BSNS 554V - Strategic Business Analysis
Course Description
This course provides participants’ with ways to discover, understand, and collaborate with stakeholders and to communicate business needs. It will identify the most effective ways to apply the capabilities of the organization: to reach strategic alignment and the desired business objectives. Participants will examine ways to understand the current state, identify and evaluate solution options and recommend the preferred solution approach. Examine ways to evaluate the solution after implementation and identify risks to business value, assess the impacts and probabilities of those risks and develop ways of addressing them to ensure that the organization achieves the potential value.
Learner Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course a student will be able to:
- apply a variety of techniques to understand and articulate the current capabilities of the organization from a business analysis’ perspective
- describe ways to facilitate the discussion with executives and senior managers to establish business goals and objectives
- identify and assess alternate ways of addressing the business need
- conduct a feasibility assessment
- identify and assess risks to business value
- define and communicate a change strategy
- describe the main topics and techniques of solution evaluation
Notes
This course is offered as part of the Business Analysis Extension Certificate Program at Mount Royal University.Prerequisites
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
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