Project professionals often find themselves developing business cases for the performing organization. When asked to do so, it is critical to create a solid business case. All too often, project teams are asked to implement a solution before the underlying problem is known or assessed. An essential ingredient to successful projects is a clear and relevant business case. It provides both insights into and a proposed solution for important business needs. Strong business cases contain feasible and effective ways of justifying and recommending projects that squarely address business needs, both problems and opportunities. Through this course, you will learn a repeatable process that starts with identifying business needs and ends with a strong business case. You will learn and practice applying each step in a 5-part approach to developing business cases.

This course has been approved by PMI for 7 PDUs and by IIBA for 7 CDUs.

Whether you are new to business analysis, or are experienced and want a more formal approach, it’s essential to know and practice the “basics.” This course provides you with the foundational skills you need to deliver value to your stakeholders and organization. You will learn how to help your business clients articulate their business problem or opportunity, plan business analysis activities, as well as learn the basics of eliciting, analyzing, documenting, managing, and communicating requirements through the life cycle of the project. By grasping these foundational skills, you can contribute significantly to the success of your organization’s projects.

To paraphrase an expert, “if you don’t get the requirements right, nothing else matters on the project.” This course presents several common Business Analysis (BA) modeling techniques to help you elicit and analyze requirements. You will practice analyzing, modeling, and reviewing the requirements as you work through an engaging case study. You will also learn and practice industry-standard modeling notation for each model. The models in this class follow the concurrent modeling framework, emphasizing process, data, interaction, and interface requirements. This simple framework will help you develop a quicker and more complete set of requirements.

This course conforms to and aligns with the BABOK® Guide version 3.0 of the IIBA® (International Institute of Business Analysis).

Perhaps no other skill can yield such immediate results and payback than learning how to improve business processes. Business process improvement efforts can increase quality, reduce costs and waste, increase operational efficiency, and enhance productivity. This course explores the need for a business process focus, the essential steps for process improvement, and the critical success factors for making the effort successful. It provides a practical framework for improving processes, process improvement concepts and techniques, and valuable tips on how to introduce process change into the organization and to get the most from your process improvement effort.

To harness the work done in organizations and to increase productivity, it is essential to understand how to model business processes. This course explores the need for modeling business processes, how process modeling is one part of a larger framework for achieving higher quality through Business Process Management, the essential steps to process modeling, and the critical success factors for making the effort successful. It provides a practical framework for understanding and modeling business processes and describes when and how to develop a variety of process model types at varying levels of detail.

Business data analytics is the discipline by which a specific set of techniques, competencies and practices are applied to perform the continuous exploration and investigation of business data. It focuses on effective business decision-making through data analysis, enabling organizations to make more informed decisions. This two-day session will prepare you for the Certification in Business Data Analytics (IIBA®-CBDA) exam awarded by the International Institute of Business Analysis™ (IIBA®) and help you make the most of your post-class study time. This course was designed to help candidates focus on the critical areas to study and to provide insights into the exam. CBDA Certification (IIBA® Certification in Business Data Analytics) is a specialty certification from IIBA®. It is the perfect certification for business analysts who want to demonstrate that they have the skills and expertise needed to be an effective business analyst working with a data analytics team on a data analytics initiative.

This comprehensive workshop will prepare you for the Certification of Capability in Business Analysis™ (CCBA®) exam and help you make the most of the limited study time you have. The course was designed, created, and is taught by expert IIBA-certified instructors who will help you focus on critical study areas and provide insights into the exam. This course conforms to and aligns with the BABOK® Guide version 3.0 of the IIBA® (International Institute of Business Analysis).

Whether working in traditional Waterfall, Agile or hybrid project environments, Business Analysis skills are central to facilitating communication and achieving consensus among stakeholders. From understanding the business need and writing business cases, to requirements management, through evaluating solutions, those filling the role of BA are addressing the most pressing issue facing businesses today: How to deliver value and meet the business need. CCBA® candidates will learn the full repertoire of BA techniques and elevate their understanding of their own experience as seen through the lens of industry best practices. The investment in a CCBA® certification enhances the effectiveness and professionalism of practitioners and translates into a robust return on the investment for both individuals and organizations that will benefit from improved business processes, higher rates of project success, and better business outcomes.

This course satisfies the 35 hours of formal education required to sit for the CCBA® Exam.