Business Analysis Certification Program – The Concepts

In this Introduction to Business Analysis course, we're going to talk about some of the foundational concepts related to business analysis.

First, we're going to look at business analysis and what it is, what a business analyst does, and some of the core concepts related to working in this field. Then we'll look at some of the key terms, such as stakeholder, requirements, and design.

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the definition of business analysis.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize activities that a business analyst may perform within an organization.

The Science of Better Learning

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize how business analysis adds value to an organization.

Business Analysis (beyond projects)

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the basics of business analysis.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the business analysis knowledge areas.

Tools and Techniques for BOBOK Guide v3.

Relationships Between Knowledge Areas

After completing this topic, you should be able to match key terms used in business analysis with their definitions.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the meaning of six core concepts within the context of business analysis.

The Business Analysis Core Concepts Models

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the business analysis knowledge areas, key terms, and core concepts.

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify examples of project team stakeholders.

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify examples of project stakeholders who are outside the project team.

The BACCM Components

After completing this topic, you should be able to label requirements according to the business analysis classification schema.

After completing this topic, you should be able to differentiate between requirements and designs.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize characteristics of the requirements and design cycle.

Requirements and design concepts

After completing this topic, you should be able to practice concepts related to business analysis stakeholders, requirements and designs.

Congratulations for finishing the Introduction to Business Analysis course! We covered some of the foundational concepts related to business analysis.

Course project (optional)

The Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring course is aligned with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge Guide (BABOK3), and in this course, we're going to begin looking at the business analysis knowledge areas, beginning with business analysis planning and monitoring.

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify planning and monitoring tasks.

The Core Concept Model in Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the business analyst's role with regard to core concepts during planning and monitoring tasks

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the tasks and responsibilities during BA planning and monitoring.

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize considerations when planning a business analysis approach.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the guidelines and techniques used in planning the business analysis approach.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the role of stakeholders with respect to the business analysis approach.

Plan Business Analysis Approach Input/Output Diagram

Formality and Level of Detail of Business Analysis Deliverables

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize what's involved in planning a business analysis approach.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize considerations when planning stakeholder engagement.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the guidelines and techniques used in planning stakeholder engagement.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the role of stakeholders with respect to the stakeholder engagement approach.

Plan Stakeholder Engagement Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize what's involved in planning stakeholder engagement.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize considerations when planning business analysis governance.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the guidelines and techniques used in planning the business analysis governance approach.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the roles of stakeholders in developing the business analysis governance approach.

Plan Business Analysis Governance Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize what's involved in planning an approach to business analysis governance.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize considerations when planning how to manage business analysis information.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the guidelines and techniques used in planning business analysis information management.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the roles of stakeholders in developing the approach to managing business analysis information.

Plan Business Analysis Information Management Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize what's involved in planning an approach to business analysis information management.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize considerations when assessing business analysis performance.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize techniques used to assess business analysis performance.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the roles of stakeholders in identifying business analysis performance improvements.

Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize what's involved in identifying business analysis performance improvements.

Course project (optional)

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

In this course, we're going to examine the ongoing process of elicitation and collaboration and find out how business analysts identify and reach agreements with stakeholders on requirements.

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify tasks involved in elicitation and collaboration.

The Core Concept Model in Elicitation and Collaboration

Elicitation and Collaboration Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify roles of the business analyst during the elicitation and collaboration process

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the tasks and roles involved in BA elicitation and collaboration

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise considerations when preparing for elicitation

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise guidelines and techniques used to prepare for elicitation

After completing this topic, you should be able to distinguish between the roles of stakeholders involved in preparing for elicitation

Prepare for Elicitation Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the tasks, techniques, and roles involved in preparing for elicitation

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize inputs and elements used to conduct elicitation

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise guidelines and techniques used to conduct elicitation

After completing this topic, you should be able to distinguish between the roles of stakeholders involved in conducting elicitation

Conduct Elicitation Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the tasks, techniques, and roles involved in conducting elicitation

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise inputs and elements used to confirm elicitation results

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise guidelines and techniques used to confirm elicitation results

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the key stakeholder in confirming elicitation results

Confirm Elicitation Results

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the tasks, techniques, and roles involved in confirming elicitation results

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise considerations for communicating business analysis information

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the guidelines and techniques used to communicate business analysis information

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how to work with stakeholders when communicating BA information

Communicate Business Analysis Information Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the tasks, techniques, and roles involved in communicating BA information

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify inputs and elements used in managing stakeholder collaboration

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the guidelines and techniques used in managing stakeholder collaboration

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify qualities of strong stakeholder collaboration

Manage Stakeholder Collaboration Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the tasks, techniques, and roles involved in managing stakeholder collaboration

In this course, we examined the ongoing process of elicitation and collaboration and find out how business analysts identify and reach agreements with stakeholders on requirements.

Course Project (optional)

In this course, we're going to begin looking at the business analysis knowledge area Requirements Life Cycle Management.

After completing this topic, you should be able to describe the requirements life cycle.

Requirements Life Cycle Management

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how business analysis core concepts are applied while managing requirements

Requirements Life Cycle Management Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of principles related to requirements life cycle management.

