Business Analyst Online Training

Training Modules

• Introduction to BA
• SDLC Process
• SDLC Methods & Models or Software Engineering Methods
• Knowledge Areas
• Requirements Analysis Process
• Documentation (SRS, BRD, FRS & SOW)
• OOPS & MVC Architecture
• UML Diagrams & Tools
• BPM, RUP & RAD
• Software Servers & Different Types of Servers
• Software Testing and Area of Testing
• Change Management Process
• Project Management System

Who can enroll?

• IT professionals
• System Administrators
• Business Intelligence Professionals
• Job Seekers

Business Analyst Training Content

• Introduction To BA
  • Business Analysis Overview & origin
  • 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, SCOPE CREEP.
  • Business Analyst Prerequisites
  • Roles and Responsibilities of a BA
  • Do's and Don'ts. Of a BA.
  • Problems faced by a BA with stakeholders in gathering requirements.
  • Stages in Business Analysis

• SDLC Process
  • SDLC(Software Development Life Cycle)-Phases
  • Enterprise planning
  • Designing phase
  • Development phase
  • Testing phase
  • Installation phase
  • Maintenance phase
  • Role of a BA in each phase

• SDLC Methods & Models or Software Engineering Methods
  • SDLC-Methodologies and Models
  • Sequential Methodology/Water fall model
  • Iterative methodology/RUP
  • Evolutionary Methodology/spiral model/prototyping model
  • What are prototypes and different types
  • Difference between a wireframe, prototype and mockup
  • Agile Methodology/XP or Scrum
  • Difference between method and model

• SIX Knowledge Areas
  • 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.

• Requirements 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 & 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)
  • Monkey Testing
  • UI Testing
  • Usability Testing
  • Security Testing
  • Performance Testing
  • Load Testing
  • Stress Testing
  • 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 & Different Types of Servers
  • Types of servers
  • Development Server.
  • UAT server.
  • How to do UAT testing and important points to be followed while doing UAT testing
  • Production server
  • Role of BA in each server.

• Software Testing and Area 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

What is Business Analyst?

Business Analysis is the practice of enabling change in an organizational context, by defining requirements and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.

Job titles for business analysis practitioners include not only business analyst, but also business systems analyst, requirements engineer, process analyst,systems analyst, management consultant, business intelligence analyst, data scientist,product manager, product owner, enterprise analyst, business architect and more. Many other jobs, such as management, project management, product management, software development, quality assurance and interaction design rely heavily on business analysis skills for success.

Business Analyst Roles