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New Post 2/29/2008 5:40 AM
User is offline Craig Brown
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3 Hours 

If you were going to a 3 hour training course on business analysis what would you want to cover?

 
New Post 2/29/2008 1:19 PM
User is offline Adrian M.
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Re: 3 Hours 

I think the answer would depend on the audience.  Unless the 3 hour course is for a very specific topic, such as requirements elicitation, the training would be more of a workshop.

If I were a Jr. Business Analyst or just getting started:

  • What is a business analyst and what's up with all the titles: business analyst, systems analysts, requirements engineer, etc.?
  • Example of "a day in the life of a business analyst" showing me some different options,
  • Competencies needed of a business analyst,
  • Overview (awareness level) of some of they methods, tools, and techniques used by business analysts,
  • A roadmap of how I can become a Sr. Analyst (maybe personalized if possible),
  • List of additional resources that I can rely upon as I'm starting my career.

If I were a Sr. Business Analyst:

  • What's HOT (current trends) in Business Analysis
  • What are some of the emerging methods and techniques
  • Survey of some of the tools available for BAs including emerging technologies (ex: simulation, etc.)
  • Detailed list of competencies and skills that a senior analyst is expected to have
  • Branches/options of what can come next for me in my career (contract/consulting work vs. leading analysts vs. product management vs. UI/UX Design)
  • List of additional resources that I can rely upon to get me to the next level

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New Post 2/29/2008 6:13 PM
User is offline Jarett Hailes
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Re: 3 Hours 

Assuming an intro level course, I'd say some content on the following (taken from the BA certificate I'm currently getting):

- Introduction to Business Analysis
- Understanding and Gathering Requirements
- Analyzing the Information, Processes and Workflow
- Communication Success Factors
- Solutions, Design and Testing
- Implementation: deployment, training and closure

Preferably with some real life case studies (a la Haarvard business school).

 
New Post 3/1/2008 6:30 PM
User is offline Craig Brown
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example specifications 
Modified By Craig Brown  on 3/2/2008 4:17:04 AM)

Thanks guys

My next qustion is can anyone share examples of requirement specifications for user access to system. 

I want to show different approaches and get the audiences discussing strengths and weaknesses of different approaches and thought this might be a good generic topic hat most specs have to address.

Either post them here or send them via my profile if yuo want to keep them private.  (All identifying features of the specs will be stripped away.)

>>> And also - here are some requirements specs I have found online.  Reading other people's specs is one of the fastest ways to improve your documentation skills people.  Take the time to read some yourself.

 
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