Analytical Techniques for Business Analysis (IIBA - ECBA)

A day in the life of a business analyst

This course will introduce Analysis Tools for Scoping and Planning, Models that Support Business Analysis and Analyses that Support Decision making. Some examples: Benchmarking and Market Analysis, Document Analysis, Scope Modeling and State Modeling.

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The Business Analysis Certification Program is aligned with the (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge Guide) BABOK v3 and has a total of fourteen sections that are also presented as individual courses for your convenience.

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the elements of benchmarking and market analysis

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the steps in performing document analysis

After completing this topic, you should be able to distinguish between scope modelling diagramming techniques

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After completing this topic, you should be able to distinguish between the elements of state modelling

State Transition Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize how to apply scoping and planning tools in business analysis

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the characteristics of process modelling

Flowchart/Business Process Model/Activity Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the characteristics of process analysis

SIPOC Model

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the types of organisational models

Functionally-oriented Organizational Model

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the elements of an interface definition

Interface analysis diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the elements of data flow diagrams

Context Diagram Gane-Sarson Notation/Level 1 Diagram Yourdon Notation

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise considerations for using data mining

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise considerations for using data modelling

Entity-Relationship Diagram (Crow's Foot Notation)

After completing this topic, you should be able to distinguish between common prototyping methods

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how to apply models that support business analysis

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise characteristics of risk analysis and management

Example of a Risk Register

After completing this topic, you should be able to distinguish between methods of financial analysis

Example of a Cost-Benefit Analysis

After completing this topic, you should be able to describe root cause analysis

Fishbone Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to define the elements of a SWOT analysis

SWOT Matrix

After completing this topic, you should be able to distinguish between decision modelling and decision analysis

Simple/Weighted Decision Matrix

Decision Table/Tree

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how to apply decision-making analysis tools

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Congratulations! You just finished the Analytical Techniques Used for Business Analysis.

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