BSNS 551V - Overview of Business Analysis

Course Description

Organizations seek qualified business analysts to help enable change by defining business needs and recommending solutions that deliver real business value. In this course, students will explore the role of today’s business analyst by applying industry recognized skills, techniques and methods. Students will discover how to analyze a business situation, set business goals and objectives, elicit a variety of business analysis information including un-stated and implied requirements, choose the appropriate modeling techniques, and evaluate the benefits and value realized by a solution.

Learner Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course a student will be able to:

• define and explain the role and required skill set of today’s business analysis professional
• explain the characteristics of business, stakeholder, solution, transition and evaluation (benefits realization) requirements and business rules, and why they are important
• recognize tasks, techniques and best practices of business analysis in accordance with industry standards like the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) Version 3, and the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide
• explain at a high level the activities and deliverables associated with business analysis work on any change initiative

Notes

This course is offered as part of the Business Analysis Extension Certificate Program at Mount Royal University.

Interactive Zoom Sessions 

Live interactive Zoom sessions serve as a dynamic platform that breathes life into the course content. In these sessions, you will actively interact with the instructor, fellow participants, and the course material. Active participation in these real-time sessions not only refines students' comprehension of the weekly topic but also cultivates critical thinking and collaborative problem-solving skills, which can be directly applied to professional practice.

Technology requirements:

• Laptop or Desktop Computer, you need to be able to watch videos during class, open PDF files, and chat with other learners 
• Access to the Internet. 
• A webcam and a headset, microphone, or speakers for your computer will be required. 

Required Textbook 
This following textbook is a required reference for this course.

International Institute of Business Analysis. (2015). A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge: BABOK Guide (version 3.0). Toronto: Ontario: International Institute of Business Analysis. 

A pdf copy of the textbook is available through the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) website.
 

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Business Analysis Certificate Program : Required