Essential Skills for the Business Analyst™

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Overview:

The business analyst role requires an extensive inventory of tools and techniques to identify the best solution for the real business need. This skill set includes real-world problem solving skills, requirements analysis, interviewing techniques, and critical thinking skills. As we continue with iterative projects and move toward more agile approaches, these skills become even more critical. Through education and practice business analysts will develop and enhance their analytical skills and provide significant value to projects and the business enterprise.

• Scope the business area of analysis by utilizing the project charter to further identify the level and complexity of the business analysis effort.
• Support requirements and change management by identifying areas of impact.
• Elicit critical requirements using various tools and techniques.
• Analyze and structure requirements.
• Ask the right questions through the use of interviewing templates developed specifically for business analysis.
• Identify five core components necessary to complete a requirements package.
• Recognize and document “excellent” requirements.
• Plan an approach for documenting, categorizing, and packaging requirements.
• Identify which techniques and documentation options are appropriate for each methodology and project type (COTS, maintenance, business process improvement, new development, etc).
• Verify that requirements are testable and generate testing objectives.
• Conduct an effective requirements review to improve the quality of the requirements package.
• Use elicitation techniques to facilitate requirements gathering and work toward consensus.

This class is a part of the B2T Training Business Analyst Certification Program. For more information on the program, please see our Certification page.

Onsite Pricing:
We offer discount pricing for onsite groups. Please contact us to discuss your specific course requirements, group size, and available training dates.

IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge™:

B2T Training Course Alignment:

Essential Skills for the Business Analyst™
Covers sections of all the Knowledge Areas.

Essential Skills for the Business Analyst™: Self-guided study available for purchase.