Business Analysis Strategies Training Overview
This Strategic Business Analysis training course teaches participants how to build tactical business analysis systems before implementing solutions. Attendees learn how to properly research, analyze, and gather internal and external data to create a solution that aligns perfectly with enterprise strategy and business expectations.
Location and Pricing
Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.
Objectives
- See the “big picture” and understand the internal/external characteristics of your enterprise before determining solutions
- Understand what comprises strategy analysis and when and how it is performed
- Recognize how risks influence the viability of solution options
- Identify the benefits of developing a thorough change strategy
- Understand the purpose and importance of business case development
- Use a business case to communicate the viability of pursuing a change to your decision-makers
- Prepare a business case employing qualitative and quantitative analysis methods
Prerequisites
Participants should have taken Introduction to Business Analysis or have equivalent knowledge.
Outline
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Foundational Concepts Components of Business Analysis
- Underlying
- Competencies
- Business analysis competencies IIBA/PMI and the goals of a professional association Purpose for having a BA standard
- Unassigned Review the case study
Introduction to Strategy Analysis
- Definition and purpose of Strategy Analysis
- The timing of Strategy Analysis
- Identifying stakeholders and the business need in your organization
- When business needs are not clearly defined and the business analyst
- Describe Strategy Analysis
- Identify Roles/Responsibilities
- Identify the business need
Analyze the Current State environment
- The importance of analyzing Current State
- Understanding Business Architecture for analyzing Current State
Define the Future State
- Future State description
- Assessing impacts on business architecture
- Determining Solution Scope
- Managing expectations with stakeholders
- Capturing current capabilities
- How to approach acquiring capabilities
Assess Risks
- Identifying risks
- Risk Tolerance/Categories/risk responses
- The concept of positive risk
- for identifying risks
- Who is responsible for identifying risks?
- Who captures positive risks today?
- Identify Risks
Define the Change Strategy
- Defining change strategy
- Components of change strategy
- Solution scope, enterprise readiness, and change for defining a change strategy
Developing a Business Case
- The purpose of a business case
- Business case components
- Building a convincing business case
- Determining the Recommended Solution
- Packaging the business case
- Reviewing the business case with stakeholders
- Evaluating project proposals
- Anticipating questions for the business case review
- Create a business case
Additional resources and Conclusion
Training Materials
All Business Analysis training students receive comprehensive courseware.
Software Requirements
For in-person deliveries, attendees do not need computers for this course. We will provide full classroom setup instructions that will include seating in small groups, with supplies such as flipcharts, sticky notes, markers, and pens for the attendees and a projector and Internet connection for the instructor's laptop.
Online deliveries for this interactive training will use an online meeting platform (such as Zoom, WebEx, GoTo, or Teams) to have face-to-face contact online, including use of breakout rooms for group activities.
