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Practical Business Analysis:
From Theory to Real-World Skills (2 Days)
Learn start to finish - how Business Analysis is done in 2 days!
Business Analysis Upskill
IIBA® endorsed practical course that makes you Industry ready!
Learning mode: Live interactive classes (Online via Zoom)
Professional Development (PD) hours: You earn 14 PD hours by attending this course
Duration: Classes run for 2 days, roughly 7 hours each day.
Course dates: Please see here.
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Price:
A$745+ GST*
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Feedback that speaks for itself!
Alison Beer
Jr. Business Analyst
"Gaurav is a superb teacher. I have now completed two of his courses...What I love the most is how he is able to explain a concept in theory, and then when I provide a work example, he will apply it to my work context. He does this so well and it has improved my understanding of the concepts and overall ability to apply them in my job. My confidence as a BA has grown so much and I can’t wait to do my next course. Thank you"
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Main Course Benefits
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IIBA® Endorsed course aligned to the latest BABOK® Guide.
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Interactive course that combines theoretical Business Analysis concepts with hands-on practice through a fictional project, guiding participants from start to finish with real-world examples and interactive role plays.
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Ideal for mastering use cases, user stories, process models and more. The course features group discussions, quizzes, and exercises to enhance learning.
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Course delivered by CBAP® certified Trainer with 25 years+ industry experience.
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Several core Business Analysis document templates included free.
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20% discount on all future courses (see T&C).
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Option to withdraw from the training up to 1 day before the classes start. Full refund provided. For Cancellation and refund options (see T&C)
Course outline
Day 1
1. Introduction to Business Analysis (BA) and BA roles 2. What do Business Analysts do? 3. Key Business Analysis concepts and terms 4. Software Development Life Cycle - Waterfall and Agile methodologies and the role of BAs 5. Different types of requirements - Business Requirements, Stakeholder Requirements, Solution Requirements etc 6. Introduction to a Fictional project 7. Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring 8. Defining Problem Statement and Scope of the overall solution 9. Analysing Current State (AS IS) and Defining Future State (TO BE) 10. Gap analysis and Defining Change Strategy 11. Running requirement workshops 12. Conducting Stakeholder interviews and doing Observations 13. Requirements modelling and analysis
Day 2
14. Making BPMN Swimlane diagrams, Mind Maps, Decision Tables, Data Flow Diagrams and State Transition Diagrams 15. Writing Use Cases and making Use case diagrams 16. Writing Functional requirements 17. Prioritising requirements 18. Writing Agile User stories and Acceptance criteria 19. Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) 20. Writing Non-functional requirements (NFRs) 21. Using AI in Business Analysis work 22. Options analysis/Solution selection
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What some people say about our service
Catherine Calo
Senior Data Analyst &
Product Manager
Manpreet Kaur Business Analyst & Consultant
Who will be my Trainer?
Gaurav Kathuria
Founder & Lead Trainer
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CBAP® Certified Business Analyst, CSM® Certified ScrumMaster, CPM® Certified Product Manager Business Analyst Trainer and Coach.
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​Chemical Engineer from I.I.T. Kharagpur (Indian Institute of Technology) year 2000.
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Best selling author of "Web Content Management with Documentum" (Packt Publishing 2006).
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25 years+ IT industry experience (15 years+ Business Analysis experience).
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24+ projects successfully executed across 6 countries.
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Founder & Lead Trainer - Business Analysis Upskill (IIBA® Endorsed Education Provider).
How is the Training conducted?
The entire Training course is conducted by an Instructor and is pivoted on a "Fictional project" (like a real-world Business Analysis assignment/project). Throughout the training, Business Analysis concepts/theory are explained in the context of the "Fictional project" with practical hands-on examples, such as:
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Defining the solution Scope
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Understanding & Capturing requirements
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Process maps/process flows
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Preparing Use Cases
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Writing Functional Requirements, Agile user stories and Non-Functional Requirements ..and more!
