Business Analysis Support Site

A Free Service for those Interested in Business Analysis. 

This site is always under construction.   

Prepared by Craig A. Stevens, PMP, CC and his Students


 

  1. Introduction to BA

     

    1. What is the BA

    2. Purpose of BA

    3. Defining BA as a Profession

    4. Core Concepts of BA and

     

  2. Enterprise Analysis

  3. Workshops


 

Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) Handbook

 

Go to this link to find the IIBA CBAP Handbook.  http://www.theiiba.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Certification/Process/IIBA_CBAP_HandbookSep2008.pdf

 

Questions About the IIBA Certification Process and Test (CBAP)

 

Go to this link to find the IIBA site that explains the IIBA Certification Process.  http://www.theiiba.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=FAQs2&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=3708

 


 

Highly Customized Business Analyst Workshops:

 

This Site is Under Construction

 


BA 10: Business Analyst Basics – For those in nontechnical fields, project managers, new Business Analysis and those looking for formal BA training, members of a project team, and others who have contact with business analysis, projects, and project managers.


BA 20: Basic IT Business Analyst– For those in IT fields, new project managers, those looking for formal PM training, members of a IT project team, and others who have contact with IT projects and project managers.


BA 30: Facilitation Skill for Business Analysis
BA 40: Writing and managing Requirements Documents
BA 50: Business Process Modeling
BA 60: Effective Business Process Improvement
BA 70: Developing Business Cases
BA 80: Quality Management and Acceptance Testing

BA 90: Preparing for the BA Certification – For those ready to study for and pass the .


Links to PM/BA Support (under construction)

 

Learning Objectives -- Designed to meet your needs. You decide. Learn how to:

  • Understand concepts and benefits of Business Analysis

  • Define the product scope

  • Get the biggest bang for the buck

  • Deliver results through a full Systems Approach to business analysis

  • Work with the development team

  • Ensure the solution is usable in the business environment

  • Acquire information and facilitate meetings

  • Use visibility techniques in communicating needs

  • Use BA tools

  •  Conduct a requirements gathering phase

  • Keep customers happy

  • Track requirements using Functionality, Attributes, and Constraints

  • Write and validate requirements documents

  • Implement BA systems in your company

  • Manage changes to requirements

  • Lower stress and improve enjoyment

  • Use and document the Systems Development Life Cycles (and/or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

  • Work with UML diagrams

  • Use process modeling and business diagramming

  • Diagram and model business process

  • Understand and document information flow and process flow

  • Use RACI diagrams

Why Take This Course:

To ensure that your projects and products have stated goals and project teams know what will please the customers. To help maximize profits. To avoid damaged repetitions. To maximize customer satisfaction. To increase employee satisfaction. To lower stress.


Who to Invite:

  • Professional leaders or those who should be.

  • Business Analysis and Project Managers or those who work with Projects or products.

  • May be customized to fit all levels of skills and experiences.

Workshop Style:


With Enter-Train-Ment (entertaining training) methods and highly facilitated group sessions, participants work in small groups to learn excellent strategic planning tools and techniques and selectively apply them to real life problems. We could also use a fun pre-course adventure business story, Geronimo Stone, His Music, His Love, and the Mobile of Excellent Management (www.geronimostone.com). 


Workshop Outline: Although every workshop is customized to fit your organization, here is one possible outline. Each number represents a small module, website support, and POD cast.  Coming soon....

 

Typical BA Topics To Select From for 1 to 3 Day Workshops


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Understand concepts and benefits of Business Analysis

Define the product scope

Get the biggest bang for the buck

Deliver results through a full Systems Approach to business analysis

Work with the development team

Ensure the solution is usable in the business environment

Acquire information and facilitate meetings

Use visibility techniques in communicating needs

Use BA tools

 Conduct a requirements gathering phase

Keep customers happy

Track requirements using Functionality, Attributes, and Constraints

Write and validate requirements documents

Implement BA systems in your company

Manage changes to requirements

Lower stress and improve enjoyment

Use and document the Systems Development Life Cycles (and/or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Work with UML diagrams

Use process modeling and business diagramming

Diagram and model business process

Understand and document information flow and process flow

Use RACI diagrams

 


Requirements using Functionality, Attributes, and Constraints


Needs Assessments and Requirements Documentation

Craig A. Stevens Facilitated Needs Assessment

Craig A. Stevens Facilitates Functional Requirements

Craig A. Stevens Facilitates Attributes

Craig A. Stevens Facilitates Constraints

Requirements Game from YouTube with Funky Music