Systemation Fast Start in Business Analysis



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Fast Start in Business Analysis
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Course Length:	3 days
Course Price:	$2,250.00 + GST
Availability:	Please call DDLS on 1800 U LEARN (1800 853 276) or click here to register your interest.
Overview:	From enterprise analysis and scope definition to requirements determination and conceptual design, the Fast StartŽ in Business Analysis workshop gives analysts a thorough understanding of the entire Systems Development Life Cycle. Complete with both hard and soft skills, this three-day course builds a sound strategy for analyzing business processes and demonstrates how to apply concepts and practical techniques within the context of an experiential learning environment. Students emerge from this workshop with a solid foundation of business analysis thinking as well as a greater understanding that doing the right things is just as important as doing things right. We encourage all clients to take advantage of the pre and post assessment aligned to this program. Please ask your account manager for more information about the workshop assessments. This course earns you 24 Professional Development Units (PDUs) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) and 13 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) points from the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM)
Skills Gained:	Apply concepts and techniques applicable to any tool or methodology. Diagnose business process problems and present possible solutions from your findings. Understand how business analysis thinking can help management. Collect, document, and organise information. Identify and document issues through analysis and interviews. Document requirements. Develop communication skills by delivering a standup presentation.
Key Topics:	. Define Business Analysis and what it means in todays environment . Recognize the System Development Life Cycle and various approaches Enterprise Analysis . Define Enterprise Analysis and state its purpose . Identify the types and sources of information useful in this level of analysis Defining the Scope . Define the current issues and future benefits of the new system . Identify the functional areas and stakeholders impacted by the issues . Define the preliminary project scope and objectives Procedure Analysis . Define key terms important to procedure analysis . Analyze a written procedure and associated forms and reports . Discuss key components and the importance of process modeling . Create an activity diagram also known as a swim lane diagram . Decompose activities into further details using a process script Stakeholder Interviews . Recognize the importance of stakeholder involvement . Understand the best techniques for preparing and holding an interview . Discuss various questioning and listening techniques . Learn how to recognize and capture stakeholder requirements . Experience interviewing key stakeholders and users Requirements, Assumptions, Constraints . Define effective requirements practices, and SMART requirements attributes . Identify user, functional and quality of service requirements . Define and identify assumptions and constraints which will impact the project Defining a Solution . Manage the project scope boundaries and change while defining a solution . Understand system improvement vs. system redesign . Consider the impact of the solution Solution Implementation Planning . Recognize the tasks that must be done to implement the proposed solution . Estimate time & resources for implementation Management Presentation . Organize the appropriate deliverables into a quality decision package presentation . Practice professional communication to a management committee.
Target Audience:	Who should attend? Those who need to learn practical systems thinking: business systems analysts, managers, information technology (IT) professionals, or other business professionals.
Prerequisites:	None.