Business Analysis For Techies

How to communicate at eye level and understand and solve the real problems of your users

What you'll learn

Justify the need for business analysis

Describe the activities of business analysis

Locate the activities of business analysis on a map

Apply individual methods of business analysis

Make the best use of limited development capacities

Justify the need for business analysis

Requirements

No previous knowledge of business analysis necessary

No business knowledge necessary

Interest in really understanding the problems of your users

Interest in developing solutions that really work

Interest in changing ways of working in your team

Experience with software development process models helpful, but not required

Description

So you're interested in business analysis. Excellent - because that's a cool topic. With the help of business analysis you can have a significant impact on the course of your company or project. You can put a happy smile on the faces of your customers and users.But you probably have a few questions running through your head right now:What is actually expected of me?What exactly are the results of my work?How do I go about it? What am I doing?Is it possible that everyone understands something different behind the term "business analysis"?Don't worry, this is normal. That's exactly what my training is for. In this training we will answer the four essential questions about business analysis:Why is business analysis actually important? What is business analysis? How does one "do" business analysis? Who is involved in business analysis?During the training you will encounter the following elements again and again:Theory & Methods: You may already be frowning. I can understand that. But this "abstract" element is crucial to transfer what you learn into your context, into your company, into your project.Examples: I use an example throughout the training to make the theory and methods more tangible. The example is the transfer of the theory into a (fictional) company situation.War Stories: Over the course of time, I have experienced quite a few things. Both wonderful and hair-raising. There is a lot to learn from these experiences.Exercises: In the end, it's about you applying what you've learned in your business. The exercises should support you already during the training to take the next step mentally, to get into the implementation. The focus is on thinking. Not multiple choice.Look again at the course subtitle: How to communicate at eye level and understand and solve the real problems of your users. That's the essence.You'll be communicating with a lot of colleagues in the company. In the business departments, in IT. With project members, with department and division managers. No matter who you talk to, you want to have the tools and confidence to communicate at eye level.Every one of your colleagues and users can tell you in epic detail what's not working. Much of it is simply whining and litany. You want to clear the fog and get to the issues that really drive your users and your business forward.Not every brilliant brainstorm turns out to be a workable solution. So you'll want to keep questioning whether you've actually made an improvement - or whether your users are just working differently.After the training, you can get started right away. I even recommend it to you. All theory is gray, only in practice you will experience all possible colors. Have fun!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome

Lecture 2 An Excursion

Lecture 3 Exercise

Section 2: Map

Lecture 4 Definition of Business Analysis (Part 1)

Lecture 5 Definition of Business Analysis (Part 2)

Lecture 6 Definition of Business Analysis (Part 3)

Lecture 7 Definition of Business Analysis (Part 4)

Lecture 8 Definition of Business Analysis (Part 5)

Lecture 9 Example (Part 1)

Lecture 10 Example (Part 2)

Lecture 11 Example (Part 3)

Lecture 12 War Stories (Part 1)

Lecture 13 War Stories (Part 2)

Lecture 14 Exercise

Section 3: Methods

Lecture 15 Problem Statement (Part 1)

Lecture 16 Problem Statement (Part 2)

Lecture 17 Problem Statement (Part 3)

Lecture 18 Problem Statement (Part 4)

Lecture 19 5 Why

Lecture 20 Buy-A-Problem

Lecture 21 Problem Matrix

Lecture 22 Fake Door Test

Lecture 23 Opportunity Assessment

Lecture 24 Factor Modeling

Lecture 25 Conclusion

Lecture 26 Exercises

Section 4: Roles & Organization

Lecture 27 Roles & Organization (Part 1)

Lecture 28 Roles & Organization (Part 2)

Lecture 29 Exercises

Section 5: Next Steps

Lecture 30 Recap & Next Steps

Lecture 31 Exercise

This training is primarily for people who are working to implement solutions, and are looking for better solutions to better problems. Albert Einstein said, "If I have 1h to solve a problem, I spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about the solution.,If you are a Software Engineer, this training is for you.,If you are a product owner, this training is for you.,If you just started in a Business Analyst role, this training is for you.