Become An It Business Analyst: Learn, Apply, Succeed!

Advance your career as an IT Business Analyst through applied learning, real-world case studies and career guidance!

What you'll learn

IT Business Analyst Role, Responsibilities, Skills and Career Prospects

Key concepts of IT Business Analysis with real-world examples (aligned with BABOK from IIBA)

Essential Technical Skills required for IT Business Analyst - Database, API, Software Toolkit and Generative AI Tools

Software Development Lifecycles - Agile, Waterfall

Execute and Evaluate Requirements, Post Production Activities

Apply learning through a comprehensive case study of a real-world enterprise software application

Career Guidance - Interview Tips & Techniques, Career Growth, Continuous learning & Improvement

Analysis Tools, Techniques and Templates to specify, track and manage requirements

Requirements

No prior experience needed. You will learn everything you need to know.

Description

In today's digital age, businesses are constantly evolving. To stay ahead, they need experts who can bridge the gap between technology and business goals.That's where IT Business Analysts come in. They're the problem-solvers, the strategists, the catalysts for innovation.But becoming an IT Business Analyst isn't just about technical skills. It's about understanding business needs, communicating effectively, analysing requirements, creating solutions and delivering results to achieve business goals.Introducing the online course: Become an IT Business Analyst: Learn, Apply, Succeed!Advance your career as an IT Business Analyst through applied learning, real-world case studies and career guidance!This comprehensive course equips you with the essential knowledge and skills to excel in this dynamic field.Becoming an IT Business Analyst opens the door to exponential career growth. Organizations are always looking for good IT Business Analysts to help them embrace technology to achieve business goals.Here are the Top 5 reasons to become an IT Business Analyst:Interesting Job ProfileAsset to Organization and Job SecurityAwesome Remuneration (Great Pay)Strong Demand for IT BA JobsCareer GrowthI started my career as a Software Developer back in 2005 and my strong interest towards learning business inspired me to take up the IT Business Analyst role in 2010. Since then, I worked as an IT Business Analyst for a Global Bank in Singapore and after a few years, I became a Sr. Business Analyst, managed a team of business analysts, and after that, I took charge as a Software Project Manager, and currently, I am practicing entrepreneurship.During my tenure as an IT BA and Senior Business Analyst, I analyzed requirements for hundreds of software applications and got them developed. This helped me master the complete process of IT Business Analysis: INITIATE > PLAN > ELICIT > ANALYZE > EXECUTE.I poured my years of experience and knowledge into this course to help you become an IT Business Analyst.This course will help you:Learn the following key concepts of IT Business Analysis with practical examples. The curriculum is aligned with BABOK from IIBA.Basics of Business AnalysisEssential Technical Skills required for an IT BAInitiate Project - Understand Business Domain, Business Case, Business Requirement Document, IT Environment, Software Development Lifecycle, Project Goals and StakeholdersBasics of Requirements - Requirement Classification, SMART Requirements, Business Rules and Requirement LifecycleElicit Requirements - Process of eliciting requirements and Requirement Elicitation TechniquesAnalyze Requirements & Design Solution - Trace Requirements, Prioritize Requirements, Root Cause Analysis, Strategy Analysis, Create Visual Models, Design Solution, Estimation & ScopingSpecify Requirements - Software Requirements Specification Document, User Stories, Organize Requirements, Verify Requirements and Validate RequirementsExecute & Evaluate Requirements - Explain Software Requirements to Development & QA teams, Collaborate with Stakeholders for Demo/UAT and prepare for releasing software into Production (Go-live)Post Production ActivitiesApply your learning through a real-world case study of an enterprise software application.Get the necessary career guidance to help you get into an IT BA Role.All the necessary tools and techniques to succeed in your work practice.By enrolling on this course, you will get lifetime access to the course, learn at your own pace and get support through Q&A. Also, there is a 30-day money-back guarantee. Nothing to lose and so much to gain!So, are you ready to become an IT Business Analyst to make a meaningful impact on the world of technology?Enroll Now and Let's start this exciting journey together!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to IT Business Analysis

Lecture 1 Chapter Introduction

Lecture 2 Business Analysis, Business Analyst and Types of Business Analysts

Lecture 3 Role of an IT Business Analyst (IT BA)

Lecture 4 Job Titles of IT BA

Lecture 5 Skills Required To Become IT BA

Lecture 6 Career Prospects in Business Analysis

Lecture 7 Top 5 Reasons To Become IT BA

Section 2: Technical Skills & Toolkit

Lecture 8 Chapter Introduction

Lecture 9 Essential Technical Skills - Database, API, Software Tools, Generative AI Tools

Section 3: Understand the Business, Project and IT Environments

Lecture 10 Chapter Introduction

Lecture 11 Business Domain

Lecture 12 Project Scope and Nature of Changes

Lecture 13 IT Environment - Technology, Systems, Interfaces, Regulations

Lecture 14 Software Development Lifecycles - Waterfall v/s Agile

Lecture 15 Stakeholder Analysis

Section 4: Plan Business Analysis Phase

Lecture 16 Typical Business Analysis Process

Lecture 17 Plan Business Analysis Activities - Approach, Governance, Stakeholder Engagement

Section 5: Requirement Basics

Lecture 18 What is a Requirement?

Lecture 19 Requirement Classification Schema - Business, Stakeholder, Solution, Transition

Lecture 20 SMART Requirements

Lecture 21 Business Rules

Lecture 22 Requirement Lifecycle - Trace, Maintain, Prioritize, Assess Changes, Approval

Section 6: Requirement Elicitation & Collaboration

Lecture 23 Business Case, Business Objective, Business Requirement Document

Lecture 24 Requirement Elicitation Process & Techniques

Section 7: Analyze Requirements & Design Solution

Lecture 25 Overview of Requirement Analysis

Lecture 26 Requirement Traceability

Lecture 27 Prioritize Requirements using Product Backlog

Lecture 28 Root Cause Analysis

Lecture 29 Strategy Analysis - Current vs Future State, Define Change Strategy

Lecture 30 Create Visual Models

Lecture 31 Design Solution

Lecture 32 Estimation & Scope

Section 8: Specify Requirements

Lecture 33 Specify Requirements - SRS Document

Lecture 34 Specify Requirements - User Stories

Lecture 35 Organize Requirements (Requirement Architecture)

Lecture 36 Verify Requirements (Self Review of Requirements Specification)

Lecture 37 Validate Requirements (Get Stakeholders' Approval)

Section 9: Execute and Evaluate Requirements

Lecture 38 Explain Requirements to Development & QA Teams

Lecture 39 Support Development & QA teams for any clarifications

Lecture 40 Collaborate with Stakeholders for Demo/UAT

Lecture 41 Go-live (Release to Production)

Section 10: Post Production Activities

Lecture 42 Prepare Release Notes & communicate with End Users

Lecture 43 Manage Production Issues/Change Requests

Section 11: IT Business Analysis Case Study

Lecture 44 Case Study Description

Lecture 45 Initiate Project

Lecture 46 Plan Business Analysis Activities

Lecture 47 Elicit Requirements

Lecture 48 Requirement Analysis & Specification

Section 12: Career Guidance

Lecture 49 Career Growth

Lecture 50 Interview Tips & Techniques

Lecture 51 Continuous Learning & Improvement

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