Mastering the Middle Ground: Bridging Business Needs and Technical Solutions

Are you a project manager, analyst, or business-side stakeholder who regularly attends technical meetings or reads IT documents — but doesn’t speak “tech”? Are you looking to understand what’s really going on behind technical choices, to contribute more effectively to your digital projects? Then this course is designed for you. 

It will empower you to understand IT Architecture, systems, software, hardware, and any technical constraints or opportunities that may impact the project’s implementation.

Training type: Open session and In Company
Duration : 1 day

This training will enable you to:

  • Understand the role of technical analysis in IT projects
  • Recognize the responsibilities of business, functional, and technical analysts
  • Deconstruct an IT system into core components (front-end, back-end, APIs, infrastructure)
  • Identity domains covered by technical analysis in a supporting IT department.
  • Read and understand technical documentation and architectural diagrams
  • Evaluate technical choices with regard to scalability, security, and integration
  • Ask the right questions in technical meetings and contribute meaningfully to design discussions
  • Map Tools & Documentation possibilities.

Pedagogical approach

This training mixes foundational theory, simplified technical concepts, and practical exercises. Participants work in teams on small missions to explore IT systems and present technical recommendations to others.
The course emphasizes role-specific insight, real-world examples, and gamified simulations to encourage active engagement. At the end of the day, participants reflect on what they’ve learned and how to apply it in their real-life context.

Content

  • Technical analysis in the IT project lifecycle

  • Business / functional / technical analysts: roles and collaboration
  • Key system components: front-end, back-end, APIs, data, infrastructure
  • Reading architectural and technical documents
  • Technical concerns: integration, performance, security, compliance
  • Translating business needs into technical requirements
  • Communicating across business–technical boundaries

This training is aimed for:

  • Digital project managers
  • Business analysts
  • Product owners
  • Solution owners
  • Any professional working with technical experts in IT and digital transformation projects.

No prerequisites are required.

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