAP® certification.
Register Now!
Invest in your expertise today by clicking on the date below. If you have three (3) or more people from your organization signing up for this workshop, contact us for a group discount of $100/each.
Dates: October 10 - 12, 2012, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Location: 2727 Bryant St, Suite 230, Denver, CO 80211
Investment: $1,495
PDUs: 24
