COURSE OBJECTIVE:
• Understand the scope of a Business Analysis role and how it complement Project Management
• Apply numerous world-class Business Analysis techniques in work environment immediately
• Learn how to better communicate with all project stakeholders using best practice business analysis tools and techniques
• Appreciate the similarities and differences between Business Analyst and Project Manager roles
• Plan projects to include requirements analysis and understand requirements engineering
• Conduct and support requirements elicitation activities and requirements validation that will support the business need
• Look beyond the delivery of the project to pre- and post-project activities
TARGET AUDIENCE:
• Project & Program Managers
• PMO Leads & PMO Members
• Senior Managers
• SME's
• Anyone interested in the application of Business Analysis in Project Management.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
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COURSE CONTENT:
Session 1: Introduction to Business Analysis
• Project Management vs Business Analysis
• Importance of Effective Business Analysis
• Role of the BA
• Standardization and Adaptability
Session 2: Requirements Planning
• Role of the BA in Requirements Planning
• Vision and Scope Document
• Types of Requirements
• Stakeholders
• Business Analysis Plan
Session 3: Requirements Elicitation
• Role of the BA in Requirements Elicitation
• Investigative approach
• Iterative approach
• Elicitation Techniques
Session 4: Requirements Analysis
• Need for Analysis
• Using Analysis to get Stakeholder Feedback
• Value of Modelling Techniques in Analysis
• Modelling Techniques
• Types of Requirements
• Business Rules Analysis
• Prioritizing Requirements
Session 5: Requirements Documentation
• Formal and Informal Documentation and the, Leve of Detail Required
• Writing for Usability and Comprehension
• Common Requirements Document Defects
• Components of a Formal Requirements Document
• Requirements Verification and Validation
• Requirements Sign-Off
Session 6: Requirements Management and Communication
• Throughout the Project and to Decommission
• Change Management
• Define a baseline
• Define a change management process
• Identify the Change Authority
• Traceability and Its Uses
• Requirements Attributes
• Requirements Communication
Session 7: Solution Validation and Acceptance
• Testing and Non-Testing Methods
• Purposes of Validation
• Find defects
• Prove compliance to requirements
• Test Cases and Test Suites
• Challenges in Testing
• Structured Testing
• Role of the BA in Solution Validation: the V Model
• Solution Acceptance and Project Close-Out
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
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