Master Business Analysis in Project Environments | 5-Day Course

Course Description

This intensive 5-day course equips project professionals with essential business analysis skills to enhance project success. Participants will learn to bridge the gap between business needs and project deliverables, effectively manage stakeholders, and drive organizational value through strategic analysis and requirements management.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the role of business analysis in project environments
• Master techniques for requirements elicitation, analysis, and management
• Develop skills in stakeholder analysis and communication
• Learn to align business strategy with project outcomes
• Acquire tools for solution assessment and validation

Course Modules

Day 1: Foundations of Business Analysis in Projects

• Introduction to business analysis and its role in project management
• The Business Analysis Core Concept Model (BACCM)
• Project lifecycle and business analysis activities
• Stakeholder identification and analysis techniques

Day 2: Requirements Planning and Management

• Requirements classification and prioritization
• Creating a requirements management plan
• Traceability and change control processes
• Requirements risk assessment and mitigation strategies

Day 3: Elicitation and Collaboration Techniques

• Interviewing and workshop facilitation skills
• Document analysis and observation techniques
• Prototyping and modeling for requirements visualization
• Collaborative approaches to requirements gathering

Day 4: Requirements Analysis and Design Definition

• Analyzing and specifying business, stakeholder, and solution requirements
• Creating use cases and user stories
• Business process modeling and analysis
• Defining solution scope and evaluating options

Day 5: Solution Evaluation and Organizational Implementation

• Developing acceptance and evaluation criteria
• Conducting solution assessment and validation
• Managing the transition and organizational change
• Measuring solution performance and realizing business value

Practical Wins for Participants

• Ability to create comprehensive requirements documentation
• Enhanced stakeholder management and communication skills
• Improved project scoping and solution design capabilities
• Techniques for aligning projects with organizational strategy