Business Analysis Foundations II

Continuing the Business Analysis Foundations series, this PMI approved course uses lectures and exercises to provide core knowledge of the IT Business Analysis process. Participants will learn to identify and write use cases, explore the basics of testing, and receive an overview of the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and Unified Process Language (UML) diagramming.

Who Should Attend?

This course is appropriate for anyone in a role requiring business analysis skills, such as defining problems, obtaining/analyzing information, and writing good requirements. It is an excellent foundational course for the novice or self-taught business analyst, as well as a refresher course for more seasoned business analysts.

This course is also appropriate for System Analysts, Developers, and other IT professionals interested in expanding their role into the business area.

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

Understand the importance of use cases in documenting requirements
Understand who uses and works with use cases
Identify and define use case components
Write a basic use case
Identify the Unified Modeling Language (UML)
Recognize UML diagram categories and key diagram types
Create a basic UML diagram
Define the Business Analyst’s role in testing
Identify and define the different types and phases of testing.
Differentiate between a test plan and a test case
Write a basic test case
Understand the key points of test execution
Identify testing defects
Manage test results
Understand the Rational Unified Process (RUP)
Differentiate between Waterfall and Iterative development approaches
Understand the key elements and principles of RUP
Be familiar with the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) and the Business Analysis Book of Knowledge (BABOK)

PMI Professional Development Units
14

Prerequisites
Business Analysis Foundations I (PSBA101), or equivalent work experience in core business analysis concepts, including business process definition and requirements definition.

Materials Provided
Session manual

Enrollment Details
Course Number: PSBA102
Course Length: 2 day (9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.)

Locations: Cincinnati, Columbus, Charlotte

For further course descriptions and enrollment information contact our training department ph: 513-984-6700