Strategic Business Analysis

This course is suitable for professionals undertaking the following roles:

• Business analysts with a minimum three years’ experience who wish to understand what happens in the business case phase of the portfolio process.
• Experienced business analysts who are developing into a more strategic role.
• Experienced business analysts who want to ensure that they do everything possible to set their projects up to succeed.
• Senior business analysts and team leads who are looking to formalise their current thinking and create a high-performing team.
• Project managers and/or business analyst managers who want clarity of the senior BA role.

After completing this course, candidates will be able to determine:

• The real value that a great business analyst brings to an organisation.
• What makes up a business case and your contribution to it.
• The importance of stakeholders and how to communicate successfully.
• How to define the BA framework for the programme or project.
• The importance of defining and implementing supporting critical processes.
• How to coach and mentor junior BAs.
• How to prepare and present a topic so that the audience “get it”.

• Face-to-face or virtual trainer delivered three day
  course.
• Undertake individual and group led activities to support practical application.
• Includes additional reference resources.
• Students receive certificate of completion at the end of the course.

• De-mystifying the terminology.
• Building a business case.
• Understanding our stakeholders.
• Supporting critical processes.
• Communication.
• Leadership & mentoring.