Fundamentals of Business Analysis
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Fundamentals of Business Analysis
Instructors: Igor Arkhipov
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What you'll learn
Define and prioritize business analysis tasks within a project scope.
Develop comprehensive plans for conducting business analysis activities.
Identify key stakeholders and establish effective collaboration strategies with them.
Collect and document various types of requirements to support project objectives.
Skills you'll gain
- Organizational Change
- Quality Management
- Performance Measurement
- Project Performance
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Business Development
- Change Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Performance Metric
- Business Analysis
- Stakeholder Communications
- Requirements Management
- Requirements Analysis
- Project Scoping
- Performance Analysis
- Analysis
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There is 1 module in this course
Business analysis is at the heart of successful change initiatives, ensuring that business needs are clearly understood and solutions deliver measurable value. This course provides a practical introduction to the core skills, techniques, and methodologies used by business analysts across industries.
Youβll learn how to identify and analyze business needs, define and document requirements, and manage scope effectively. The course also covers stakeholder engagement, change facilitation, and structured approaches to evaluating solution performance. Combining industry-standard frameworks with real-world techniques, it equips you to navigate complex business challenges with confidence. Designed for aspiring business analysts as well as project managers, system analysts, change managers, and UX designers, this course builds foundational competencies for project-based environments. No formal prerequisites are required beyond a basic understanding of workplace collaboration. By the end of the course, youβll be able to plan and execute business analysis tasks, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and apply proven methods to drive organizational success.
Learn the fundamental skills for becoming a Business Analyst, including understanding the role of business analysis in the organization, what makes a good business analyst, and gaining a collection of foundational skills used by all the business analysts regardless of industry or level of seniority such as: applying analysis to determine the business needs, identifying the stakeholders, gathering and documenting different types of requirements, ensuring the solutions deliver the expected value.
What's included
24 videos4 readings7 assignments
24 videosβ’Total 141 minutes
- Introduction to the Course and the Instructor β’2 minutes
- The Definition of Business Analysis β’4 minutes
- The Role of Business Analyst β’8 minutes
- A Career Development Path For a Business Analyst β’6 minutes
- Core Concepts of Business Analysis β’7 minutes
- Identifying Needs β’7 minutes
- Define the Future tate β’7 minutes
- Recommend Solutions β’6 minutes
- Identifying Stakeholders β’7 minutes
- Key Business Analyst Responsibilities β’4 minutes
- Scopeβ’2 minutes
- Requirements From the Business β’3 minutes
- Requirements From the Stakeholders β’9 minutes
- Functional Requirements β’7 minutes
- Non-Functional Requirements β’14 minutes
- Transition Requirements β’3 minutes
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control β’5 minutes
- Process Improvement β’5 minutes
- Solution Evaluation β’6 minutes
- Lessons Learned β’3 minutes
- Managing Requirements Through the Lifecycle β’6 minutes
- Stakeholder Collaboration β’4 minutes
- Supporting org. Change β’5 minutes
- What Makes a Great Business Analystβ’10 minutes
4 readingsβ’Total 35 minutes
- Welcome to the Course: Course Overviewβ’5 minutes
- Pragmatic ways to measure quality of a software projectβ’10 minutes
- How Do I start My Business Analytics Careerβ’10 minutes
- Eight Hard & Soft Skills For Your Business Analytics Careerβ’10 minutes
7 assignmentsβ’Total 215 minutes
- Business analysis, definition and career path.β’30 minutes
- Needs identification, recommended solutionsβ’30 minutes
- Scope management, requirements from Stakeholdersβ’30 minutes
- Quality assurance and Solution evaluationβ’30 minutes
- Change managementβ’30 minutes
- What Makes a Great Business Analystβ’5 minutes
- Final Assessmentβ’60 minutes
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Reviewed on Nov 15, 2024
Simple explanation , key concepts are discussed ver well
Reviewed on Mar 31, 2024
Thanks, Igor for such a course. It helps me to structure my knowledge based on my experience. I also liked the assignments
Reviewed on Aug 4, 2025
its a great course and it really impact on me in right way
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