Class Syllabus: Business Analysis 101
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Course Description
How can you make a significant difference in your organization? One way is to be part of a project that improves the company's performance or launches it in a new direction. The business analyst (BA) plays a key role in the development and execution of company projects. Maybe it's a new product launch or a change to a more efficient software package. The BA is responsible for gathering input, analyzing the needs of the project, documenting the criteria to be met, sharing information among project team members and presenting findings to company executives.
This course will provide a solid foundation for a career in business analysis. We explore the strategy, phases, components and process a BA uses to develop a project. From conducting an enterprise analysis to assessing the solution's implementation, you will learn the basics of how to manage the process and determine the appropriate parties to be involved.
We look at project requirements (the needs that must be fulfilled to complete the initiative), how to develop a communications plan, distributing work responsibilities, creating a business model and more. The course finishes with a discussion about tasks that the BA encounters when the solution is put into place. When you are finished, you'll have a broad understanding that can launch your career in business analysis. Course Requirements
This course will not require you to have previous experience in any particular area but you should have a high school reading level. No books will be required.
Course Topics
A Career in Business Analysis
Fundamentals of BA
The Role of a Business Analyst
IT Analyst
BA Process
Enterprise Analysis
Business Architecture
Feasibility Studies
Project Scope
Preparing a Business Case
Initial Risk Assessment
The Decision Package
Requirements Planning and Management
Team Roles and Responsibilities
Stakeholders
Work Distribution
Define Requirements Risks
Planning Considerations
Selecting Requirements Activities
Goals and Estimates
Requirements Scope
Measurements and Reporting
Managing Requirements Changes
Requirements Elicitation
Eliciting Requirements
Brainstorming
Document Analysis
Focus Group
Interface Analysis
Interviewing
Observation
Prototyping
Requirements Workshop
Reverse Engineering
Surveys
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Knowledge Area Definition
Structure a Requirements Packages
Creating a Business Domain Model
Analysis Tasks
Data and Behavior Models
Process/Flow Models
Usage Models
Requirements Communication
Creating a Communications Plan
Managing Requirements Conflicts
Appropriate Requirements Formats
Course Materials
All course material will be provided in the lessons and netlinks. There are no required materials to purchase before taking the class.
Grading Policy
Each lesson will include a lesson review quiz along with one or two assignments. Students will successfully complete this course with 70% or better.
Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Summarize the job and career highlights of being a business analyst.
- Describe the purpose of enterprise analysis and the processes and activities involved.
- Identify stakeholders, define role responsibilities, describe work division, manage information flow, and transfer knowledge.
- Describe the methods used for gathering requirements from stakeholders.
- Describe the elicitation methodologies.
- Describe the responsibilities in communicating project requirements.
- Describe the solution assessments and validation processes involved in delivering a final project, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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