Overview:
The most important factor in successfully implementing new tools, techniques and skills is to apply
them in real life situations. Business Analysis Simulation is a 2-day, workshop to complete the
Advanced Certificate in Business Analysis Program. It is designed to offer a variety of hands on,
practical and comprehensive opportunities to work in a project environment. The success of each team is
dependent upon their ability to think critically, react accordingly to unexpected situations and apply the
knowledge and skills they have gained through previous workshops and on the job experience.
Participants will finish the workshop at a competent level knowing that they can apply their knowledge
and be self-directed to perform the work necessary for project success.
Audience:
Those who are enrolled in the Advanced Business Analysis track and have completed the
prior workshops in the curriculum.
Prerequisites
Practitioner Certificate in Business Analysis Program, Advanced Business Analysis and
Bringing Business Solutions to Life workshops.
Course duration:
2 days
Course outline:
1. Introduction
- Has This Happened To You?
- Workshop Objectives
- Workshop Approach
- Workshop Logistics
- Workshop Materials
2. The Building Blocks
- Review the role of the business analyst
and the system development life
cycle
- Review and define criteria for ensuring
successful project outcome
- Review the new project initiative for a
case study company in
preparation for analysis, design,
testing and implementation
activities
3. Analysis
- Discuss two different approaches to
analysis
- Create a context diagram (IE and UML)
- Create a future state use case diagram
and text
- Create an activity diagram to represent
the flow of work
Produce a traceability matrix
4. Design
- Identify data model elements
(class, objects, entities)
- Create a data model (class
diagram, entity
relationship diagram)
- Produce a storyboard to represent
the user interface
- Evaluate technical alternatives
and recommend a
solution
5. Testing
- The Test Phase
- The Test Plan
- The Test Case
- User Acceptance Tests
6. Implementation
- Consider the impact of the
solution
- Review how to provide support
in the final activities
leading up to
implementation
- Recognize ways to determine
whether the organization
is ready for the transition
- Discuss the go / no go decision and what
information is needed to gain
approval to deploy
7. Follow Through
- The Follow through Phase
- Continuous Process Improvement
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