Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Instructor Introduction

    • Course Audience

    • Course Objectives

    • Course Non-Objectives
  • 2

    PMI-PBA® Certification

    • Benefits of Profesional Certification

    • Certification vs Certificates

    • Eligibility Requirements

    • Education Requirements

    • Business Analysis Experience

    • General Project Experience

    • Business Analysis Training

    • Application Process

    • Where to Apply

    • What You Need to Apply

    • Domains Covered

    • Applying

    • Application Audits

    • Exam Administration

    • Exam Fees

    • Exam Structure

    • Exam Process

    • Exam Blueprint

    • Reference List
  • 3

    Business Analysis Standards

    • Comparing Standards

    • 6 BA Knowledge Areas

    • Scope of Business Analysis

    • Who is the Business Analyst

    • Evolution of Busniess Analyst

    • Business Analyst Sphere of Influence

    • Comparing BA to Porfolio, Program and Project Management

    • BA and PM Collaboraton
  • 4

    Business Analysis Guide

    • Components of the BA Guide

    • Business Analysis Processes

    • Knowledge Areas and Process Groups

    • Business AnalA Processes

    • ITTOs Tables

    • Tools and Techniques

    • Data Flow Diagrams

    • Tailoring Tables

    • Collaboration Points

    • Knowledge and Skills

    • Glossary
  • 5

    Definitions

    • Business Value

    • Product

    • Product Information

    • Product Life Cycle

    • Requirements Attribute

    • Requirements Life Cycle

    • Solution

    • Stakeholder

    • Standard vs Methodology
  • 6

    Requirements

    • Requirement types

    • Business Requirements

    • Stakeholder Requirements

    • Functional Requirements

    • Nonfunctional Requirements

    • Transition Requirements

    • Project and Quality Requirements

    • Enterprise Environmental Factors

    • Organization Process Assets
  • 7

    Needs Assessment

    • Needs Assesment Overview

    • Identify Problem or Opportunity

    • Access Current State

    • Determine Future State

    • Determine Viable Options

    • Facilitate Product Roadmap

    • Assemble Business Case

    • Support Developement of Project Charter

    • Questions: Needs Assesment
  • 8

    Stakeholder

    • Stakeholder Engagement Overview

    • Identify Stakeholders

    • Conduct Stakeholder Analysis

    • Stakeholder Analysis Process

    • Stakeholder Location and Availability

    • Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

    • Quetions: Stakeholder Engagement
  • 9

    Businsess Analysis Planning

    • Conduct Business Analysis Planning

    • Develop Business Analsis Plan

    • Identify Deliverables

    • Estimate Work

    • Prepare for Transition to Future State

    • Manage Stakeholder Engagement

    • Asses Busness Analysis Performance
  • 10

    Elicitation

    • Elicitation Overview

    • Determine Elicitation Approach

    • Prepare for Elicitation

    • Conduct Elicitation

    • Document Elicitation Results

    • Types of Questions to Ask

    • Confirm Elecitation Results

    • Questions: Elicitation
  • 11

    Requirements Analysis

    • Requirements Analysis Overview

    • Determine Analysis Approach

    • Create and Analyze Models

    • Define and Elaborate Requirements

    • Define Acceptance Criteria

    • Verify Requirements

    • Validate Requirements

    • Prioritize Requirements

    • Identify Risks

    • Assess Product Design Options
  • 12

    Traceability

    • Traceability Overview

    • Determine Traceability Approach

    • Determine Requirements Attributes

    • Establish Relationships and Dependencies

    • Approve Requirements

    • Manage Changes to Requirements

    • Possible Outcomes of Proposed Changes
  • 13

    Solution Evaluation

    • Solution Evaluation Overview

    • Determine Solution Evaluation Approach

    • Solution Evaluation and Life Cycle

    • Evaluate Solution Performance

    • Evaluate Results and Address Defects

    • Obtain Solution Acceptance

    • Implementation Strategies
  • 14

    Skills

    • Skill Categories

    • Analytical Skills

    • Expert Judgement

    • Communication Skills

    • Personal Skills

    • Leadership Skills

    • Tool Knowledge
  • 15

    Exam Preparation

    • Preparing for the PMI-PBA Exam

    • How to Study Techniques

    • Studing Techniques Purpose

    • Studying Techniques Pros and Cons

    • Studying Techniques by Knowledge Areas

    • Build a Tracking Tool
  • 16

    Wrap-Up

    • What's Next?

    • Claim PDUs