Fundamentals of Business Analysis - Including BCS Requirements Engineering

Course Dates, Location & Prices

Dates	Location	Price (Including exam fee)	Places Available
6-10 February 2012	Farringdon, London	£1,600 + VAT	1 place remaining
5-9 March 2012	Farringdon, London	£1,600 + VAT	Good Availability
26-30 March 2012	Farringdon, London	£1,600 + VAT	Good Availability
16-20 April 2012	Farringdon, London	£1,600 + VAT	Good Availability
14-18 May 2012	Farringdon, London	£1,600 + VAT	Good Availability
28 May-1 June 2012	Farringdon, London	£1,600 + VAT	Good Availability
18-22 June 2012	Farringdon, London	£1,600 + VAT	Good Availability
9-13 July 2012	Farringdon, London	£1,600 + VAT	Good Availability

Course Details

This 5 day course focuses on learning practical business analysis skills that can be used in the workplace. Course delegates should be able to return to their working environments and work as an effective Business Analyst, immediately adding value and building effective relationships with project stakeholders.

The course focuses on learning how to do business analysis in the real world, however it also covers the whole of the BCS syllabus for the certificate in Requirements Engineering, meaning delegates have the option of taking this exam at the end of the course. Alternatively you can choose to sit the exam at a later date during one of our exam only sessions. The price of the exam is included within the course fee regardless of when or whether you take the exam.

Fundamentals of Business Analysis- Intended Audience

Our Fundamentals of Business Analysis course is suited to Business Analysts recently placed in the role or to Business Analysts who have been performing the role for some time but have never received any formal training.

It is suitable as an introduction for anyone thinking about moving into the Business Analysis role or for other change management professionals wanting to gain a more in-depth understanding of the role and responsibilities of the Business Analyst.

The course is also suitable for experienced business analysts as it:

• Provides a reinforcement session for those Business Analysts who have been doing the job for many years but have never received formal training
• Provides a ‘standard’ approach to be adopted by teams who might currently be using a mix of different techniques and deliverables
• Can be used as a tool for uncovering and addressing issues faced by existing Business Analysts or Business Analyst teams
• Covers the BCS Requirements Engineering syllabus in full so is the start point for the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis
• Covers other parts of the remaining 3 BCS modules giving a broad introduction to the qualification but maintaining an emphasis on real-world practice

The course is also suited to individuals embarking on a career in change management, IT or project management, as it provides a useful insight into the project lifecycle and the need for robust requirements and a rigorous and methodical approach.

Business Analysis Course Objectives

By the end of the course the Business Analyst will be able to:

• Integrate into a project team environment with an understanding of their role, key responsibilities and relationship with fellow project members
• Work with business stakeholders to gather and document different types and levels of requirement
• Work with business stakeholders to define, scope and initiate a project
• Understand how project approaches such as Agile affect the BA role
• Break-down complex business scenarios or problems into process and data models
• Validate requirements by producing Use Cases and assess requirements against defined quality criteria
• Apply end-to-end thinking to complex business and system problems to ensure 'right first time' documentation and solutions
• Work with stakeholders to develop optimum solutions to defined requirements
• Confidently present findings to business users and their project team

Attendees of this course may go on to attend our Advanced (Intensive) Business Analysis Training Course in order to achieve the remaining required modules for the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis.

Our Fundamentals course is also accredited by the IIBA and counts as 37 units towards the CBAP qualification. For more information about the IIBA please visit www.IIBA.com

Course Structure

• Module 1 - Introduction to the Business Analyst Role
• Module 2 - Project Definition and Scoping
• Module 3 - Interviewing and fact finding
• Module 4 - Requirements Definition
• Module 5 - Process Modelling
• Module 6 - Data Modelling
• Module 7 - Ensuring Requirements Quality
• Module 8 - Managing Delivery
• Module 9 - Requirements Engineering Techniques
• Exam - BCS Certificate in Requirements Engineering

For a printable version of the full course overview including a description of the above modules please click here

To view or print the full BCS syallabus for Requirements Engineering please click here

BCS Exam Details

For delegates interested in achieving their BCS Business Analysis qualification, they can sit the BCS Requirements Engineering exam at the end of the last day. This is an open-book exam and is one of four modules required for the Diploma. Alternatively, the exam can be sat at a later time. This is included in the course price.

Case Study

A team based case study is used throughout covering all the course modules as well as dealing with:

• User Conflicts
• System integration issues
• Changes to requirements/scope
• Business process changes
• Organisational change

Delegates are encouraged to make short informal presentations at the end of each case study exercise to build their confidence.

Recommended Reading

There is no recommended pre-reading for this course.

Course Information

The duration of this course is five days. Courses run from approximately 9.15 - 5.30 on the first day and 9.00 until 5.15 on subsequent days. During the last 1 hour 15 minutes of the course candidates have the option to sit the BCS exam in Requirements Engineering, the exam fee is included in the costs shown above. The format for the examination is a one hour written (open book) examination based on a business scenario with 15 minutes reading time.

The course is non-residential, however we can provide a list of recommended hotels close to the venue for those wanting to arrange accommodation. Tea, coffee and cold drinks are available during the course, however delegates should make their own lunch arrangements.