Business Analysis Essentials

Want to learn the fundamental skills to be a great Business Analyst?  

Leveraging the core skills of business analysis allows organisations to achieve their strategic objectives, deliver value to stakeholders, and stay competitive in today's dynamic business environment. Our Business Analysis Essentials course is designed for those new to the Business Analyst role or those seeking formal training. Aligned to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®). you’ll gain context for the role complete with a structured approach to provide value to your organisation. This includes understanding business analysis terminology, the business analysis framework and the skills and knowledge needed to elicit requirements, analyse business needs and recommend valuable solutions. You’ll gain the fundamental skills needed to be an effective Business Analyst to drive successful outcomes for your organisation and understand the right solution for the right problem.

You'll gain

If you’re looking to get the IIBA® Entry Certificate in Business Analysis™ (ECBA™), Certification of Capability in Business Analysis™ (CCBA®), Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) or the PMI® Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)®, this course is one step to help prepare you for the exam. Further information and resources can be found on the IIBA® or PMI® websites.

A Business Analysis Essentials digital badge will be available upon successful completion of the course from Skills Development Group.

This course will contribute 21 Professional Development (PD) hours or Continuing Development Units (CDUs) towards certifications from the IIBA®.

This course will contribute 21 PMI® professional development units (PDUs) towards  chosen certification (3 Power Skills, 1 Business Acumen and 17 Ways of Working).

You'll learn

During this course you will learn about: 

• The responsibilities, skills and knowledge of a Business Analyst and the value it brings to an organisation
• Many analysis models and techniques and when to apply each of them
• How to produce effective requirements 
• Creating use case diagrams and detailed use case descriptions
• Generating an entity-relationship diagram and a data dictionary
• Building decision trees and decision tables to represent and clarify business rules
• Planning and conducting stakeholder interviews  
• The value of modelling 
• Effectively providing and receiving feedback

Great for

• Anyone new to the Business Analyst or Systems Analyst role
• Business Analysts, Systems Analysts, Requirements Engineers, Product Owners or anyone who wants to improve or formalise their business analysis skills

You'll need

There are no prerequisites for the Business Analysis Essentials class.