Business Analysis Courses
Here is a list of the Business Analysis courses that we provide along with their descriptions and durations.
Business Analysis Courses
BA01 Business Analysis Fundamentals 3 days
(including How to Elicit and Document Requirements
This 3 day introduction to Business Analysis is intended for the new Business Analyst or experienced Business Analyst requiring formal education in Business Analysis. It clearly answers the questions “What is Business Analysis?” and “What skills do I need as a Business Analyst?”.
BA05 Logical Data & Process Modeling 3 days
Software possesses behaviour. One of the fundamental skills that any Business Analyst must have is the ability to discover what the desired behaviour of a new Software System is and document that behaviour in such a way that a Software Designer and Developer can create it.
This intensive 3 day course trains the Business Analyst in how to elicit the desired behaviour of a Software System from a group of stakeholders and then document it in a clear, complete, consistent, precise and concise manner.
BA10 Use Case Modeling 2 days
Software possesses behaviour. The majority of that behaviour is invisible, hidden in the code itself. The only parts of software that are visible are the interfaces, where the user directly interacts with the software. That requires special treatment. Use Cases concentrate on that User interaction.
This intensive 2 day course concentrates solely on Use Cases, their discovery and documentation. You will learn how to create Use Case Models and all their corresponding documentation including Actor Descriptions and Use Case Scenarios.
BA12 Gathering and Documenting 2 days
Non-Functional Requirements
Software consists of both behaviour and characteristics. Many courses concentrate on eliciting and documenting behaviour, but many software projects fail due to the fact that the Non-Functional Requirements were either ambiguous or not gathered at all.
This 2 day course looks in detail at the different categories of Non-Functional Requirements and what questions to ask the stakeholders in order to determine precisely and without ambiguity the needs of the business stakeholders.
BA15 Quality Assurance for Business Analysts 2 days
(including How to Conduct a Peer Review)
All products that are created require testing. Someone needs to confirm that the product created conforms to its requirements. The Business Analyst captured, documented and validated the requirements, therefore no one on the project knows them better.
This 2 day intensive course introduces the Business Analyst to the concept of formal testing. Testing to be done efficiently must be planned, so we start out with the creation of the test plan, followed with detailed analysis of all the different types of testing and checking. In the specific area of checking, we concentrate on how to conduct a Peer Review, roles and responsibilities and how to conduct one efficiently in order to find the most defects in the least amount of time and for the least cost.
BA20 Facilitation for Business Analysts 2 days
Business Analysts are beyond anything else communicators. We communicate both orally and written. In oral communication it may be an interview or Focus Group.
In this intensive 2 day course we concentrate on the Focus Group and the Business Analyst’s role. Well facilitated Focus Groups can dramatically improve your project’s chance of success by making sure all voices and concerns are heard in an open forum. Emphasis is on respect and setting the ground rules immediately in order to accomplish your objective as a facilitator.