Business Analysis

About the course
Business Analysts are in high demand in today’s business world, where the rate of business change is at its fastest in history. Businesses see improved customer experience and technology as the ultimate catalysts for innovation and competitive advantage. A Business Analyst (BA) facilitates change. As a liaison between the business and technical teams, s/he helps to identify gaps, recommend solutions, and manage Project requirements to completion.  Business Analysts are extremely valuable to high-growth companies because they possess a diverse set of skills such as requirements management, process mapping, user experience design (UX), and financial analysis. Signum Y careers Introspect BA program is a student favorite, with a 9.75/10 rating.

What You’ll Get

• Career Coaching Sessions
• One month Post Job Support
• Interview Prep & Resume Review
• Access to Signum Introspect Success Network
• Discounted Access to the Accelerator
• Lifetime access to recorded classes
• Mentorship from Senior Business Analysts

Week 1 Live Class • 5 Hours

• Introduction to Business Analysis, Software development lifecycle (SDLC)

1. Define the role of a BA, skill set, tools, regulatory bodies, certification exam,
   salary, and business domains.
2. Identify the steps through the SDLC, and the role of a BA within SDLC4

Week 2 Live Class • 5 Hours

• Requirements Management

1. Identify common project types and associated stakeholders.
2. Identify best practice requirement planning & elicitation techniques.
3. Define requirements hierarchy.

Week 3 Live Class • 5 Hours

• A – Requirements Documentation

1. Identify best practice requirements documentation techniques and key sections
   of a Business Requirements Document
2. Depict a business process using the appropriate BPMN tools & techniques.
3. Utilize draw.io or equivalent to design a BPMN!

Week 4 Live Class • 5 Hours

• Software Prototyping & Software Testing (Part 1)

1. Demonstrate best practice wireframe and storyboard design.
2. Define the software testing stages.
3. Develop test plans, test cases, test scripts.
4. Assess an implemented system change for conformance with requirement.

Week 5 Live Class • 5 Hours

• Software Testing

(Part 2) & Career Development (Part 1)

1. Define the software testing stages.
2. Develop test plans, test cases, test scripts.
3. Assess an implemented system change for conformance with requirements.
4. Network with experienced BAs, HR recruiters & BA Hiring Manager
5. Match skills learnt in class, to skills requested by industry professionals.

Week 6 Live Class • 5 Hours

• Homework Review & Business Case development (Part 1 & 2)

1. Provide homework review.
2. Describe the purpose of a Business Case.
3. Define qualitative & quantitative Business Case elements.

Week 7 Live Class • 5 Hours

• Agile Development (Part 1 & 2)

1. Define the role of a BA / P.O through the agile lifecycle.

Week 8 Live Class • 5 Hours

• JIRA Masterclass (Self-paced + Live) & JIRA Masterclass (Part 2)

1. Describe how JIRA is utilized by BAs to groom the product backlog.
2. Identify key elements of JIRA U.I
3. Create a JIRA profile, Roadmap.
4. Document a story in JIRA.
5. Document an effective story acceptance criterion in JIRA.
6. Document effective DOD in JIRA
7. Demonstrate understanding of how JIRA workflow facilitates a Scrum team  (From sprint planning, to execution, review, retro and release)

Week 9 Live Class • 5 Hours

• Career Development (Part 2)

1. Complete outstanding classwork
2. Develop Business Analyst career transition plan.