Business Analysis Essentials

This is an introductory course designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the benefits, functions, and impact a business analyst has within an organization. The course discusses the business analysis lifecycle as it is applied throughout a project as well as the pre-project activities that comprise strategy analysis. Students learn how a business analyst supports the project (traditional or agile) throughout the solution development life cycle, from defining business needs and solution scope to validating that requirements have been met in the testing phase and ensuring the solution continues to provide value after implementation.