Course Outline

1. Introduction to Business Analysis

 Importance of Effective Business Analysis
 Role of the BA
 Standardization and Adaptability

2. Requirements Planning
 Role of the BA in Requirements Planning
 Vision and Scope Document
 Types of Requirements Stakeholders
 Develop Business Analysis Plan
 Develop Requirements Communication Plan

3. Requirements Elicitation
 Role of the BA in Requirements Elicitation
 Investigative approach Iterative approach
 Techniques
o Interviews
o Focus groups
o Requirements workshop
o Brainstorming
o Observation
o Survey
o Prototype
o Document Analysis
o Interface Analysis
 Developing Business Requirements Document

4. Requirements Analysis
 Requirement Analysis Activities
 Prioritize Requirements
 Organize Requirements
 Specify & Model Requirements
 Requirement Analysis Techniques
o Business Rules Analysis
o Data Dictionary & Glossary
o Non-Functional Requirements
o Scope Modeling
o Process Modeling
o Use Cases & Scenarios
 Use Cases Development
o Identifying Actors & Use Cases
o Modeling Use Cases
o Detailing Use Cases
 UML Modeling Techniques
o Use case Diagrams
o Activity Diagrams
o State Diagrams
o Sequence Diagrams
 o Class Diagrams

5-Requirements Documentation
 Project Vision Scope Document
 Business Requirements Document
 Detailed Use Cases Documentation
 Detailed Software Requirements Specification Document

6- Business Analyst Skills & Competencies

 Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
 Behavioral Characteristics
 Business Knowledge
 Communication Skills
 Interaction Skills
 Software Applications