Duration : 2 days
Course Reference : HJB-BA109
Price : € 595,– excl. VAT per participant

Course description : The complexity of IT projects is forever increasing and the demand for delivering quality solutions on time and within cost is still critical for project success. Business analysis has a major impact on successful projects. A good understanding by the project manager of the role of a business analyst in the organization and their participation in the project, the tools and techniques they are using, and the major deliverables created by business analysts are essential elements to meet the challenging project demands.

Whilst a lot of Project Managers have been on formal training courses such as PRINCE2®, APM and PMI®, not many have had formal business analysis training which would help them and their organizations deliver more successful projects.

This course bridges the gap between Project Management and Business Analysis. It will extend the Project Manager’s viewpoint to understand and facilitate excellent analysis and high quality requirements to deliver a fully formed solution, as well as delivering the project.

Workshop objectives : At the end of this workshop, the participants will be able to:

• Apply numerous world-class Business Analysis techniques in their work environment immediately,
• Understand the differences and interrelationships between the Project Manager and the Business Analysis,
• Better communicate with all project stakeholders using best practice business analysis tools and techniques,
• Elicit, document, analyze, verify and validate requirements at all levels,
• Possibly seek to become professionally certified by the International Institute of Business Analysis-IIBA® (CBAP® or CCBA®)

Target audience : Project Managers, SME’s, PMO members, senior management.

Prerequisites participants:

• Delegates have worked as Project Managers
• Delegates should be familiar with formal Project Management and have worked as a Project Manager in some capacity to get the most benefit from this course.
• No previous formal Business Analysis experience is necessary

Workshop duration : 2 days

Professional Development Units : 21 PDU’s, 2.1 CEU’s, 21 IIBA CDU’s

Course Outline : The following topics will be addressed in this workshop :

• 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 techniques to get stakeholder feedback
  • Value of Modelling Techniques in Analysis
  • Modelling Techniques
  • Types of Requirements
  • Business Rules Analysis
  • Prioritizing Requirements
  • Verifying and Validating Requirements
• Session 5. Requirements Documentation
  • Formal and Informal Documentation and the, Level 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
  • Role of the BA in Solution Validation: the V Model
  • Solution Acceptance and Project Close-Out