Business Analysis Certificate Program & CBAP® Prep May 14, 2013

Date: Starts May 14: 14 evenings over 7 weeks (Tue/Thu)
Sessions: 14 Sessions
Class Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: St. Edward's University Professional Education
Register at: http://www.pec.stedwards.edu/courseRegistration.asp?cID=285

Overview: The Business Analysis Certificate Program leverages your business, technical, and operations expertise into business, operations, and project success. In this immersive 7 week program, taught over 14 evening sessions, students will learn how to get the best out of project teams and balance the real conflict between increased governance of all types organizations.
You should attend this course training if you do Business Analyst work such as define and manage requirements in the project management life cycle or systems development life cycle, elicit stakeholder information, define, document, edit, or refine requirements or if you identify solutions for business problems or seek process improvement.
Prerequisite: Students should have experience managing projects and an awareness of Business Analysis concepts.

Course Outline:
Business Analysis Overview
• Introduction & Logistics
• Underlying Competencies
• BA Job Descriptions
• BABOK® Knowledge Areas
• What to Expect as & of a BA
Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
• Plan BA Approach
• Conduct Stakeholder Analysis
• Plan BA Activities
• Plan BA Communication
• Plan Requirements Management Process
• Manage BA Performance
Elicitation
• Prepare for Elicitation
• Conduct Elicitation Activity
• Document Elicitation Results
• Confirm Elicitation Results
Requirements Management & Communication
• Manage Solution Scope & Requirements
• Manage Requirements Traceability
• Maintain Requirements for Re-use
• Prepare Requirements Package
• Communicate Requirements
Enterprise Analysis
• Define Business Need
• Assess Capability Gaps
• Determine Solution Approach
• Define Solution Scope
• Define Business Case
Preparation for Certification
• CBAP/CCBA Application & Handbook
• Experience Required
• Study Guide, Exam Simulator, & Study Tactics
• Post-Course Study Plan
Requirements Analysis
• Prioritize Requirements
• Organize Requirements
• Specify and Model Requirements
• Define Assumptions and Constraints
• Verify Requirements
• Validate Requirements
Solution Assessment and Validation
• Assess Proposed Solution
• Allocate Requirements
• Assess Organizational Readiness
• Define Transition Requirements
• Validate Solution
• Evaluate Solution Performance
Best Practices Workshop – Hands on
• BA Job Descriptions
• What to Expect as and of a BA
• Best Practices in
• Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
• Elicitation
• Requirements Management & Communication
• Enterprise Analysis
• Preparation for Certification
• Requirements Analysis
• Solution Assessment and Validation
Summary & Resources

Continuing Education: 49 PDU/CDU/CEU/EdHours.

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