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At A Glance

Through this information-packed ½-day or 1-day workshop, David Heidt and Dan Drislane walk participants through the critical success factors necessary for building a successful Business Analysis Area of Competency (AoC) or Center of Excellence (CoE).

Participants will discover the limitations of current trends within the business analysis discipline and what the key approaches, techniques, and tools can do to improve business analysis capabilities. Also covered in detail in this course are the Business Analysis Maturity Model, Business Analysis Framework, progression strategies, and critical approaches and tools (e.g. project archetypes, mentoring frameworks, metrics and organizational structure).

Target Audience/Who Should Attend

Executives and senior managers focused on building business analysis competency within their organization.
Managers of Business Analysts and Lead (or Senior) Business Analysts.
Business Analysts that help guide an organization’s steps toward increased BA capabilities and core competencies.

Unique Value of this Workshop

Limitations of today’s conventional requirements analysis approaches and their impact on a company’s bottom line.
A roadmap and guideposts for maturing an organization’s business analysis capabilities.
The critical elements to performing a BA gap analysis.
How companies have addressed changes in organizational structures and collaborative relationships.
What a Business Analysis Framework looks like and how to move towards adopting one.
The use of Project Archetypes to guide the BA into better use of techniques, artifacts and tools.
What assets are needed for an Area of Competency Start-Up and on-boarding of new BAs.
How to do skill building.

Reference Material Provided

A printed copy of the workshop slides.
Access to the Business Analysis and Architecture Maturity Model Resources
A copy of the BA Mentoring Spreadsheets.

IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge and CBAP Certification Coverage

More Information

For onsite training information and detailed course outlines, call 773-227-7110 x106