Program Description

Business Analysis Driving Business Success: Driven by the rise of complexity and uncertainty in today’s world, business analysis is key to enabling change that drives project and business success.

The ultimate objective of a business analysis, process improvement or information technology project is to improve business results. This seminar will present proven approaches to analyzing current conditions, business needs and technology enablers. Verification and validation techniques will be used to assure proposed solutions meet the needs of users and customers.

Course Objectives:

• Help evaluate requirements for completeness, correctness, and alignment with business needs
• Create models that improve communication of business need and potential solutions
• Manage requirements throughout the life cycle
• Identify solutions which fulfill the business needs
• Evaluate and recommend “best” solution(s)
• Enhance skills which further foster collaboration and creativity

Course Outline:

I. Elaborating the Requirements

• Envisioning the future
• Additional modeling techniques (ie. Process, Context, Data)
• Acceptance criteria
• The requirements package

II. Getting the Right Requirement Right

• Evaluating the requirements
• Evaluating the requirements package
• Alignment with business value
• Requirements review techniques

III. Solutions Design

• JAD sessions
• Leading creativity
• Identifying solutions
• Evaluating options

IV. Managing BA Deliverables

• Requirements management plan
• Requirement prioritization
• Requirements traceability
• Change management

How to Register

Register over the phone using MC, Visa or Discover. Call 914-606-6830.

You will need the Class # when speaking with a representative.

Office hours for registration are Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (in summer, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon)
Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (in summer, closed some Saturdays)

Learning Path

Business Analysis Certificate | TBD

This course is part of the Business Analysis Certificate Series. Save 15% if you register and pay, in advance, for all four classes. See “Business Analysis Certificate Series”.

Professional Development Hours awarded by the International Institute of Business Analysis / IIBA.

For IIBA courses, contact:

Jim Irvine, Director, Corporate and Continuing Professional Education
914-606-6658
james.irvine@sunywcc.edu