Business Analysis: Conduct a Strategy Analysis

Learn how to use business analysis to recommend the best solution and change strategy to meet your organization's goals.

What you'll learn

Learn how to assess and analyze the current state (as-is) of an organization to get a good feel for their structure, culture, and capabilities
Understand how to properly define project success by identifying the conditions that need to be met within the future state (to-be)
Understand how to use gap analysis to uncover the necessary changes to get the organization from the current as-is state to the future to-be state
Learn how to utilize the brainstorming and workshop techniques to identify, assess, and mitigate risks to the project and the organization
Learn how to determine viable solutions and recommend the best solution to meet the business needs and fill the identified gap
Gain the ability to conduct a cost-benefit analysis to validate when the recommended solution will give a return on investment
Learn to create a Business Case that gets approved by tying all of the learned details together into on succinct document that provides reasoning and financial justification to move forward

Requirements

No Business Analysis experience necessary, but it is recommended (not required) that you have taken the first course in the Business Analysis Process Series, "Identify and Define the Problem"

Description

Course enrollment includes activities, handouts, quizzes, 1-on-1 expert support, LIFETIME access, and a 100% money-back guarantee!

Have you ever had an amazing idea, but no clue how to accomplish it?

Organizations have this same problem. They know where they want to get to or a vision of the future, but they don't have the slightest idea on how they can get there.

As a Business Analyst, it is your responsibility to bridge this gap… and it is our duty to ensure you know how!

This course will take you through our five-step strategy analysis process.

We start by Analyzing the Current State - we first need to fully understand where the organization as it is today

Then we move into Define the Future State - to achieve success, we need to understand what success looks like

Next, we Assess the Risks - every change has risks and the only way to reduce or avoid them is to know what they are

Then we Determine a Change Strategy - we determine our recommendation from the best options and define how we will make the change

And finally, we Create a Business Case - document all of the learned elements together to gain approval to move forward with the project

Within each step, you will learn the business analysis techniques, tools, and skills via practical, real-world examples so you can understand how to apply them. This will ensure you not only learn the information but can also utilize it in your current or future business analyst position.

Here is what you will get with your enrollment:

Over 8 hours of high quality video lectures that break down the concepts into an easy to understand, step-by-step format.

A 40-page student workbook to aid in your learning and retention of the information and to give you reference material after the course.

10 business analysis templates to provide you the materials necessary to immediately conduct a strategy analysis of your own or while on the job.

7 mini-activities to flex your newly trained brain muscles.

Access to an industry expert to provide you tips and suggestions to start or further your Business Analyst career.

Take a look at what our students are saying:

This course is the second course of the Business Analysis Process Series:

Identify the Problem

Conduct a Strategy Analysis

Plan the Project

Elicit Business Analysis Information

Organize, Prioritize, and Manage Requirements

Analyze, Design, and Model Requirements

Transition to the Solution

Complete a Solution Evaluation

While it is not required you take the previous courses in the series, it would help your understanding as we build on skills and techniques taught in the previous course lectures.

Whether you are an aspiring or a seasoned Business Analyst, this course is a must.

"Don't wait, jump into The BA Guide!" -Safir K.

We look forward to seeing you in the course!

Who this course is for:

Aspiring or current Business Analysts
Aspiring or current Project Managers
Business professionals who are tasked with determining the best way to affect change within their organization
Business professionals who are tasked with assessing and mitigating risks of changes within their organization