Courses Finder :
Course Overview
This highly interactive and practical training course will help participants understand the business analysis work needed to collaborate with stakeholders, identify strategic requirements, and align resulting strategies with organizational goals.
Participants will develop skills in:
Understanding enterprise problems and goals
Analyzing current state and defining future state
Devising and implementing strategies
Driving change and facilitating stakeholder engagement
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Understand the link between business analysis and strategy
Align potential solutions with strategic goals
Examine links with Agile and Business Process Management perspectives
Identify and define current and future states of the organization
Apply strategic thinking tools and techniques
Identify strategic risks and analyze performance measures
Define solution design options and assess value
Course Audience
Professionals and leaders involved in strategy and business analysis, including:
Business Architects
Business Systems Analysts
Enterprise Analysts
Management Consultants
Process Analysts
Product Managers and Product Owners
Course Methodology
The course uses short presentations, practical exercises, business simulations, video inputs, and case studies. Delegates actively apply strategic business analysis methods and tools to real organizational scenarios.
Course Outline
Day 1 – Introduction to Strategy and Business Analysis
Understanding the link between strategy and business analysis
Key definitions, concepts, and terminology
Factors that make a strategy successful
Performance measures and strategic alignment
Governance and information management
Day 2 – Formulating Business Strategy
Vision, values, mission, and organizational goals
Analyzing the external environment
Business capability analysis
Assessing strategic fit and formulating strategy options
Strategy maps, Balanced Scorecard, and Business Model Canvas
Day 3 – Strategy Analysis
Strategy analysis in a business analysis context
Analyzing current state and defining future state
Assessing risks and defining change strategies
Strategy analysis case study
Day 4 – Solutions and Perspectives
Analyzing, valuing, and recommending solutions
Performance measurement analysis
Integrating Agile, Business Intelligence, Business Architecture, and BPM perspectives
Day 5 – Implementing Analysis, Requirements, and Design
Developing strategic thinking capabilities
Practicing interaction and stakeholder engagement skills
Applying tools and techniques for business analysis
Case study: putting business analysis into practice
Identifying performance improvements and commitment to action
Certificates
On successful completion of this training course, HighPoint Certificate will be awarded to the delegates. Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.