Course highlights
Instructor-led (Online and Classroom-based)
Runs over 2 days
Focus is on practical aspects (than just theory)
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Centred around a fictional (almost like "real world") project
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Designed to make the students 'industry ready'
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Hands-on, interactive, full of quizzes
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Primary applications/tools/standards used:
MS Office, Lucidchart, Jira, BPMN, UML
No prior analysis experience?
That's Okay! This course requires no previous analysis experience.​
Not familiar with Agile?
That's Okay! We cover a few basic Agile concepts in this course.
Not from an IT background?
That's Okay! We cover a few basic IT and software development concepts.
Want to secure a BA job?
We get it! We cover practical examples and tips that will help you get ready for Business Analyst jobs.
Training highlights
2 Days - Classes run for two days, roughly 7 hours each day.
IIBA® Endorsed Course - endorsed by the International Institute of Business Analysis and aligned to the BABOK® guide.
CBAP® Trainer - Trainer with 15 years+ Business Analysis experience (Total 25 years+ industry experience across 6 countries).
Live project (real-world like) - Students work on an interactive fictional Business Analyst project throughout the training to learn the concepts.
Free cancellation, Full refund - After paying, if you change your mind - no problem! You can withdraw from the training up to 1 day before the classes start. Full refund provided.
10+ Tools & Techniques - Course covers more than 10 industry-standard Business Analyst tools and techniques used by Business Analysts across the globe.
15+ Quizzes - Quizzes after each training module to test the knowledge and clarify any doubts.
10+ Hands-on exercises - Individual and group exercises throughout the training to get a 'taste' of real Business Analysis work.
Top skills - You learn the practical application of BABOK® guide, Agile concepts, Stakeholder management, Requirements elicitation, BA planning, BA tools & diagrams, JIRA, Functional and Non-functional requirements, Agile user stories and more.
Free BA templates - You get full training material (slides), completed fictional project artefacts, and several core Business Analysis document templates for free.
Certificate of Completion - Students get a certificate at the end of the training, clearly showing IIBA® endorsed course and 14 PD hours/CDUs earned from the training.
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Contact us for a no-obligation, open discussion. We will be happy to help you!
Additional course details
Pre-requisites & Audience
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Basic working knowledge of Computers and MS Office required.
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No prior knowledge of Business/Domain knowledge/Business Analysis experience required.
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Suitable for new starters, those switching careers and even practicing Business Analysts!
Primary Learning Outcomes
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Information and knowledge for working as a Business Analyst on your job and/or commencing certification preparation.
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Rich understanding and hands-on knowledge of all 6 core Business Analysis Knowledge Areas as per BABOK®.
Resources provided
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Full course slides and quizzes with answers for all the training modules.
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Completed fictional project artefacts (e.g., Use case diagrams, Context diagram, BPMN 2.0 swim lane diagram, User stories etc.)
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Commonly used BA templates (e.g., BRD/FRS documents, Requirements Traceability Matrix etc.)
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Value proposition
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Looking for a BA job? The course gives you industry knowledge in 2 days!
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Preparing for BA Certification? The course provides foundational knowledge for core certifications.
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Wanting to upskill and be better at your work? The course equips students with theoretical and practical knowledge to excel at work.
Live BA project
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Course is run as a fictional project (almost like "real world") - start to finish
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Concepts explained in the context of the project.
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Interactive with group discussions, quizzes and exercises.
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Certifications
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Course suitable for ECBA/CCBA/CBAP certification preparation.
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Course gives you 14 PD hours/CDUs.
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B​usiness Analysis concepts provided in a generic way to suit certifications from IIBA/BCS/PMI/IREB/other bodies
Free Document Templates/Resources included in the Training
You get the following BA document templates for free as part of the Training package:
Business Case template
Business / Stakeholder Requirements document template
Requirements Traceability Matrix template
Use Case Template ...and more!
Course Completion
You get a course completion certificate on the successful completion of the training course.
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The certificate highlights the PD hours/CDUs earned from the course.​
Sample course content
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Want to see some sample training content?
Here's a short video that compares Use cases and Functional requirements.
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