Master Communication, Analysis, and Collaboration as a Business Analyst

Do you want to master the skills of the enterprise business analyst?

This is a key role in business process management, particularly in projects involving the translation of processes into applications.

  • Interact with the business to understand processes and capture all information related to business processes,
  • collaborate with the functional analyst to pass on knowledge of the business models developed,
  • coordinate with the project manager to provide him/her with contextual and technical information that could influence the estimated duration of the project.

These are just some of the activities of a business analyst that will hold no secrets for you!

Training type: Open session and In Company

This training will enable you to

  • Recognize the role of the business analyst at each stage of the application development project

  • Ensure communication between business and IT
  • Gather information, conduct interviews and workshops
  • Perform accurate business analyses
  • Work with the functional analyst to explain business analyses and pass on process information
  • Collaborate within the framework of the project, in line with the project manager

Pedagogical approach

The course devotes sufficient time to exercises so that you can work independently at the end of it.

Content

Introduction

  • The role of the functional analyst in the software development process
  • Key concepts and terminology
  • MACAO
  • Phases of software development and the role of the analyst in them

Common IT application development models, templates and best practices

Project management

  • Project phases
  • Stakeholders analysis
  • Project breakdown structure
  • Planning
  • Management areas (PMI knowledge areas)
  • Practical application: stakeholders analysis, planning and evaluation

Competencies

  • Information gathering
  • Interview techniques
  • Facilitating workshops
  • Communicating at different levels

Use case model

  • Introduction
  • Practical application: use case model

Requirements engineering

  • Use case specifications
  • Case: use case

This training is aimed for

  • New business analysts
  • Experienced business analysts looking for models and techniques to work more effectively
  • People with experience in the process field and ambitions to work as a business analyst

No prerequisites  are required.

Typical program