Business Analysis Training: Requirements & Lifecycle Management


Course Delivery

Live Instructor-Led Training

Course Description

The course Requirements & Lifecycle Management (Business Analysis Training) is a complete study of the roles & responsibilities of a business analyst. The training discusses the differences between waterfall & iterative methodologies for business analysis. Stakeholder & requirements management and use case development are studied in detail. Emphasis is placed on techniques for high quality business requirements & use case development in the context of systems development & process engineering. Testing & change management are also explored in this course.

Course Dates and Pricing


Jan 22 - 24, 2025$3,350.00Feb 19 - 21, 2025$3,350.00Mar 19 - 21, 2025$3,350.00Apr 23 - 25, 2025$3,350.00May 21 - 23, 2025$3,350.00Jun 18 - 20, 2025$3,350.00Jul 23 - 25, 2025$3,350.00

Course Outline

Business Analysis

Learning Objectives
Overview of Business Analysis
Best Practices in Business Analysis
Benefits of Business Analysis
IIBA Knowledge Areas and Competencies
Preparing the Business Case
Business Analysis versus Project Management
Use Cases and the Analysis Process
Positioning Business Analysis within the Overall Project Lifecycle
Management of Requirements and Use Cases
A Bit of Terminology
The Business Analysis Process
What We Have Learned and the Real World

Project Definition and Scoping

Learning Objectives
Choosing a Methodology
The Rational Unified Process
The Inception Phase
The Elaboration Phase
The Construction Phase
The Transition Phase
The MSF for Agile Software Development
What We Have Learned and the Real World

Planning a Requirements Project

Learning Objectives
Why do we need a Requirements Work Plan?
Requirements throughout the Organization
The Business Architecture
Conducting a Feasibility Study
Determining Project Scope
Preparing the Business Case
Risk Management and Risk Response Strategies
Preparing the Decision Package
Profiling Stakeholders
Elements of a Requirements Work Plan
What We Have Learned and the Real World

Elicitation Techniques: Towards Success

Learning Objectives
Elicitation Keys to Success
Elicitation Techniques
Constructing Questions that Deliver Results
JAD Sessions
Identifying Other Data Sources
One-On-One Meetings
Group Meetings
Dysfunctional Meetings
Meetings with Senior Executives
Some Challenges in Multicultural and Multilingual Environments
Interviewing for Results
What We Have Learned and the Real World

Editing and Validating Requirements

Learning Objectives
The Requirements Shell
The Quality Gateway
Validating and Testing Requirements
Editing and Rewriting Requirements
Writing Test Cases
The Business Requirements Document
Validation Checklists
Checklists
What We Have Learned and the Real World

Writing Business Use Cases

Learning Objectives
Use Cases Revisited
Modeling Diagrams to Help Document and Analyze - Use Case Diagrams
Use Case Formats
Use Case Sections
The Supplementary Specification
When Are We Done?
What We Have Learned and the Real World

Business Use Cases: The Details

Organizing Business Use Cases
Identifying Business Use Cases
Grouping Related Use Cases and Linking Related Documents
Writing the Basic Flow
Writing the Extension Points
Completing the Business Use Case Document
Tracking Changes throughout the Process

Writing System Use Cases and Design Artefacts

Choosing a Format for System Use Cases
Deriving System Use Cases from Business Use Cases
Best Practices for System Use Case Development and Traceability
Creating an Entity List
Identifying the Attributes and the Associations
Creating the Domain Model

Designing the Solution

Understanding Properties and Associations
Understanding Generalizations
Understanding Aggregations
Deriving the UML Design Class Diagram
Linking Everything Together

Test Plans, Test Cases and Bugs

Learning Objectives
A Traceability Strategy for the Organization
The Test Plan and Test Cases
The Master Plan
Components of a Master Test Plan
The Test Design Specification
Writing Test Cases
Test Metrics
About Defects
Reporting Bugs
What We Have Learned and the Real World

Course Locations

  • Ottawa

  • Montreal

  • Toronto

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