BCS-ISEB Business Analysis Foundation
Target Audience
This foundation training course is appropriate for anyone requiring an understanding of Business Analysis including business analysts, system developers, business managers and their staff, business change managers and project managers.
It provides an introduction to all aspects of business analysis including appreciation of business situation, requirements engineering, business process modelling and managing benefits.
The BCS-ISEB Foundation in Business Analysis is an optional module for the BCS-ISEB Business Analysis Diploma.
Learning Objectives
This course will enable delegates to:
• Identify the role, responsibilities and competencies of a professional business analyst
• Understand what strategy is and why strategic analysis is important
• Identify the external and internal influences which affect a business.
• Take account of the perspectives of different stakeholders
• Practice a range of business and system investigation, analysis and modelling techniques
• Identify the benefits and disadvantages of different requirements elicitation techniques
• Learn the required stages for effective management of business change
• Understand the components of and evaluate improvements by means of a business case
• Prepare and sit the ISEB Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis
Pre-Requisites
There are no pre-requisites for studying this course or qualification.
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Course Summary
What is Business Analysis
The Competencies of a Business Analyst
Strategy Analysis
The Business Analysis Process Model
Investigation Techniques
Stakeholder Analysis & Management
Modelling Business Systems
Modelling Business Processes
Gathering the Requirements
Documenting & Managing Requirements
Modelling Requirements
Delivering Requirements
Making a Business & Financial Case
Implementing Business Change
Examinations
This course prepares participants to sit the one-hour, multiple-choice examination leading to the Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis offered by the the British Computer Society (BCS).
The exam is taken on the final day of the course.