Advanced Business Analysis: Elicitation & Analysis
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Advanced Business Analysis: Elicitation & Analysis
This course is part of Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) Specialization
Instructors: Igor Arkhipov
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What you'll learn
Acquire expertise in advanced elicitation techniques, including interviews and focus groups.
Master complex methods like user stories, use cases, and financial analysis.
Enhance communication skills vital for collaboration with stakeholders and teams.
Develop the ability to recommend optimal solutions based on rigorous analysis.
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There are 3 modules in this course
This advanced business analysis course is tailored for experienced professionals looking to deepen their skills in elicitation and requirements analysis. Learners will delve into the intricacies of gathering, documenting, and analyzing requirements, along with mastering advanced techniques such as interviews, use cases, process modeling, and financial analysis. Practical case studies and real-world scenarios will provide hands-on experience, ensuring participants are well-prepared to tackle complex business challenges. By the end of the course, learners will possess a comprehensive skill set in requirements elicitation and analysis, positioning them as invaluable assets in driving successful projects and solutions.
This course is designed for experienced business analysts, project managers, and professionals in related roles who aim to enhance their proficiency in elicitation and requirements analysis. It is ideal for those seeking to take their business analysis skills to an advanced level, equipping them to lead and contribute effectively to complex projects and initiatives. To fully benefit from this course, learners should have a foundational understanding of business analysis concepts and techniques, as well as experience in business analysis or related roles. Familiarity with project management and basic business operations will be advantageous. This course is designed to cater to learners with varying levels of prior knowledge, but a fundamental understanding of business analysis is recommended.
This module covers the essential aspects of eliciting requirements and collaborating with stakeholders. It includes techniques like interviews, focus groups, and collaborative games to gather requirements effectively.
What's included
18 videos1 reading3 assignments
18 videos•Total 81 minutes
- Overview•7 minutes
- Prepare for elicitation part 1•5 minutes
- Prepare for elicitation part 2•2 minutes
- Conduct elicitation•5 minutes
- Technique interviews part 1•6 minutes
- Technique interviews part 2•2 minutes
- A case study interview guide part 1•4 minutes
- A case study interview guide part 2•4 minutes
- Technique focus groups•5 minutes
- Technique collaborative games•6 minutes
- Technique brainstorming•5 minutes
- Technique workshops•4 minutes
- Technique mindmapping•5 minutes
- Technique decision modelling part 1•4 minutes
- Technique decision modelling part 2•7 minutes
- Confirm elicitation results•4 minutes
- Communicate business analysis information•4 minutes
- Manage stakeholder collaboration•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Welcome to the course•5 minutes
3 assignments•Total 30 minutes
- Elicitation, technique reviews•4 minutes
- Technique brainstorming, mindmapping•4 minutes
- Elicitation and collaboration•22 minutes
In this module, you will delve into the process of analyzing requirements and defining design solutions. Various techniques, such as user stories, use cases, and modeling, will be explored to specify requirements and develop design options.
What's included
48 videos2 readings4 assignments
48 videos•Total 241 minutes
- Overview part 1•7 minutes
- Overview part 2•5 minutes
- Specify and model requirements part 1•2 minutes
- Specify and model requirements part 2•6 minutes
- Specify and model requirements part 3•5 minutes
- Technique user stories part 1•4 minutes
- Technique user stories part 2•9 minutes
- Technique user stories part 3•3 minutes
- Technique use cases and scenarios part 1•6 minutes
- Technique use cases and scenarios part 2•4 minutes
- Case study use cases•5 minutes
- Technique process modelling part 1•2 minutes
- Technique process modelling part 2•4 minutes
- Technique process modelling part 3•8 minutes
- Technique process modelling part 4•4 minutes
- Technique prototyping•7 minutes
- Technique functional decomposition part 1•5 minutes
- Technique functional decomposition part 2•5 minutes
- Technique functional decomposition part 3•5 minutes
- Technique state modelling•3 minutes
- Case study functional decomposition and state modelling part 1•4 minutes
- Case study functional decomposition and state modelling part 2•6 minutes
- Technique sequence diagrams and interface analysis part 1•8 minutes
- Technique sequence diagrams and interface analysis part 2•7 minutes
- Technique sequence diagrams and interface analysis part 3•2 minutes
- Case study sequence diagrams and interface analysis•4 minutes
- Technique scope modelling part 1•6 minutes
- Technique scope modelling part 2•1 minute
- Technique NFRs part 1•5 minutes
- Technique NFRs part 2•8 minutes
- Technique NFRs part 3•6 minutes
- Technique roles and permissions matrix part 1•4 minutes
- Technique roles and permissions matrix part 2•3 minutes
- Verify and validate requirements part 1•4 minutes
- Verify and validate requirements part 2•4 minutes
- Technique reviews part 1•2 minutes
- Technique reviews part 2•6 minutes
- Define requirements architecture•7 minutes
- Technique data modelling part 1•6 minutes
- Technique data modelling part 2•5 minutes
- Define design options part 1 •3 minutes
- Define design options part 2•5 minutes
- Analyse potential value and recommend solution•2 minutes
- Technique financial analysis•7 minutes
- Case study financial analysis part 1•7 minutes
- Case study financial analysis part 2•10 minutes
- Technique acceptance and evaluation criteria part 1•4 minutes
- Technique acceptance and evaluation criteria part 2•8 minutes
2 readings•Total 10 minutes
- Anatomy of a User Story•5 minutes
- Make your process flows easy to read•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 56 minutes
- Requirements analysis and design definition•12 minutes
- Requirements analysis and design definition II•12 minutes
- Requirements analysis and design Definition III•12 minutes
- Requirements analysis and design definition IV•20 minutes
What's included
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1 assignment•Total 40 minutes
- Final assessment•40 minutes
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