Business Analysis Within Project Environment
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Business Analysis Within Project Environment Course
Introduction:
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations face escalating levels of complexity and an accelerating pace of change. To achieve maximum effectiveness, managers must continuously refine and enhance their skills. This course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to meet these challenges head-on.
Throughout the course, you will delve into the best practices of the business analysis discipline and learn how to apply them effectively. By understanding and implementing these practices, you will be able to navigate complex business environments with confidence and drive successful outcomes.
A key focus of the course is conducting a thorough business-needs analysis to elicit stakeholder requirements. You will learn techniques for effectively engaging with stakeholders, understanding their needs, and translating those needs into clear and actionable requirements. By mastering this skill, you will be able to ensure that projects and initiatives are aligned with the expectations and objectives of key stakeholders.
In addition, the course will provide you with a comprehensive toolkit of methods, tools, and techniques to identify both issues and opportunities within your organization. You will learn how to analyze business problems, uncover potential areas for improvement, and capitalize on emerging opportunities. These skills will empower you to make informed decisions and drive positive change within your organization.
Effective communication is a critical aspect of business analysis, and this course will cover the development of robust requirements and communication plans. You will learn how to effectively document and communicate requirements, ensuring clarity and understanding among all stakeholders. This skill set is essential for successful project execution and stakeholder engagement.
Finally, you will explore the crucial process of solution assessment and validation. You will gain insights into how to prepare, manage, and implement validation activities to ensure that the proposed solutions meet the identified business needs. This step is vital for achieving desired outcomes and delivering value to the organization.
By completing this course, you will be equipped with the necessary skills to excel in business analysis and drive organizational success. You will have the ability to apply best practices, conduct thorough needs analysis, identify and address issues and opportunities, develop effective requirements and communication plans, and validate proposed solutions. These skills will enable you to navigate complexity, drive effective change, and maximize your impact as a manager.
Join us in this course and embark on a journey of continuous skill development that will enhance your effectiveness as a manager and contribute to the success of your organization.
Course Objectives:
- Understand how a business analyst acts as an intermediary managing the interests and needs of both the business/project management and IT communities
- Learn how to use a systematic approach based on “A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide)” Version 2.0 and “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)” 5th Edition
- Understand and apply the systematic framework for conducting business analysis activities through the phases of the business analysis life cycle
- Provide best practices and theory with practical tools and techniques that can be applied immediately in your own organization
Who Should Attend?
This course is useful for anyone who needs to understand or apply knowledge and skills from the business analysis discipline.
- Project managers who want to better understand the role of business analysis and business analysts within a project
- Business analysts who want to develop their ability to contribute to a project
- Project personnel and stakeholders seeking to advance their careers who desire to strengthen their professional abilities including:
- Functional managers
- Developers and testers
- Systems analysts
Course Outlines:
This course covers the essential skills that are necessary for the effective contribution from the business analysis discipline to a project. The Course begins with the consideration of business analysis skills within a project context. It then moves to consider tools for requirements analysis and the critical skills that are needed for an effective business analyst, including prioritization, analytical thinking and conflict resolution.
Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
- Business Analysis and Project Management contexts
- Key Concepts and Knowledge Areas
- Introduction to Tasks and Techniques
- Sources of Business Analysis Information
- Business Analysis as part of a Project Plan
- Identify, analyze and communicate with relevant Project Stakeholders
- Determining activities, deliverables, resources and measures
- Define how to approve requirements and manage scope changes
- How to track, assess, and report on the quality of work
Requirements Elicitation Management & Communication
- How to ensure requirements are clear, correct and consistent
- How to draw information out of stakeholders
- Recording and confirming the information provided by stakeholders
- Managing Stakeholder Consensus for Scope & Requirements
- Manage objectives, requirements, deliverables, & components relationships
- Manage post-implementation knowledge of requirements
- Ensure requirements are understood, and usable, by stakeholders
- Managing productive workshops and making effective presentations
Enterprise Analysis & Requirements Analysis
- Identify and define why organizational change is required
- Identifying Needs for New Capabilities
- Defining solution scope and prepare the business case
- Does the Business Case justify the investment required to deliver the proposed solution
- Prioritizing and Organizing Requirements
- Specifying and Modelling Requirements
- Defining Assumptions and Constraints
- Verifying and Validating Requirements
- Solution Assessment & Validation
Developing Business Analysis and Project Capabilities
- Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Behavioral Characteristics
- Business Knowledge
- Communication Skills
- Interaction and Conflict Resolution Skills
- Risk, responsibility, and skills analyses
- Time Management
- Case Study
Business Analysis and Project Management
- Project Scope, Schedule and Metrics
- Team Development
- Power and Influence
- Business Analysis in a Project Environment
- Personal Planning
- Commitment to Action