Course Highlights
  • Learn the foundations of business analysis
  • Learn how to gather requirements from stakeholders and documentary sources
  • Learn how to analyze, diagram and model requirements
  • Learn how to present requirements effectively and gain acceptance
  • Learn how to manage requirements assets after the project is complete
Curriculum

15 Topics
Introduction to the Course
What is Business Analysis?
What is Business Analysis?
The Value of Business Analysis
The Value of Business Analysis
What Problems does it Address?
What Problems does it Address?
Requirements
Requirements
Who Performs Business Analysis?
Who Performs Business Analysis?
The Business Analyst Role
Quiz: The Business Analyst Role
Section 1 Materials
Introductions

16 Topics
Overview of Stakeholders
Stakeholders
The Project Manager
The Project Manager
The Developer
The Developer
The QA/Testing Professional
The QA/Testing Professional
Management
Management
The Front Line
The Front Line
Managing Stakeholder Conflict
Managing Stakeholder Conflict
Section 2 Materials
Stakeholders

15 Topics
Overview of Life Cycles
The PLC and SDLC
The PLC and SDLC
Waterfall and Iterative SDLCs
Waterfall and Iterative SDLCs
Agile SDLCs
Agile SDLCs
The Product Life Cycle
The Product Life Cycle
Requirements Life Cycles
Requirements Life Cycles
NorwalkAberdeen's Requirements Definition Model
NorwalkAberdeen's Requirements Definition Model
Section 3 Materials
Life Cycles

24 Topics
Overview of Requirements
Overview of Requirements
Attributes of Good Requirements
Attributes of Good Requirements
Business Requirements
Business Requirements
User Requirements
User Requirements
Functional Requirements
Functional Requirements
Nonfunctional Requirements
Nonfunctional Requirements
Requirement Sources
Requirement Sources
Gathering Requirements in One-on-One Interviews
Gathering Requirements in One-on-One Interviews
Gathering Requirements in Group Interviews
Gathering Requirements in Group Interviews
Common Requirements Documents
Common Requirements Documents
Agile Requirements
Agile Requirements
Section 4 Materials
Group Interviewing

32 Topics
Overview of Analysis
"Thinking about Stuff"
Decomposition Analysis
Decomposition Analysis
Additive/Subtractive Analysis
Additive/Subtractive Analysis
Gap Analysis
Gap Analysis
Decision Analysis
Decision Analysis
Root Cause Analysis
Root Cause Analysis
Stakeholder Needs Analysis
Stakeholder Needs Analysis
Overview of Modeling
Flowcharts
Flowcharts
Swim Lane Flowcharts
Swim Lane Flowcharts
Entity-Relationship Modeling
Entity-Relationship Modeling
State-Transition Modeling
State-Transition Modeling
Data Flow Modeling
Data Flow Modeling
Use Case Modeling
Use Case Modeling
Business Process Modeling
Business Process Modeling
Notations: UML and BPMN
Section 5 Materials
Modeling a User-System Interaction

9 Topics
Finalizing Requirements
Socialization
Socialization
Presentation
Presentation
Change Control
Change Control
Section 6 Materials
Gaining a Senior Manager’s Support

10 Topics
Scenario Overview
High-Level Interview (with Solomon)
Detailed Interview (with Martha)
Initial Documentation
Transforming the Requirements
Stakeholder Needs Analysis
Decomposition Analysis
Swim Lane Flowchart
Finalizing the Requirements (via a Walk-Through)
Analysis & Modeling Method Selection

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Fundamentals of Business Analysis

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