Fundamentals of Business Analysis
Course Overview
This course provides everything you need to get started in your career in business analysis. Course Schedule:
Total Course 36 hours
1. Business Analysis
• Overview of Business Analysis • Overview of Requirements • Role of the Business Analyst
2. Stakeholders
• Who are they? And why do they matter? • Staskholder Interests • Handling Stakeholder Conflicts
3. Lifecycles
• Systems Development Lifecycles • Project Lifecycles • Product Lifecycles • Requirement Lifecycles • Seventh Morning’s Requirements Development Lifecycle
4. Forming Requirements
• Overview of Requirements • Attributes of Good Requirements • Types of Requirements • Requirement Sources • Gathering Requirements from Stakeholders • Common Performance Documents
5. Transforming Requirements
• Stakeholder Needs Analysis • Decomposition Analysis • Additive / Subtractive Analysis • Gap Analysis • Notations (UML & BPMN) • Flowcharts • Swim Lane Flowcharts • Entity-Relationship Diagrams • State-Transition Diagrams • Data Flow Diagrams • Use Case Modeling • Business Process Mode ling
6. Finalizing Requirements
• Presenting – 10 Tips • Presenting Requirements • Socializing Requirements and Gaining Acceptance • Prioritizing Requirements
7. Managing Requirements Assets
• Change Control • Requirements Tools
8. Preparation for the BA resume, preparation for the interview
*The offered program can be modified depends on starting point. This course will be taught in an online live video conference format. This means our course leads will be teaching in video call with our students- no pre-recorded sessions will be put forth
Leandra –
Enrolling in the Business Analyst Course at SQA Academy was a transformative experience. The course is well-structured, covering essential topics such as stakeholder management, requirements gathering, and various lifecycle models. The interactive learning approach, combined with real-world applications, made complex concepts easy to understand. The live online video conference sessions were engaging, providing flexibility and direct interaction with the instructors. Additionally, the course includes valuable interview preparation and resume-building modules. This course is perfect for anyone aiming to excel in a business analyst role.