Target Audience
- Experienced business analysts looking to deepen their expertise.
- Professionals in related fields (e.g., project management, IT, consulting) seeking to enhance their analytical capabilities.
- Business analysis practitioners preparing for leadership roles.
Pricing
- Standard Price: $1,500 (inclusive of GST)
- Early Bird Registration: $1,350 (inclusive of GST, if registered 30 days before the course start date)
- Discounts available for group registrations or corporate training programs.
Duration
- Total Duration: 40 hours
- Schedule: 2 hours per session, twice a week, for 10 weeks.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Apply advanced business analysis techniques in various project scenarios.
- Lead complex business analysis efforts, including enterprise-wide initiatives.
- Influence strategic decision-making through insightful business intelligence.
- Manage stakeholder relationships effectively, navigating complex dynamics.
- Drive innovation and change within organizations through strategic business analysis practices.
Course Modules
- Strategic Business Analysis
- Aligning business analysis activities with strategic objectives
- Conducting industry and competitive analysis
- Advanced Elicitation Techniques
- Mastering facilitation for complex stakeholder groups
- Techniques for eliciting tacit knowledge
- Enterprise Analysis and Architecture
- Understanding business architecture
- Tools for modeling and analyzing enterprise activities
- Innovation and Design Thinking in Business Analysis
- Applying design thinking principles to business analysis
- Techniques for fostering innovation
- Data Analytics for Business Analysts
- Leveraging data analytics in business analysis
- Tools and techniques for data-driven decision making
- Leadership and Influence
- Developing leadership skills as a business analyst
- Strategies for influencing change and decision-making
- Advanced Stakeholder Management
- Navigating complex stakeholder landscapes
- Techniques for managing expectations and building consensus
- Change Management and Adoption
- Planning and executing effective change management strategies
- Measuring and ensuring adoption
- Risk Management in Business Analysis
- Identifying and analyzing risks in business initiatives
- Strategies for mitigating business analysis risks
- Ethics and Professionalism
- Ethical considerations in advanced business analysis
- Maintaining professionalism in challenging scenarios
Course Features
- Interactive Workshops: Hands-on sessions that allow participants to apply concepts to real-world scenarios.
- Case Studies: Analysis of complex business cases to deepen understanding and application of advanced techniques.
- Expert Guest Speakers: Sessions with industry leaders and experts to provide insights into current trends and challenges.
- Peer Collaboration: Opportunities for participants to collaborate on projects, fostering networking and knowledge exchange.
- Capstone Project: A comprehensive project that allows participants to apply what they’ve learned to a complex business analysis challenge.