Course Description: Business Analysis for the Project Manager
A Business Analysis course for project managers? Absolutely! While the Business. Analyst position is still rather new to many organizations, their primary role — to define and document user requirements and thereby help bridge the gap between the client and the solution team, has always been an essential ingredient for achieving project success. There are usually not enough dedicated Business Analysts to go around, therefore on small to medium size projects the role, if not the title, of business analysis often falls on the shoulders of the project manager, or other core team members. In fact, in addition to project managers, subject matter experts, and account managers often find themselves in the position of having to elicit client requirements and then document them in a way in which they will accurately translate into the project deliverables.
For larger projects, it is important that the project manager understand the value that a professional Business Analyst will bring to the project. It is also important that the Project Manager and Business Analyst roles are clearly defined in such cases.
Taught through a series of discussions, examples, and real world hands-on exercises drawn from IT projects, participants of this two-day workshop will come away with tools they can apply immediately, whether their primary role is that of a Project Manager, Business Analyst, Account Manager, Consultant, Developer, or other core project team member.
Who Should Attend
- Project Managers
- Subject Matter Experts (e.g. consultants, developers, programmers)
- Account Managers
Note, This is not a financial analysis course.
Materials
- Participants will receive a course workbook containing copies of presentation slides, exercises, and reference materials.
- Participants will also receive a CD containing additional course reference materials.
- Certificate of completion (framed for in-house clients)
Learning Objectives
Participants of this course will be able to…
- Understand the differences and the interrelationship between PM, BA, and SME roles
- Understand the core BA tools used for:
- Determining the business and user requirements
- Documenting requirements
- Understand how BA tools can benefit us
- Understand best practices in defining requirements
Prerequisites
Participants should have at least a fundamental understanding of Project Management best practices. We recommend our 3-day Project Management Essentials workshop (or equivalent)
Click here for the full PDF course description and outline.
For information on how to arrange for an in-house delivery of this course contact
in-house@wcpconsulting.com or call 905-660-7184.
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