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BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis

Take the first step on your business analysis career path by attaining a certification that employers around the world respect and value.

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Take your first step on your business analysis career path by attaining a certification that employers around the world

respect and value.

Develop skills and knowledge to support successful business change programmes within your organisation.

This certificate covers the range of concepts, approaches and techniques that are applicable to business analysis, such as understanding how to identify and evaluate options for improving your business.

The certificate is relevant to anyone requiring an understanding of business analysis including Business Analysts, Product Owners, Change Managers, IT delivery project roles, business managers and their staff and those looking to move into a BA role.

European students can purchase this course in Euros. Please allow 1 working day for enrolment.

Course Curriculum

1. Learning Objectives
2. What is business analysis?
3. The development of business analysis
4. The development of business analysis - outsourcing
5. The development of business analysis - IT
6. The development of business analysis - consultants
7. The development of business analysis - business change lifecycle
8. The scope of business analysis work
9. Principles of business analysis
10. Principles of business analysis - holistic/agile
11. The role and responsibilities of a business analyst
12. Variants of the business analyst role
13. Learning objectives - recap
14. Knowledge check
1. Learning objectives
2. The competencies of a business analyst
3. The T-shaped professional
4. The T-shaped professional
5. Competencies of a business analyst
6. Competencies of a business analyst - personal qualities
7. Competencies of a business analyst - business knowledge
8. Competencies of a business analyst - professional techniques
9. Ways of developing the competencies
10. Learning objectives - recap
11. Knowledge check
1. Learning objectives
2. What is strategy?
3. Business analysis and the strategic context
4. Adaptive strategy development
5. Linear strategy development
6. Hybrid strategy development
7. Understanding the strategic context
8. Understanding the strategic context
9. Understanding the strategic context
10. PESTLE
11. VMOST
12. VMOST and the core building blocks for the strategic context
13. VMOST
14. Performance measurement
15. Critical Success Factors (CSF) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
16. Performance measurement and VMOST
17. SWOT Analysis
18. Strategy Execution
19. Business model canvas
20. Business model canvas
21. POPIT™
22. Learning objectives - recap
23. Knowledge check
1. Learning objectives
2. The business analysis service framework
3. The business analysis service framework
4. The business analysis service framework - stakeholder engagement
5. The strategic context for the BA service
6. Recipients of business analysis services
7. Learning objectives - recap
8. Knowledge check
1. Learning objectives
2. Investigating the business situation
3. Investigation techniques
4. Investigation techniques - workshops
5. Investigation techniques - observation
6. Investigation techniques - interviews
7. Investigation techniques - scenarios
8. Investigation techniques - prototyping
9. Investigation techniques - user role analysis
10. Investigation techniques - user role analysis - personas
11. Investigation techniques - surveys or questionnaires
12. Investigation techniques - activity sampling
13. Investigation techniques - document analysis
14. Recording a business situation
15. Applicability of investigation techniques
16. Learning objectives - recap
17. Knowledge check
1. Learning objectives
2. Categories of stakeholder - stakeholder wheel
3. Analysing stakeholders - the Power Interest Grid
4. Describing stakeholder responsibilities - RACI chart
5. Learning objectives - recap
6. Knowledge check
1. Learning objectives
2. The business process hierarchy
3. Reasons for modelling value streams and business processes
4. Techniques used at the enterprise level - organisational chart
5. Techniques used at the enterprise level - process model
6. Techniques used at the enterprise level - SIPOC
7. Techniques used at the enterprise level - value chain
8. Value chain analysis (Porter)
9. Techniques used at the enterprise level - value proposition
10. Aspects of the event response level - business events
11. Aspects of the event response level - process, task, step
12. Aspects of the event response level
13. UML activity models
14. Analysis considerations at the actor-task level
15. Analysis considerations at the actor-task level
16. Analysis considerations at the actor-task level
17. Analysis considerations at the actor-task level
18. The business process hierarchy
19. Analysing as-is process models
20. Analysis as-is process models
21. Analysis of as-is process model
22. Analysis of as-is process model
23. Generic approaches to improving business processes
24. The purpose of customer journey maps
25. Learning objectives - recap
26. Knowledge check
1. Learning objectives
2. The gap analysis process
3. POPIT™ and gap analysis
4. Formulating options
5. Formulating options
6. Formulating options
7. Types of options
8. Design thinking
9. Design thinking
10. Divergent and convergent thinking
11. Divergent and convergent thinking
12. Learning objectives - recap
13. Knowledge check
1. Learning objectives
2. The business case in the project lifecycle
3. The business case in the project lifecycle
4. Identify the areas of feasibility assessment
5. PESTLE for feasibility assessment
6. Structure of a business case
7. Analysis of Costs and Benefits
8. Impact Assessment
9. Risk Assessment
10. Business case within an Agile context
11. Business case within an Agile context
12. The CARDI Log
13. Investment Appraisal
14. Investment and Appraisal Techniques
15. Payback
16. Payback and Risk - Time Value of Money
17. Discounted Cashflow
18. Internal Rate of Return
19. Learning objectives - recap
20. Knowledge check
1. Learning objectives
2. The importance of requirements
3. The requirements engineering framework
4. Actors in requirements engineering
5. Types of requirements
6. Types of requirements
7. Other types of requirement
8. Hierarchy of Requirements
9. Requirements of elicitation
10. Requirements elicitation
11. Requirements elicitation
12. Tacit knowledge
13. Tacit knowledge
14. Tacit knowledge
15. Tacit knowledge
16. Tacit Knowledge
17. Requirements analysis
18. Elements of requirements analysis
19. Elements of requirements analysis
20. Business rules
21. Requirement filters
22. INVEST
23. MoSCoW
24. Learning objectives - recap
25. Knowledge check
1. Learning objectives
2. Documenting and managing requirements
3. Importance of documentation
4. Documentation styles
5. Requirements catalogue
6. Requirements catalogue
7. User stories
8. User stories
9. User stories
10. Documentation styles - User stories
11. Documentation styles - Diagrammatic
12. Use case diagram
13. Context diagram
14. Use case diagram
15. Use case description
16. Modelling data requirements
17. Class model
18. The product backlog in an agile environment
19. The product backlog in an agile environment
20. The business requirements document
21. Learning objectives - recap
22. Knowledge check
1. Learning objectives
2. The requirements engineering framework
3. Requirements validation
4. Requirements validation
5. Requirements validation (formal)
6. Requirements validation (formal)
7. Requirements validation (formal)
8. Requirements validation (formal)
9. Requirements validation (Agile)
10. Requirements validation (Agile)
11. Requirements validation (Agile)
12. The requirements engineering framework
13. Requirements management
14. Requirements management (traceability)
15. Requirements management (traceability)
16. Requirements management (change control)
17. Learning objectives - recap
18. Knowledge check
1. Learning outcomes
2. Delivery lifecycles
3. Delivery lifecycles
4. Delivery lifecycles - Waterfall
5. Delivery lifecycles - 'V' model
6. Delivery lifecycles - extended 'V' Model
7. Delivery lifecycles - Incremental
8. Delivery lifecycles
9. Delivery lifecycles - Iterative lifecycle (Agile)
10. Delivery lifecycles - Iterative lifecycle (Agile)
11. Advantages and disadvantages of the lifecycles
12. Advantages and disadvantages of the lifecycles
13. Learning outcomes - recap
14. Knowledge check
1. Learning objectives
2. People at the heart of business change design and development
3. POPIT perspective - people
4. POPIT perspective - organisation
5. POPIT perspective - processes
6. POPIT perspective - information and technology
7. BA role in design and development
8. Implementation - business readiness assessment
9. Business readiness assessment (Mckinsey 7S Framework)
10. Business readiness assessment (CPPOLDAT)
11. Considering migration and transition
12. Considering migration and transition
13. The human response to change
14. Responses to change
15. The realisation stage
16. Benefits management process
17. The benefits plan
18. Benefits dependency network
19. Benefits review
20. Scheduled reviews
21. Unscheduled reviews
22. Benefits realisation report
23. Learning objectives - recap
24. Knowledge check
1. Preparation for the exam (Updated September 2021)
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About this course

