
Course Overview
Definition of Business Analysis
Discovery Phase-Understanding Project Scope and Objectives
The business contains the detailed vision and scope of every project
Students will understand what the business case is about, its purpose for the project content
This lecture introduces the Project Initiation document for the business analyst to understand the project objective being a summary of the Business Case, and how the Business Analyst Can either run workshops, Interviews, etc using Scenario analysis to capture use cases and design the process using Microsoft visio.
Detailed Explanation of Process Flow artefacts and how to write Effective Use cases for designing Processes
Detailed description teaching/showing students how to use Microsoft Visio to Model business processes
Detailed Description on basic principles to understand before gathering requirements, and How to Prioritize requirements
In depth teaching on how to use UML to capture requirements/use cases from Stakeholders
Detailed Explanation of the differences between Include and Extend use cases in UML and how students can apply them
Practical walk through/Demonstration of how to Use Microsoft Visio to capture system requirements
Practical Teaching on Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) what it is used for, and how to create one, also detailed explanation of how to write use cases as requirements
Detailed look at the Business Requirement Document and its purpose on a project, it's content and how the Business Analyst will go about completing them
Simplified and Practical Tutorials to help beginners gain insight into Business Analysis, giving them all the need to start off in their career and also (as a refresher for intermediaries and BA's at different levels) sharpen their skills and be more effective with this tutorials, students will be able to confidently apply the following in their different projects. Practically learning how to
Conduct Interviews, Workshops, Shadowing, Observations sessions to understand Business Processes
Use Scenario Analysis to capture Use Case and Model Business Processes-By writing Effective Use Cases for Business Processes
As Is (Process Design) Documentation
Create Process Maps, Process Modelling, Swim lane Diagrams using Microsoft Visio
Stakeholder Management (Strategies To Manage People/Interest Groups That Influence Projects)
Conduct Stakeholder Analysis/Stakeholder Mapping
Use a RACI Chart In a Project Setting
Project Communication Plan
Requirements Gathering (Tools and Techniques to Gather Business Requirements)-To Be
Create Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM)
Requirements Modelling-Functional and Non Functional Requirements-Technical/General/Business Requirements
Develop Use Cases-UML foundation
MSCOW Priority