This 40 hours IIBA endorsed course is designed to give students a solid knowledge in the role and responsibility of a Business Analyst.  Topics are reinforced with intense hands-on practices including in class exercises, projects, home works with homework feedbacks.

This course will allow the students to understand various BA concepts including:  
(i) Software development methodologies (waterfall, Agile, Spiral, RAD, RUP)
(ii) Prototyping and JAD [Joint Application Development]
(iii) Scrum.
(iv) Types of requirements – User, Functional and Non-Functional. 
(v) Business Analysis Processes as per the IIBA defined 6 knowledge areas 
(vi) UML, Advanced UML [Unified Modeling Language]
(vii) Project Management for BA’s
(viii) Tools like Axure,Visio (or STAR UML)
(ix) Interview Questions

Projects/mini-projects/Hands-on sessions via class work and/or home work:
(i) Students will learn how to write Functional Requirement Documents (FRDs), Use cases, Agile Stories.
(ii) Use case diagrams
(iii) Creating mock-up screens (wireframes) using Axure
(iv) Flowcharting using Visio or STAR UML
(v) Business process modelling/Process flow diagrams 

1. Introduction
   1. Introduction to IIBA, BABOK
   2. What is Business Analysis
   3. Role of Business Analyst
2. System Development Methodologies
   1. Waterfall Method
   2. Prototyping Method
   3. Spiral Method
   4. Rapid Application Method
   5. Agile
      1. Various Agile Models
      2. Scrum
   6. Business Analysis Process [IIBA Knowledge Areas]
      1. Enterprise Analysis
         1. Define Business Need
         2. Assess Capability Gaps

• Determine Solution Approach

1. Define Solution
2. Define Business Case

1. Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
   1. Plan Business Analysis Approach
   2. Conduct Stakeholder Analysis

• Plan Business Analysis Activities

1. Plan Business Analysis Communication
2. Plan Requirements Management Process
3. Manage Business Analysis Performance

1. Elicitation
   1. Prepare for Requirement Gathering
   2. Types of Requirements

• Types of Stakeholders

1. Techniques for Requirement Gathering
2. Joint Application Development [JAD]
3. Conduct Requirement Gathering

• Document Elicitation Result
• Confirm Elicitation

1. Requirements Analysis
   1. Prioritize Requirements
   2. Organize Requirements

• Specify and Model Requirements

1. Define Assumptions and Constraints
2. Verify Requirements
3. Validate Requirements

1. Requirements Management and Communication
   1. Manage Solution Scope & Requirements
   2. Manage Requirements Traceability

• Maintain Requirements for Reuse

1. Prepare Requirements Package
2. Communicate Requirements

1. Solution Assessment and Validation
   1. Assess Proposed Solution
   2. Allocate Requirements

• Assess Organizational Readiness

1. Define Transition Requirements
2. Validate Solution
3. Evaluate Solution Performance

4. Project Management for BA’s
   1. Definition of Project and Project Management
   2. Project Management Phases
   3. Brief Overview of Knowledge Areas
   4. BA and a PM – how the roles are similar and different
5. Underlying Competencies of Business Analyst
6. Hands on Exercises – Classwork and Homework Assignments done throughout the course
   1. Documenting Functional Requirements
      1. Email Login Screen
      2. ABC Airlines Website
   2. Prototyping using Axure tool
   3. ABC HealthCare Case study
   4. Agile user stories and storyboarding
   5. UML Diagrams using StarUML/Visio
      1. Use Case, Sequence, Activity, State chart and Swim lane
   6. Analyzing Requirements
   7. Solution Analysis
      1. Pugh Matrix
      2. Net Present Value
   8. Warehouse Management Project Report