Kaizen Technologies, Inc.

Business Analysis

Course ID:TBD     Duration: 40 Hours
Prerequisites:Business Analysis Experience

 Module 1    Introduction

  • Business Analysis Body of Knowledge
  • Business Analysis defined
  • Key Concepts
  • Knowledge Areas
  • Tasks
  • Techniques
  • Underlying Competencies
  • Other Sources of Business Analysis Information

 Module 2   Planning & Monitoring

  • Plan Business Analysis Approach
  • Conduct Stakeholder Analysis
  • Plan Business Analysis Activities
  • Plan Business Analysis Communication
  • Plan Requirements Management Process
  • Manage Business Analysis Performance

 Module 3    Elicitation

  • Prepare for Elicitation
  • Conduct Elicitation Activity
  • Document Elicitation Results
  • Confirm Elicitation Results

 Module 4   Requirements Mgmt & Comm

  • Manage Solution Scope & Requirements
  • Manage Requirements Traceability
  • Maintain Requirements for Re-use
  • Prepare Requirements Package
  • Communicate Requirements

 Module 5   Enterprise Analysis

  • Define Business Need
  • Assess Capability Gaps
  • Determine Solution Approach
  • Define Solution Scope
  • Define Business Case

 Module 6   Requirements Analysis

  • Prioritize Requirements
  • Organize Requirements
  • Specify and Model Requirements
  • Define Assumptions and Constraints
  • Verify Requirements
  • Validate Requirements

 Module 7  Solution Assessment & Validation

  • Assess proposed Solution
  • Allocate Requirements
  • Assess Organizational Readiness
  • Define Transition Requirements
  • Validate Solution
  • Evaluate Solution Performance

 Module 8  Underlying Competencies

  • Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Behavioral Characteristics
  • Business Knowledge
  • Communication Skills
  • Interaction Skills
  • Software Applications

 Module 9  Techniques

  • Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition
  • Benchmarking
  • Brainstorming
  • Business Rules Analysis
  • Data Dictionary and Glossary
  • Data Flow Diagrams
  • Data Modeling
  • Decision Analysis
  • Document Analysis
  • Focus Groups
  • Functional Decomposition
  • Interface Analysis
  • Interviews
  • Lessons Learned process
  • Metrics and Key Performance Indicators
  • Non-functional Requirements Analysis
  • Observation
  • Organization Modeling
  • Problem Tracking
  • Process Modeling
  • Prototyping
  • Requirements Workshops
  • Risk Analysis
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Document Analysis
  • Scenarios and Use Cases
  • Scope Modeling
  • Sequence Diagrams
  • State Diagrams
  • Survey/Questionnaire
  • SWOT Analysis
  • User Stories
  • Vendor Assessment

Each Module includes:

  • Instruction
  • Theory and Lab practice

What you will Learn

  • Professional Certification Requirements
  • Benefits of Professional Certification
  • Current generally accepted principles and best practices of business analysis in order to prepare for the IIBA CBAP exam