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July 15, 2023

Day One

The First Day of our Free 7-Day Learning Event Open to All Business Analysts

We'll teach you core BA skills and everything else you need to know to build your own personal BA career roadmap.

You do not require any previous knowledge about the BA profession to join. Just register, and we'll take you on your learning journey.

One-One

July 15, 2023: The First Day

The Agile Business Analysis Process 

Kickstart your learning journey by getting a firm understanding of what agile business analysts do when starting their careers.

AgileProcess

The primary goal of the agile business analyst role ensure the optimal performance of existing solutions. The business analyst ensures business continuity and user satisfaction by handling the ongoing support for the solutions that the business relies on daily.

On day 1, you will learn the agile business analysis process that business analysts need to execute to perform successfully at Level 1 of their BA careers.

Day 2: July 17

People, Processes, and Digital Products

The comprehensive business analysis skillset must address challenges at all three levels.

Customers often understand their challenges but do not fully comprehend what a complete solution should look like.

Good business analysts need to have a firm theoretical foundation in enterprise solutions to be able to help their customers achieve their goals by delivering well-rounded solutions that address the people, process, and product.

Day 3: July 20

Use Cases, User Stories, Wireframes

Supplement your user story with the most commonly used visual model.

Learning to write good user stories empowers you to capture user needs in an industry-standard format that all your team members can understand. Use cases and wireframes help you to bring your analysis down to the next level of detail for your key stakeholders.

Day 4: July 22

Business Rules, Scenarios, State Models

Digital products have complex behaviour that the business analyst must describe using rules and models.  This is where business rules, scenario analysis and state modeling come into the picture.

Day 5: July 24

Databases, Entity Models, SQL

Data is the lifeblood of every system.  Business analyst need a base level understanding of the basic structure and function of enterprise systems at the database layer.

Day 6: July 27

Advanced Subjects & Level 2 BA Processes

The agile business analysis process helps you through level 1, but level 2 business analysts need a richer toolset to deliver COTS and custom projects on greenfield vs. brownfield environments.

Day 7: July 29

Your Personal Business Analysis Roadmap

We pull back from the details to help you understand why these skills are important and where they fit into your tool box as a level 1 and level 2 business analyst.

Day 2 to day 6 provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the core business analysis skills that are needed to deliver value as a business analyst. On day 7, we step back to understand the bigger picture of the business analysis profession and help you to build your own personal business analysis roadmap.

After Day 7

You Have the Option to Join Project 1 or Project 2 to Produce Real Deliverables and Get Direct Feedback on Your Work from Experienced BA Professionals

Day 1 to Day 7 allows you to baseline your knowledge about the BA profession and learn about the skills that a business analyst needs to have to produce results.

Once you're baseline your understanding, you're ready to start producing actual business analysis deliverables on realistic projects under real-world conditions.

Project 1 allows level 1 business analysts to firm up their skills to earn the JRBA certificate.   Project 2 elevates your skills to level 2 to earn you the BAPC certificate.

Project 1

Project Genesis

HRIS Enhancement Project for Level 1 Business Analysts

Produce Real BA Deliverables using an Enterprise Toolset and Get Direct Feedback On Your Work.

This project will give you the opportunity to produce and get feedback on the following deliverables:

1. Business Process Maps

2. User Stories and Use Cases

3. Wireframes and Screen Specifications

4. Entity Models and Class Diagrams

After the project, you will be equipped with the core skills you need to perform at level 1 of the BA profession and receive your JRBA certificate to demonstrate your skills.

Project 2

Project Synthesis

Intellectual Property Management System Project for Level 2 Business Analysts

Step up to Level 2 by Learning the Skills You Need To Tackle Larger Projects  

This project breaks you into level 2 business analysis skills by teaching you how to perform advanced BA activities across a wider area of BA knowledge areas.

1. Stakeholder Analysis (Large Stakeholder Groups)

2. Discovery Analysis (Current & Future State Analysis)

3. Business Requirements Document (BRD)

4. Product Backlogs

5. Functional Specifications

After the project, you will be equipped with the core skills you need to perform at level 2 of the BA profession and receive your BAPC certificate to demonstrate your skills.

Mini-Blocks

Self-Paced Learning for Industry Standard Skills

Covering Specific Skills Gaps in the Shortest Time Possible.

Our collection of self-paced learning modules will let you pick up specific skills to cover your skills gaps at a pace that fits you best (full skills matrix coming soon)

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