Agile Business Analysis: Practical Workshop

Course Introduction

Whether you are new to Agile Business Analysis or refining existing skills, this workshop-based course gives you a structured path through the subject as it applies to business-analysis, requirements and decision-support work, guided by instructors who have worked in the field.

Training Objectives

• 01Build a shared vocabulary and framework for Agile Business Analysis that your whole team can use
• 02Apply proven methods for Agile Business Analysis to realistic scenarios drawn from business-analysis, requirements and decision-support work
• 03Anticipate the failure points and compliance issues that most often affect Agile Business Analysis
• 04Communicate Agile Business Analysis decisions clearly to colleagues, clients and management
• 05Prepare a personal action plan to apply Agile Business Analysis in your own organisation

What You Will Take Away

• A checklist of common pitfalls and how to avoid them
• Benchmarks and KPIs to track your own results
• A negotiation and communication cheat-sheet

Who Should Attend

• Business Analysts
• Project & Product Managers
• IT & Systems Analysts
• Managers Making Data-Driven Decisions

Prerequisites: Open to all levels; participants are encouraged to bring a real work challenge.

Training Methodology

Learning happens by doing — teams work through practical tasks, present their results and receive immediate feedback. Case material and examples are drawn from business-analysis, requirements and decision-support work.

Day-by-Day Programme (5 Days)

• Day 1
  Where Agile Business Analysis fits

  How Agile Business Analysis connects to wider operations in business-analysis, requirements and decision-support work, plus the essential vocabulary.

• Day 2
  Working with the standards

  Interpreting and applying the codes and good-practice guidance that govern Agile Business Analysis.

• Day 3
  Tools and techniques lab

  Guided practice with the tools, checklists and templates used for Agile Business Analysis.

• Day 4
  Risk, compliance and case review

  Analysis of incidents and cases to see where Agile Business Analysis succeeds or breaks down.

• Day 5
  Consolidate and plan

  Capstone discussion, action planning and a closing assessment.

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