Business Analysis

  1. Business Analysis Perspectives
    1. The Agile Perspective
      1. The Role of the BA in Agile Teams
        1. BA Responsibilities in Agile
          1. Collaboration with Product Owner and Team
            1. Agile BA Competencies
            2. Agile Methodologies
              1. Scrum
                1. Scrum Roles
                  1. Scrum Events
                    1. Scrum Artifacts
                    2. Kanban
                      1. Kanban Principles
                        1. Visual Boards
                          1. Work in Progress Limits
                          2. Extreme Programming
                            1. Scaled Agile Framework
                            2. User Stories and Backlog Management
                              1. Writing Effective User Stories
                                1. Backlog Prioritization
                                  1. Acceptance Criteria
                                    1. Story Mapping
                                    2. Agile Requirements Practices
                                      1. Just-in-Time Requirements
                                        1. Iterative Requirements Development
                                          1. Collaborative Requirements Definition
                                        2. The Business Intelligence Perspective
                                          1. Data Analysis and Reporting
                                            1. Data Collection and Cleansing
                                              1. Data Visualization Techniques
                                                1. Statistical Analysis
                                                2. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
                                                  1. Defining KPIs
                                                    1. Monitoring and Reporting KPIs
                                                      1. KPI Dashboards
                                                      2. Data Warehousing and Big Data Concepts
                                                        1. Data Warehouse Architecture
                                                          1. Big Data Fundamentals
                                                            1. Data Lakes
                                                            2. Analytics and Business Intelligence Tools
                                                              1. Reporting Tools
                                                                1. OLAP Systems
                                                                  1. Self-Service Analytics
                                                                2. The Information Technology Perspective
                                                                  1. Bridging Business and IT
                                                                    1. Translating Business Needs to Technical Requirements
                                                                      1. Facilitating Communication Between Stakeholders
                                                                        1. IT-Business Alignment
                                                                        2. System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
                                                                          1. SDLC Phases
                                                                            1. BA Role in Each Phase
                                                                              1. SDLC Methodologies
                                                                              2. Understanding System Architecture
                                                                                1. System Components
                                                                                  1. Integration Points
                                                                                    1. Technical Constraints
                                                                                  2. The Business Architecture Perspective
                                                                                    1. Aligning Strategy with Operations
                                                                                      1. Strategic Alignment Techniques
                                                                                        1. Operational Planning
                                                                                          1. Performance Management
                                                                                          2. Capability Mapping
                                                                                            1. Identifying Business Capabilities
                                                                                              1. Capability Assessment
                                                                                                1. Capability Roadmaps
                                                                                                2. Value Stream Mapping
                                                                                                  1. Mapping Value Streams
                                                                                                    1. Identifying Value-Adding Activities
                                                                                                      1. Waste Elimination
                                                                                                      2. Enterprise Architecture
                                                                                                        1. Architecture Frameworks
                                                                                                          1. Architecture Governance
                                                                                                            1. Architecture Modeling
                                                                                                          2. The Business Process Management Perspective
                                                                                                            1. Process Modeling and Improvement
                                                                                                              1. Process Mapping Techniques
                                                                                                                1. Process Analysis and Redesign
                                                                                                                  1. Process Optimization
                                                                                                                  2. Lean and Six Sigma Principles
                                                                                                                    1. Lean Fundamentals
                                                                                                                      1. Six Sigma Methodology
                                                                                                                        1. DMAIC Process
                                                                                                                        2. Business Process Re-engineering
                                                                                                                          1. Re-engineering Approaches
                                                                                                                            1. Change Management in BPR
                                                                                                                              1. Process Innovation
                                                                                                                              2. Process Automation
                                                                                                                                1. Robotic Process Automation
                                                                                                                                  1. Workflow Management
                                                                                                                                    1. Business Rules Engines

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                                                                                                                                1. Introduction to Business Analysis