Course: Demo - IQBBA BA Certification Prep Course

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General
Welcome to This Demo!

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Course Introduction

This video presents an overview to the course and provides important information on how to get the most from this course.

5 mins.
Orientation Video

12 mins, 47 seconds.
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Topic 2
What is Business Analysis?

• Why is Business Analysis Necessary?
• What is Business Analysis?
• Core Concepts of Business Analysis
• Knowledge Areas
• Tasks and Responsibilities
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Enterprise Analysis

• Stakeholder Identification and Analysis
• Enterprise Analysis - Identifying Business Processes
• Business Needs and Goal Definition
• Business Case Definition
• Determining Solution Scope and Approach
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Business Analysis Process Planning

• Business Analysis Communication Planning
• Requirements Management Process Planning
• Configuration and Change Management Process
• Tools and Techniques Selection
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Topic 5
Module REQA - Exploring Requirements (Supplemental - Non-syllabus)

This module introduces the concept of software requirements management.

This optional presentation is not required to complete the certification training, but does provide some helpful context for requirements management.

34 mins.
- Understand the nature of requirements
- Learn about common requirements problems
- Learn how quality requirements reduce project cost and risk
- Learn what requirements management is all about
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Module REQB - Problem Analysis (Supplemental - Non-syllabus)

This module discusses how to define the problem to be solved.
- Understand the problem definition process
- Learn about how to ask the right questions
- Learn about modeling techniques used in problem analysis
22 Mins.
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Requirements Elicitation

• The Concept of Requirements Elicitation
• Requirements Scope Management
• Requirements Traceability
• Requirements Documentation
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Topic 8
Module REQC - Techinques for Getting the User Perspective (Supplemental - Non-syllabus)

This module presents techniques for gathering accurate information from end-users that can be used to build systems that will meet user needs.
- Understand how to identify the right people to interview
- Learn how to identify needs and features
- Learn techniques for learning and documenting user desires, such as brainstorming, storyboarding, prototyping, interviews and role playing
58 Mins.
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Topic 9
Module REQD - Documenting Requirements

This module describes how to get user requirements into writing using a variety of tools and techniques.
- Learn about the IEEE standard for Software Requirements Specification
- Understand what makes a good requirement specification
- Review common problems with defining requirements
- Learn about tools for defining requirements
- Learn about the ways to define technical requirements using diagrams and models
Part 1 - 61 Mins.
Part 2 - 25 Mins.
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Requirements Analysis
- Requirements Organization
- Modeling and Specification
- Defining Assumptions and Constraints
- Verification and Validation
- Quality Assurance
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Module REQE - Requirements Management

This module focuses on how to manage requirements throughout the software lifecycle.
- Learn how to scope management, trade-offs and how they affect requirements management
- Learn how to manage expectations
- Learn how to refine requirements
- Learn about change and how to control it
- Learn how change impacts requirements
42 Mins.
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Module REQF - Testing Requirements

This module shows how to verify and validate user requirements.
- Learn how to test requirements in view of the ten quality factors for requirements
- Learn the process for requirements walkthroughs
- Understand why early verification of requirements is important
- Learn about the considerations for developing test cases from requirements
- Learn how to define requirements traceability
- Learn about tools for defining test cases from requirements
30 Mins.
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Topic 13
Solution Validation
- Assessment
- Validation
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Topic 14
REQG - Problems in the Requirements Process (Supplemental - Non-syllabus)

This module gives practical techniques and tips for dealing with the cultural and interpersonal issues that often constrain the requirements process.
- Learn how to deal with some of the most common problems in requirements
- Learn about how to deal with scope creep
- Learn how to deal with excessive change
- Learn how to get cultural acceptance for implementing a requirements process
- Learn how to get started in implementing a requirements process in your organization
- Learn how to start gathering and documenting requirements early in a project
- Learn how to know when to stop documenting requirements
13 Mins.
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Tools and Techniques
- BA Tools
- BA Techniques
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Competencies
- Domain Knowledge
- Soft Skills
- Facilitation Skills
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Topic 17
Process Improvement
- Process Improvement
- Process Simulation and Re-Design
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Innovation, Design and the Customer
- Role of the Innovation
- Competition and Market Research
- Design Thinking
- Basic Methods, Tools and Techniques
- Working with the Final User
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Topic 19
Sample Exam
- Sample Exam URL
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Topic 20
Course Summary
This module summarizes the course and provides final comments by Randy on how to start applying the information.
11 mins.

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