There’s more to the BA role than just taking notes or scribing at meetings. This course helps us put the analysis in the Business Analyst! Let’s create order from the chaos and create a deeper understanding of what was uncovered during the elicitation process. We’ll learn the nuts and bolts of modeling as well as how to use models as an alternative elicitation method, and how to extract requirements from models.

Take this course alone, or as Course 4 of The Business Analysis Certificate program.

Length: 2-Days

CDU/PDU: Earn 14 CDU/PDU for both IIBA and PMI certification

Prerequisites: We recommend the Introduction to Business Analysis course or equivalent experience.

Intended Audience: Anyone who works on projects, especially those who are is interested in a career in Business Analysis, want to understand what Business Analysis is, want to help promote the profession of Business Analysis in their organization.

What We Cover:

• The importance of modeling and analyzing requirements

• When and why to model

• Impacts to modeling based on stakeholder preferences and needs

• Progressive elaboration and how to choose the right level of detail to model

• How to adapt modeling based on approach – Agile, Waterfall, Incremental

• How to tie models back to scope modeling

• Different types of modeling, including:

  • Process Modeling (Process Maps, Swim Lanes)

  • Data Modeling (Data matrix, Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD), Class Diagram, Concept Modeling)

  • Interface Modeling (Prototyping, Mockups, Wireframes, Storyboards)

  • Interaction Modeling (Use Cases, SIPOC)

  • Decision Modeling (Decision Trees, Decision Tables, Weighted Ranking)

  • Problem Analysis / Root Cause Analysis (Ishikawa Diagram, 5 Whys)

  • Business Rules Analysis in modeling

Instructors

Public Course Instructor - Jennifer Battan, the Out of the Box BA, has an energetic passion injecting innovation and creative problem solving techniques into how BAs do their day to day work. Her passion is helping teams apply the art and science of business analysis techniques with fresh, modern perspectives.  Jen is an internationally recognized conference speaker, educator and thought leader within the business analysis and creative problem solving communities. She served on her local IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) Chapter board as President and various roles for more than seven years, and led a content development and writing team for the Guide to the IIBA Body of Knowledge.  Jen has been a passionate volunteer with the Minnesota Destination Imagination Affiliate for more than 18 years, serving as an Appraiser, Regional Challenge Master, and Volunteer Dissector (Challenge Editor) inspiring today's learners to utilize diverse approaches in applying 21st century skills and creativity.

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