- Bring this or any training to your organization
Full-scale program development
- Delivered when, where, and how you want it
- Blended learning models
- Tailored content
- Expert team coaching
#3508
BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice Training
Course 3508
- Duration: 3 days
- Exam Voucher: Yes
- Language: English
- Level: Intermediate
This BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice course takes you through an end-to-end holistic business analysis process. This holistic approach considers four aspects of a business system: the processes, the people, the organizational context, and the technology. Starting with the rationale for a holistic approach, the course provides a clear understanding of the strategic context and the project discipline needed for business analysis. You will learn how to understand the business situation and associated issues, analyze stakeholder perspectives, model business activities, identify potential solutions to business issues, and finally make the business case for potential solutions. Without this end-to-end process, much of the cost of a project is often attributable to re-work from a poor up-front analysis.
In addition, this course prepares you to take the BCS Business Analysis Practice exam at the end of the course.
Business Analysis Practice Training Delivery Methods
Train your whole team by bringing this course to your facility
- In-Person
- Online
Business Analysis Practice Training Benefits
Recognize the role and competencies of a business analystPerform strategy analysisIdentify and analyze stakeholdersDeploy industry-standard investigation and modeling techniquesIdentify different solutions to business needsBuild a business case to prove the value of those solutionsBusiness Analysis Practice Training Outline
Prerequisites
Experience at the level of:
- Introduction to Business Analysis Training: Defining Successful Projects
- BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis
Exam Information
You can earn the Practitioner Certification in Business Analysis Practice if you pass the course exam.
- Open book
- One-hour written exam, based on a business scenario
- Passing grade is 50%
- Exam included
This course is part of a series to earn an International Diploma in Business Analysis
The BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, offers this internationally recognised certification, enabling you to take your skills around the world. The four modules required to apply for this certification include one foundation level course, and three practitioner level courses:
- BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis
- BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice Training
- BCS Certificate in Requirements Engineering Training
- The International Diploma requires a 50-minute oral examination with two examiners. The questions will require you to apply your business analysis knowledge and understanding to scenarios described by the oral examiners. For additional information see: BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis
Upon passing your exam, BCS will contact you to activate your membership. Once activated you will be a BCS Associate Member and will have access to the wealth of benefits and support to help you in your career.
- BCS Associate membership provides exclusive access to resources, content and opportunities that will enrich your career.
- Note: This offer is only available once to each exam candidate. Exam candidates who have previously benefited from free Associate Membership will not be eligible for this offer again even if you have taken another qualifying BCS exam.
- Recognizing the business change life-cycle
- Clarifying the role of the business analyst
- Examining other roles in business change
- Understanding the framework for business analysis
Internal and external analysis
- Analyzing the Internal analysis
- Surveying the business landscape with external analysis
Linking to the internal and external business environment analysis
- Performing a SWOT analysis
- Using a SWOT analysis
- Identifying the strategic context
Executing strategy
- Balanced Business Scorecard
- Recognizing Critical Success Factors and Key Performance Indicators
Critical success factors and key performance indicators
- Identifying Critical Success Factors (CSFs)
- Creating Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
- Setting performance targets
- Deploying the balanced business scorecard as a frame
- Identifying the Terms of Reference and/or Project Initiation Documentation
- Clarifying business and project objectives
Stakeholder identification
- Stakeholder wheel
- Other potential sources of information
Investigative techniques
- Investigating the current business situation
- Interviews
- Observation
- Workshops
- Document Analysis
- Focus Groups
- Questionnaires/Surveys
The Business Analysis Process Model
- Stages of the business analysis process model
- Considering the perspectives
- Analyzing the needs
- Evaluating the options
- Defining the requirements
Investigating the situation
- Interviewing stakeholders
- Effective Requirements Workshops
Representing a holistic view of the business situation
- Taking a holistic view
- Using various documentation techniques
- Rich pictures
- Mind maps
- Fishbone diagrams
Identifying, categorizing and analyzing stakeholders
- Defining stakeholder types
- Deploying the Power/Interest Grid
Stakeholder management strategies
- Levels of power and interest
- Building a communication strategy
Understanding stakeholder perspectives
- Analyzing stakeholders with CATWOE
- Creating business activity model
Creating a process model
- Pinpointing business events
- Developing the business process model
Modeling system functions and data
- Use case diagrams
- Entity Relationship Diagrams and Class Models
Gap analysis
- Identifying areas of concern
- Analyzing the gap with POPIT
Introduction to Business Architecture
- Definition of Business Architecture
- Business Architecture techniques
Structuring the business case
Identifying and shortlisting options for business change
Identifying and categorizing costs and benefits
- Tangible and intangible costs and benefits
- Investment appraisal techniques
Identifying and categorizing risks
- Identifying risks
- Assessing the impact of the risks
- Assessing the probability of the risks
- Risk management approaches
Identifying impacts
- Organizational culture
- Organizational behavior
The business case life-cycle
Questions about this course?
Customize Your Team Training Experience
Fill out the form below or call 888-843-8733
Need Help Finding The Right Training Solution?
Our training advisors are here for you.
Business Analysis Practice Training FAQs
The BCS Institute is The Chartered Institute for IT.
You can earn the Practitioner Certification in Business Analysis Practice if you pass the course exam.
In Business Analysis Practice you will not receive any PDUs.
Learning Tree provides Private Team Training that can save time and travel costs by training your entire team at once, at a convenient location of your choice. We handle all the details including instructor travel, tailored content, comprehensive course materials, shipping and equipment setup and teardown.