Business Analysis Essentials

You will learn how to plan business analysis activities; as well as the basics of eliciting, analyzing, modeling, and writing requirements. Learn how to verify and validate product requirements, gain approval, and manage the requirements through the life cycle of the project and understand the Business Analyst role in the design, development, and testing phases of a project.

Content


  1. Introduction to Business Analysis
    • What Is Business Analysis?
    • Role of the Business Analyst
    • Core BA Skills
    • BA Certifications
  2. Project Definition and Planning
    • Pre-Project Activities
    • Vision and Scope Document
    • Stakeholders
    • Requirements
    • Business Analysis Plan
  3. Requirements Elicitation
    • What Is Elicitation?
    • Elicitation Techniques
    • Selecting the Right Elicitation Technique
  4. Requirements Analysis
    • What Is a Model?
    • Types of Models
    • Requirements Prioritization
  5. Requirements Documentation and Management
    • Requirements and Design Documentation
    • Requirements Verification
    • Requirements Validation
    • Obtaining Approval of Requirements
    • Change Control
    • Reuse of Requirements
    • Requirements Communication
  6. BA Involvement in Design and Development
    • Role of the BA in Design and Development
    • Requirements Implementation and Design Assessment
  7. BA Involvement in Testing
    • Role of the BA in the Testing Phase
    • Test Plans
    • Test Cases
    • Acceptance Criteria in Agile