Business Analyst Certification Training
Attend Business Analyst Workshop which is Most Comprehensive, Job-Focused Program for IT Beginners. This training helps you to Learn Key Skills & Essential Tools to Become a Seasoned Business Analyst.
Who should take this course?
- Students / IT Newbies aspiring to become a Business Analyst
- IT Folks who plan to transition into a Business Analyst
- Working BAs seeking Formal Training to stand out from their Competition
- Project Managers Managing a team of Business Analysts
- NOT REQUIRED: Prior Programming Knowledge or Computer Science Degree
- REQUIRED: Good Communication, Analytical, Documentation, People & Problem Solving Skills
- Course Fee: $1000
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Quick Snapshot
- Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD): What are the Benefits of
Object Oriented Approach, Examples and Application to Business Modeling
- The Unified Modeling Language (UML): How to use UML Diagrams to
represent Business Problems and Envision Feasible solutions
- Use Case Writing: How to articulate Functional Requirements and
scenarios using Main, Alternate and Exception Flows. How to integrate
Business Rules and Specifications?
- Structured Query Language (SQL): What is a database? What is a table?
How to write fundamental queries for data extraction and manipulation? How
to get the data you are looking for? How to modify data?
- Entity Relationship Diagrams: How to decipher ERDs created by
Development and verify Business Rules are implemented accurately.
- Testing Fundamentals: What are the basic types, approaches and
principles of software testing? How to write a descriptive Test Case?
- Tools - Business Modeling: Using StarUML (Hands-on) to model use Cases,
Activity Flows and State Transitions.
- Tools - Requirement Management: Using DOORS to capture, track and trace
requirements: Data Accountability, Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM),
Versioning, Baselining.
- Tools - Repository Management (Version Control): Using ClearCase, Visual
SourceSafe and TortoiseSVN (Hands-on) to manage Requirements and Related
Artifacts within an Organization.
- Tools - Change Management: Using ClearQuest and JIRA (Hands-on) to
manage Software Change Requests and Bugs, Iteration and Release Planning,
Change Control Board (CCB) Process.
- Tools - Navicat SQL: Using Navicat SQLite (Hands-on) to construct
databases, tables and queries.
Course Details
- Module 1 - Business Analyst Roles, Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) and Rational Unified Process (RUP) Overview
This module provides a broad perspective to the business analysis domain with emphasis on roles, skills and job functions. For candidates with no prior IT expertise, this module provides grounding on software engineering methodologies. It also introduces the candidates - novice and experienced alike - to the concepts of UML and Use Cases and sets expectations of the training program.
- Module 2 - Unified Modeling Language (UML) Deep Dives
Module 2 establishes context of the importance of Business Modeling using UML and discusses the vital business diagrams in detail. Technical diagrams are covered with enough context to be able to comprehend and asses these diagrams. Visualization techniques to represent business problems in a solutions approach are explained with examples. The module also engages the candidates in mini projects to apply the theoretical knowledge in a practical business sense.
Software Tool
Hands-on StarUML for Business Modeling
- Module 3 - Documenting Functional Requirements - Use Cases
This module illustrates writing elaborate requirements in use case format. Topics covered include Identifying use cases of a system under design, defining the scope and boundary of a use case, discovering the business scenarios and describing the flows to capture the system-user interaction. The candidate will be able to write effective use cases on participation on mini projects for business problems.
Candidates will have the opportunity to write use cases for business scenarios and build the solution model in a team / individual basis. Mini projects will be reviewed to aid quality work product creation.
- Module 4 - Data modeling, Data Analysis and Testing
This module provides the candidates with testing and data analysis principles to a detail required for business analysts. Test methodologies, types and user acceptance test requisites are discussed. A database querying language is explained with the concept of Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
Software Tool
Hands-on Navicat SQL with database for running Queries
- Module 5 - Tools Training - Rational Suite and Telelogic
Module 5 walks the candidate through the tools required to perform the role of a business analyst for Requirement Management, Change Management, Version Control and UML Business Modeling
Candidates are presented with online demonstration of a UML Modeling software like Rational Rose / StarUML. Candidates are encouraged to create UML diagrams for the assignments using the software tools. Specific emphasis will be on the business diagrams. Online candidates are required to collaborate by a webconferencing tool such as webex.
- Software Tools
Hands-on JIRA, ClearQuest for Change Management
Hands-on TortoiseSVN, ClearCase and Microsoft VSS for Repository Management and Version Control