After completing this topic, you should be able to describe the concept of traceability

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise issues around tracing requirements that a business analyst must consider

Process Traceability Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the guidelines and techniques used during the Trace Requirements task

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the role of stakeholders with respect to tracing requirements and designs

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in developing requirements traceability documentation

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise guidelines for maintaining requirements

Maintain Requirements Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how techniques are used to maintain requirements

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise issues around the prioritisation of requirements

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise tools and techniques used when prioritizing requirements

Prioritize Requirements Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the role of stakeholders with respect to prioritizing requirements and designs

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in maintaining and prioritizing requirements and designs

After completing this topic, you should be able to  recognize considerations a business analyst must make when assessing changes to requirements

Assess Requirements Changes Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize guidelines and techniques used when assessing changes to requirements

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the outputs of the Assess Requirements Changes task

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise a business analyst's responsibilities related to the approval of requirements

Approve Requirements Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how requirements are reviewed and approved

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in assessing and approving requirements

Course Project (optional)

In this course, we're going to begin looking at the business analysis knowledge area Requirements Life Cycle Management.

The content is aligned with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge Guide (BABOK3), and in this course, we're going to look at the knowledge area Strategy Analysis and the four tasks that make it up.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise characteristics of strategy analysis.

Business Analysis Value Spectrum

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how business analysis core concepts are applied while conducting a strategy analysis.

Strategy Analysis Input/Output Diagram

The Core Concept Model in Strategy Analysis

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of principles related to strategy analysis

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise issues around current state analysis that a business analyst must consider

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the guidelines and techniques used in analyzing current state

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how stakeholders contribute to the development of the outputs of a current state analysis

Analyze Current State Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise considerations when defining future state

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how guidelines and techniques are used when defining future state

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the outputs of the Define Future State task

Define Future State Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in analysing current state and defining future state

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise considerations when performing a risk assessment

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how guidelines and techniques are used when assessing risk

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the roles stakeholders play in assessing risk

Assess Risks Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in performing a risk assessment

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise considerations when developing the change strategy

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how guidelines and techniques are used when developing the change strategy

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the roles stakeholders play in defining the change strategy

Define Change Strategy Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in defining the change strategy

Course Project (optional)

You finished the Business Analysis and Strategy Analysisis the 5th course of the Business Analysis Certification Program which includes a total of 14 courses.

In this course, we're going to begin looking at the knowledge area requirements analysis and design definition.

This course covers the first three tasks, which involve creating a list of requirements and then verifying that they are of sufficient quality to be used for further work.

And then, validating them to ensure they deliver benefits to the stakeholders, align with business goals, and align with the objectives of the change.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize characteristics of the Requirements Analysis and Design Definition knowledge area

Business Analysis Value Spectrum

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize how business analysis core concepts are applied during requirements analysis and design definition

The Core Concept Model in Requirements Analysis and Design Definition

Requirements Analysis and Design Definition Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of requirements analysis and design definition

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize considerations when modeling and analyzing requirements

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise activities related to specifying and modelling requirements

Specify and Model Requirements Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in specifying and modelling requirements

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise considerations when verifying requirements

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise activities related to verifying requirements

Verify Requirements Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize what's involved in verifying requirements

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise actions related to validating requirements

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize guidelines and techniques used to validate requirements

Validate Requirements Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in validating requirements

Course Project (Optional)

In this course, we're going to begin looking at the knowledge area requirements analysis and design definition. This course covers the first three tasks, which involve creating a list of requirements

This course is Part Two of Requirements Analysis and Design Definition. It covers the last three tasks, which are all related to creating a requirements architecture.

You develop a set of designs and analyze those to determine where the best value is. The final step is to develop the solution recommendation that represents the best design.

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the characteristics of a requirements architecture

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise considerations when defining the requirements architecture

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise guidelines and techniques for defining the requirements architecture

Define Requirements Arhitecture Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize what's involved in defining the requirements architecture

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise considerations when defining design options

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how guidelines and techniques are used when defining design options

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the roles of stakeholders in defining design options

Define Design Options Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in defining design options

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise considerations when analysing potential value

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify activities involved in analyzing potential value

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise activities involved in preparing a solution recommendation

Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in analysing potential value and recommending a solution

Course Project (optional)

This course is Part Two of Requirements Analysis and Design Definition.

The Business Analysis and Solution Evaluation course is aligned with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge Guide (BABOK3), and in this course, we will look at all the tasks that make up the final knowledge area – Solution Evaluation.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise characteristics of the Solution Evaluation knowledge area

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how business analysis core concepts are applied during solution evaluation

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of solution evaluation

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise types of activities involved in the Measure Solution Performance task

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify key techniques used to measure solution performance

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise activities carried out when analyzing performance measures

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the roles of stakeholders in analyzing performance measures

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in measuring and analyzing the performance of a solution

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise types of activities involved in assessing solution limitations

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the role of stakeholders in assessing solution limitations

After completing this topic, you should be able to match types of enterprise limitation analyses with corresponding descriptions

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify key techniques and stakeholders involved in assessing enterprise limitations

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in assessing limitations within a solution or enterprise that inhibit value realization

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise guidelines and techniques used when recommending actions to increase the value of a solution

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify actions you could take to increase the value of a solution

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise what's involved in recommending actions to increase the value of a solution

Course Project (optional)

In this course, we will look at all the tasks that make up the final knowledge area – Solution Evaluation

Congratulations! You finished The Business Analysis Certification Program – Concepts.

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