Business Analysis Planning & Execution: Planning the Work and Working the Plan
Business analysts require a fundamental understanding of project management in order to understand the main concepts of approach, planning, monitoring and execution of the critical tasks they face every day. Intended for business analysts, project managers and others in change management, this online course will guide students through the process of assessing business problems in order to provide adequate context to solution requirements. Through interactive lectures, hands-on assignments and real-world case studies, students will also learn how to assess enterprise capabilities, analyze the breadth and impact of the desired change and determine the optimal solutions to address the identified problems and needs of the organization. At the end of this course, students will be able to map the inputs and outputs of business analysis, develop a business analysis plan and work breakdown structure, and be able to fully assess a business problem and develop a preferred solution approach.
Learning Outcomes
- Develop a business analysis plan and work breakdown structure for the business analysis tasks to be performed
- Identify and map the inputs and outputs of business analysis as defined in the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) and PMI Guide to Business Analysis for Practitioners
- Analyze a given project for potential risk and formulate alternative solutions to mitigate risk
- Estimate the level of effort needed for each task
- Assess business problems against organizational capabilities and design artifacts supporting the preferred solution approach
Skills You Will Gain
- Business analysis planning
- Information management
- Risk, issue and conflict management
- Needs assessment
- Strategic business planning
Note: This course is designed to meet the standards of business analysis training, as defined by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)® and Project Management Institute (PMI)®.
Section Notes
Enroll now through April 12, 2021. Class starts on April 5, 2021 and runs until June 25, 2021. Access to your course will be available on the course’s start date.
The course meets on a weekly basis via live web meetings on Wednesdays at 5:30pm PST. Webinar recordings will be posted for future viewing.
Assignments will have due dates.
Enrollment Policies
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Prerequisites
None, however, it is highly recommended that students take “The Foundations of Business Analysis and Business Analysis Planning” prior to taking this course. (May be taken concurrently)
Technical Requirements
Section Course Materials
A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide)
Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide
The practice guide begins by describing the work of business analysis. It identifies the tasks that are performed, in addition to the essential knowledge and skills needed to effectively perform business analysis on programs and projects.
It breaks these tasks into five domains: needs assessment; planning; analysis; traceability and monitoring; and evaluation. Within each of these domains, there are a series of supporting tasks which are defined and explored.
Business Analysis: Best Practices for Success
Business Analysis offers a complete description of the process of business analysis in solving business problems. Filled with tips, tricks, techniques, and guerilla tactics to help execute the process in the face of sometimes overwhelming political or social obstacles, this guide is also filled with real world stories from the author's more than thirty years of experience working as a business analyst.
- Provides techniques and tips to execute the at-times tricky job of business analyst
- Written by an industry expert with over thirty years of experience
Straightforward and insightful, Business Analysis is a valuable contribution to your ability to be successful in this role in today's business environment.
Strategy-In-Action: Marrying Planning, People and Performance (The Global Leader Series Book 4)
"The insights will force you to think and then rethink what you thought you knew."
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Business Analysis and Leadership: Influencing Change
Business Analysis and Leadership is for anyone involved in business analysis working in any organization worldwide, from financial services to charities, government to manufacturing. It takes the reader beyond standard textbooks full of techniques and tools, advising on how to lead and gain credibility throughout the organization. It will help you with the tricky role of working with people from the shop floor to board directors and give readers the confidence to challenge the easy way forward and point out what will really work in practice.
This inspirational book consists of contributions from leading thinkers and practitioners in business analysis from around the world. Their case studies and practical advice will help the reader to develop leadership skills and become an outstanding catalyst for change.