BUSINESS ANALYSIS

Business Analysis Online Training Curriculum

Introduction and getting started with Business Analysis

• Business Analysis Overview
• Origin of Business Analysis
• What is Business Analysis?
• Who is a Business Analyst [Functions?]
• Types of IT companies
• IT hierarchy
• Stake Holders and types of Stake holders
• SPOC, Scope,Creep
• Business Analyst Prerequisites
• Roles and Responsibilities of a BA
• Do's and Don'ts
• Problems faced by a BA with stakeholders in gathering requirements
• Stages in Business Analysis

SDLC Processes

• SDLC Phases
• Enterprise planning
• Designing phase
• Development phase
• Testing phase
• Installation phase
• Maintenance phase
• Role of a BA in each phase

SDLC Methods and Models or Software Engineering Methods

• Methodologies and Models
• Sequential Methodology
• Water fall model
• Iterative methodology
• RUP
• Evolutionary Methodology
• Spiral model
• Proto-typing model

Proto-typing model

• What are prototypes?
• Different types
• Difference between a wireframe, prototype and mock-up

Difference between a wireframe, prototype and mock-up

• Agile Methodology/XP or Scrum
• Difference between method and model

â–º Six Knowledge Areas

Knowledge Areas or Stages in Business Analysis

• Enterprise Analysis
• Parito analysis
• Fish bone analysis
• SWOT analysis
• GAP analysis
• Feasibility study

Business case writing

Requirement Planning and Management

• RACI-Responsible, accounted, consulted and informed
• Requirement Elicitation or gathering (Techniques of gathering requirements)
• Requirement Communication
• Requirement Documentation
• Solution assessment and validation

Requirement Analysis Process

• Requirements and types
• Guide lines for good requirements
• Parameters of good requirement
• What is requirement gathering?
• How to conduct requirement gathering session-phases?
• Mistakes and challenges associated with requirement gathering

Documentation (SRS, BRD, FRS & SOW)

• Types of Documents prepared by a BA and their Standards(BRD & SRS Documents)
• Contents of SRS & BRD documents
• Preparation of SOW
• SOW-contents
• RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix)

OOPS & MVC Architecture

• OOPS concepts
• Elements of OOPS
• Application of OOPS
• MVC architecture
• 2-tier & 3-tier architecture

UML Diagrams and Tools

• UML introduction and diagrams
• Use case Diagrams-Relationships in Use case Diagrams
• Extend and Include Functions?
• Contents of Use Case description Documents
• Sequence Diagrams (Brief Introduction)
• Activity Diagrams (Brief Introduction)
• Software's used for preparing UML diagrams, Documentation and Prototypes

BPM, RUP & RAD

• What is BPM (Business Process Modeling?)
• RUP (Rational Unified Processing)-phases
• Documents prepared in RUP
• RAD (Rapid Application Development)
• Stages in RAD

Software servers and different types of servers

• Types of servers
• Development Server
• UAT server
• How to do UAT testing?
• Important points to be followed while doing UAT testing
• Production server
• Role of BA in each server

Software testing and Areas of Testing

• Testing-areas of testing
• Types of Testing
• Introduction to QA Methodology
• Role of BA in Testing
• Creating Test Plans
• Creating Test Cases
• Different Testing Methods
• Functional and Regression testing
• White Box and Black Box Testing
• Positive and Negative Testing
• GUI and Unit Testing
• User Acceptance Testing

Change Management Process

• Change Management Process
• Reasons for requirement changes
• Change request
• Change of scope
• Acceptable changes
• How to handle Change request?
• Important points to be considered while handling CR

Project Management System

• How Project is initiated?
• Software bidding process
• Basic knowledge of project includes
• BA proportion in project
• Project types
• Types of payment for projects
• Mails management
• Project standards
• Time sheets
• Budget allocation
• Gantt charts
• Project Milestone and pricing
• Company Approach on project
• Reasons for project failure
• Risk Analysis and Management

 
â–º Added features

• Resume Preparation
• Interview Preparation

Resume Preparation

• Resume Preparation Tips
• Sample Resumes

Interview Preparation

• Interview Preparation Tips
• Sample Interview Questions
• How to clear an Interview?

Delivery Methodology

• We are using an experiential delivering methodology that blends theoretical concepts with hands-on practical learning to ensure a holistic understanding of the subject or course

Class Delivery

• Live Interactive classes with expert