Course Content

 

​1. Introduction to Business Analysis

• Importance of Effective Business Analysis

• Role of the BA

• Standardization and Adaptability

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2. Requirements Planning

• Role of the BA in Requirements Planning

• Vision and Scope Document

• Types of Requirements

• Stakeholders

• Business Analysis Plan

• Homework

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3. Requirements Elicitation

• Role of the BA in Requirements Elicitation

  • Investigative approach

  • Iterative approach

• Techniques

  • Interviews

  • Focus groups

  • Requirements workshop: Requirements meeting.

  • Requirements workshop: JAD session

  • Brainstorming

  • Observation

  • Survey

  • Prototype

  • Document analysis

  • Business rules analysis

  • Reverse engineering

  • Product trials

  • Labs

• Group Project

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4. Requirements Analysis & Design

• Need for Analysis

• Using Analysis to get Stakeholder Feedback and Verify and Validate Developing Requirements

• Value of Modeling Techniques in Analysis

• Modeling Techniques

  • Organizational model

  • Location model

  • Process/flow models

  • Use case models.

  • Data models

  • State model

• Types of Requirements

• Business Rules Analysis

• Prioritizing Requirements

• Verifying and Validating Requirements

• Group Project

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5. Requirements Documentation (BRD)

• Formal and Informal Documentation and the, Level of Detail Required

• Writing for Usability and Comprehension

• Common Requirements Document Defects

• Components of a Formal Requirements Document

• Requirements Verification and Validation

• Requirements Sign-Off

• UML (Unified Modeling Language) - Labs

• Group Project

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6. Requirements Management and Communication

• Throughout the Project and to Decommission

• Change Management

  • Define a baseline.

  • Define a change management process.

  • Identify the Change Authority

• Traceability and Its Uses

• Requirements Attributes

• Requirements Communication

• Group Discussion

• Case Study

• Group Project

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7. Business Strategy Management

• Strategy Definition

• Why do Companies need Strategy?

• Strategy Formation

• LAB: SWOT Analysis

• Five Force Analysis

• How to define good Strategy?

• Strategy Execution

• Strategy Validation

• Strategy Implementation Challenge

• Case Studies: Amazon, Apple, and Google

• Homework

• Group Project