Certificate Program in Business Analysis 

The need for improved and more reliable information transfer calls for Software Business Analyst professionals who can effectively bridge the knowledge and language gap between the business and IT communities. Professional certification is a process of assessing an individual against a set of industry best practices and standards which are normally essential in a “common body of knowledge” (CBOK) for the profession. The certificate program in Business Analysis is designed to prepare the student for the professional certification. Acquiring the designation of Certified Software Business Analyst (CSBA) indicates a professional level of competence in the principles and practices associated with the business analyst profession.

Business Analysis is the set of tasks, knowledge, and techniques required to identify business needs and determine solutions to business problems. Those performing business analysis are known by a number of titles such as business analyst, business systems analyst, systems analyst and others.

This program is intended to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to handle Business Analysis tasks.

Workshop Description

This Certification program is specially designed to provide the needed skill set for an Entry Level Business Analyst/ Development Team Member in the Software Industry. The program focuses on understanding Business Analysis Concepts, Requirement Elicitation, Acceptance Testing, Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Verification and Validation techniques w.r.t. to Business Analysis, Software Development lifecycle.

The total duration of the program is for 10 compulsory modules are 10 days for an individual.

Workshop Benefits

•  Understand the Business Analysis Concepts and Techniques
•  Learn about the Software Development Lifecycle
•  Learn about the Requirements Elicitation Techniques
•  Learn about the Requirements Management and Tracking
•  Learn about Business Analysts Responsibilities and core competencies
•  Learn about the soft skills of Business Analyst

Pedagogy
•  Delivery is mainly done through Instructor Led Training
•  Continuous Evaluation at the end of every module
•  Student is required to do the practice school program at the end of the course

Certification

The Course covers the Body of Knowledge required to appear for Certificate in Software Business Analysis by QAI Global Institute

Skills Developed

At the end of the training program, the student would gain the following skills:
•  Knowledge on Business Analysis Concepts
•  Ability to understand Requirement Elicitation Techniques
•  Ability to understand Feasibility Study and Requirements Management
•  Define and document Requirements
•  Communication and Presentation skills
•  Verification and Validation techniques
•  Identify and Manage Stakeholders

Typical Role for Employment

•  Business Analyst
•  System Analyst
•  Module Lead

Business Analysis (BA) Foundation Workshop

The workshop covers the basic skill sets required by BA professionals based on the industry recognized standards and benchmark such as QAI’s CBoK and other industry best practices. The workshop is the first milestone propelling budding professionals to get certified against industry certifications. The workshop provides exposure to BA concepts and is supplemented with detailed case study covering all the concepts learned during the workshop, which helps participants to apply the knowledge gained during the program. The program also includes mock tests & sample questions for the participants who are aspiring to take up certification exam.

Workshop Benefits

• Exposure to industry best practices on Business Analysis
• Understanding of the BA role as per the industry requirements
• Exposure to the BA tools
• Complete understanding of QAI’s CBoK
• Case Study to provide a simulation of the implementation of BA concepts
• Exposure to sample question papers
• Understanding the approach to answer essay questions
• Revision of the skill categories of the CBoK
• Assess preparedness for the CSBA examination

Upon successful completion, participants can undertake QAI’s Software Business Analysis Certifications – Certified Software Business Analyst (CSBA) and Certified Associate Business Analyst (CABA)

Essentials of Requirement Development

The course on Essentials of Requirement Development provides 1 day intensive training on requirements engineering and management. The course focuses on eliciting and managing the changing requirements of a project; analyzing the problem, defining the product vision and feature requirements, defining software requirements with use cases, and requirement attributes, and maintaining traceability, change management, and impact analysis for project scope management. In-class exercises will give the participants, practical experience in working with requirements.

Workshop Benefits

After the completion of the course, the participants would be able to:

• Understand the definition, sources, statistics, common issues & benefits of requirements
• Understand how to identify the stakeholders
• Understand the requirements life cycle
• Understand the Requirements development, Management and Traceability
• Understand the Types and Classes of Requirements
• Understand the Requirements Engineering Process

Defining and Validating Requirements

Failure to properly identify and manage requirements is the single most consistent cause of project failure, regardless of project size and organization. The requirements analysis process is defect prone for a variety of reasons. Post–implementation reviews of most information systems projects typically show that 60–75% of all defects encountered during a project, and embedded in the fi nished systems products, are defects in requirements.

Studies also show a major cost of software development is correcting erroneous and missing requirements. If these changes need to be made to an operational system, they will cost 100 times as much to correct as if requirements are corrected during the requirements gathering phase of software development.

This course covers technically what requirements are and what we really mean by the term “requirements”. It also addresses the challenge of getting valid requirements which is one of the most important issues in avoiding defects. The course further provides a seven–phased process for developing valid requirements and presents effective tools and techniques for defi ning and validating those requirements.

Workshop Benefits

The workshop provides participants a better understanding of:

• The requirements review process
• How requirements fi t into the software development life cycle
• How prevention is key to reducing the costs associated with software development
• Why requirements defi ning and validation must be a team effort