£500.00
247 lessons
Tutor support and student forum
Includes exam cost
12 months access

Did You Know?

Worldwide over 100,000 business analysts have certified with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, enabling them to contribute effectively to the transformation and growth of their business.

Questions

Who Is It For?

The Foundation Certificate is designed for people who want to understand business analysis, support change and improve business processes. Suitable for business analysts, business managers and members of their team, business change managers and project managers
What Will I Learn?

You’ll gain a broad understanding of business analysis, including: The role and competencies of a Business Analyst. How to identify and evaluate options for improving your business. Investigative techniques, including interviews, workshops, prototyping and scenarios. How to categorise, analyse and manage stakeholders. Making a business case and assessing feasibility. How to document, manage and validate requirements.
Exam

A one hour ‘closed book’ exam, with 40 multiple-choice questions. The pass mark is 65% (26/40) and you can take the exam from home (computer with webcam required). You will have 12 months access to the course to help you prepare.
Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course.
What Do I Get?

As well as gaining new skills and knowledge, upon successful completion, you will receive a globally recognised professional certification awarded by the BCS at SFIA Plus Level 3, and free annual Associate Membership to the BCS to help further develop your career and grow your professional network.
How Long Does It Take To Complete?

It usually takes a minimum of 27 hours to prepare for the exam.
What Support Is Available?

A qualified tutor is on hand to answer any questions you have about the course and the content, via email or the student discussion forum.
What Career Support Is Available?

When you pass your course, you will receive a one-year free membership to the BCS (worth £90) which offers professional networking and career development opportunities through their careers service: ’Springboard'.

Instructor

Company Director and BCS Accredited Trainer Darren Winter

Darren Winter is the Founder and Company Director of Duco Digital the leading online UK BCS (Chartered Institute for IT) accredited provider of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Business Analysis and Data Protection courses for individuals and businesses. He is a BCS accredited trainer and a regular guest speaker about technology, and champion of small business.

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BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis

Course Details

Course Curriculum

Welcome

Chapter 1 - What is Business Analysis?

Chapter 2 - The Competencies of a Business Analyst

Chapter 3 - The Strategic Context for Business Analysis

Chapter 4 - The Business Analysis Service Framework

Chapter 5 - Investigating the Business Situation

Chapter 6 - Analysing and Managing Stakeholders

Chapter 7 - Improving Business Services and Processes

Chapter 8 - Defining the Solution

Chapter 9 - Making the Business Case

Chapter 10 - Establishing the Requirements

Chapter 11 - Documents and Modelling Requirements

Chapter 12 - Validating and Managing Requirements

Chapter 13 - Delivering the Requirements

Chapter 14 - Delivering the Business Solution

Exam Preparation

About this course

Did You Know?

Questions

Who Is It For?

What Will I Learn?

Exam

Entry Requirements

What Do I Get?

How Long Does It Take To Complete?

What Support Is Available?

What Career Support Is Available?