Course Outline

Agile Business Analysis Introduction

• Agile Methodology
• Agile Testing Methodology
• Business Analysis Principles

Agile and Scrum

Requirements for Analysing

Sprint and Product Backlog

• Sprint Backlog
• Product Backlog

Cost Estimation

Information Radiators

Definition of Done

Best Practices

• Best Practices of Agile

Features

• Features of Business Analyst
  • Adaptability
  • Goal Orientation
  • Innovation
  • Leadership
  • Empathy

The Role of a Business Analyst

The Responsibilities of a Business Analyst

Overcoming Problems

• Resistance in Sharing Information
• Irregular Attendance
• Accountability for Decisions
• Changing Needs
• Perceived Needs vs Real Needs

Managing Business Change

The Business Change Life Cycle

• Stages of Business Change Life Cycle
  • Alignment
  • Definition
  • Design
  • Implementation
  • Realisation

Business Model Requirements

• Requirements Analysis and Modelling
  • Requirements Analysis and Modelling includes multiple tasks
• Requirements Analysis and Modelling Techniques

Strategic Analysis

• What is Strategic Analysis?
• Thinking on Critical Planning Requirements
• Analysis Tools and Techniques

Data Rationalisation

• Understand Data Rationalisation
• The steps of Data Rationalisation

Internal and External Environmental Analysis

Key Performance Indicators

• Characteristics of KPIs
• KPIs for Business Analysts and its Benefits
• List of KPI

Factors for Success

• Factors Determine the Success of a Business Analyst
• Seven success factors for Requirements Planning

Investigation Methods

• Brainstorming
• Workshops
• Interviews
• Observation
• Activity Sampling
• Questionnaires

Requirements Engineering

• Introduction to Requirements Engineering
• What are Requirements?
• Descriptions of Elements of Requirements Engineering
• Application to Core Asset Development
• Application to Product Development

Business Process Modelling

• What is Business Process Modelling?
• Techniques of Business Process Modelling

Stakeholder Management

• Introduction to Stakeholder Management
• How does Stakeholder Management work?
• Failures in Stakeholder Management
• Achieving Good Stakeholder Management