Class Syllabus: Business Analysis 101
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Course Description


Business Anaylsis
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.

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