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| Days | 3 |
| Code | ISEBBAE |
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BCS Business Analysis Practice (formerly ISEB Business Analysis Essentials)
The BCS Business Analysis Practice (formerly ISEB Business Analysis Essentials) training course is available at our Cardiff training centre in Wales, which is also within easy reach of Newport, Bristol and South Wales
Overview
This course combines theory and practice to offer participants a set of tools and techniques that will allow them to tackle challenging business analysis assignments with confidence. Emphasis is placed on the need to take an holistic view of business problems and issues if the most effective solutions are to be developed. The techniques are presented within the context of our own ADAPT© framework model for business analysis projects. The comprehensive course manual provides support for participants during the course but will also act as a valuable reference guide one they return to the workplace.
Examination Information - ISEB Certificates
The course prepares participants to sit the one-hour, open book, examination leading to the certificate in Business Analysis Essentials offered by the Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB). This certificate is a core module for the ISEB Business Analysis Diploma and is a specialist module in the ISEB Systems Development Diploma.
The exam is taken on the last day of the course.
Course Outline
Business analysis rationale
• What is a business system
• The place of business analysis
• Business analysis versus systems analysis
• Approaches to business analysis
Strategic analysis in context
• Understanding the organisation's strengths and
weaknesses
• External analysis - PESTLE
• Internal analysis - Resource Audit
• Building a comprehensive SWOT analysis
• Measuring performance - the Balanced Business
Scorecard
• Critical success factors and key performance indicators
A project approach to business analysis
• Business analysis studies as projects
• Terms of reference and project initiation
• Assuring business benefit
Understanding the situation/issues
• Types of business 'problem'
• Rich pictures and mind maps
• Defining the problem
• Review of investigation techniques
Business perspectives
• Analysing stakeholders
• Stakeholder management strategies
• Business perspective - introduction
• Defining the perspective - CATWOE
Analysing and modelling the business activities
• Modelling business activities
• Five types of business activity
• Consolidating perspectives and business activity models
Identifying potential solutions
• End-to-end process models
• Exploring the gap between the current and desired
situation
• Areas for business improvement (organisation context,
processes, people)
• Holistic approach to business solutions
Making the business case
• Contents of a business case
• Options
• Costs and benefits
• Impacts and risks
• Payback and discounted cash flow
• Presenting the business case
Presented in association with AssistKD, one of the UK's leading specialists in business analysis consultancy and training.
Quick link to this course: www.e-academy.ltd.uk/isebbae
