Diploma in Business Analysis
Diploma in Business Analysis course teaches you everything on the topic thoroughly from scratch so you can achieve a professional certificate for free to showcase your achievement in professional life. This Diploma in Business Analysis course is a comprehensive, instructor-guided course, designed to provide a detailed understanding of the nature of the related sector and your key roles within it.
To become successful in your profession, you must have a specific set of skills to succeed in today’s competitive world. In this in-depth training course, you will develop the most in-demand skills to kickstart your career, as well as upgrade your existing knowledge & skills. The training materials of this course are available online for you to learn at your own pace and fast-track your career with ease.
Key Features of the Diploma in Business Analysis Course
Our trusted, high quality and affordable Diploma in Business Analysis course trains individuals to become experts in their field.
Who should take the course
Anyone with a knack for learning new skills can take this Diploma in Business Analysis course. While this comprehensive training is popular for preparing people for job opportunities in the relevant fields, it also helps to advance your career for promotions.
Certification
Once you’ve successfully completed your Diploma in Business Analysis course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Also, you can have your printed certificate delivered by post (shipping cost £3.99). Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.
Accreditation
All of our courses, including this Diploma in Business Analysis course, are fully accredited, providing you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helping you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field.
Assessment
At the end of the course, there will be an online assessment, which you will need to pass to complete the course. Answers are marked instantly and automatically, allowing you to know straight away whether you have passed. If you haven’t, there’s no limit on the number of times you can take the final exam. All this is included in the one-time fee you paid for the course itself.
Module 01: Introduction to Business Analysis
- Business Analysis Definition
- Business Analysis Context
- Core Concepts of Business Analysis
- Importance of Business Analysis
- Knowledge Area of Business Analysis
- Key Terms in Business Analysis
- Summary
- Assessment
Module 02: Business Processes
- Introduction
- Organisational Context
- An Alternative View of an Organisation
- The Organisational View of Business Processes
- Value Propositions
- Business Process Models
- Business events
- Developing the business process model
- Analysing tasks
- Hierarchy of process models
- Beginning and ending the process
- Analysing the ‘As Is’ Process
- Identifying problems
- Analysing the hand-offs
- Analysing the processing
- Other factors causing inadequate performance of a process
- Improving Business Processes
- Process Measurement
- Business Process Model and Notation
- Six Sigma
- Summary
- Assessment
Module 03: Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
- Introduction to Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- Importance of Business Analysis Planning
- Plan the Business Analysis Approach
- Predictive vs. Adaptive Approaches
- Create a Business Analysis Approach
- Plan Stakeholder Engagement
- Perform Stakeholder Analysis
- Define Stakeholder Collaboration
- Stakeholder Communication Needs
- Plan Stakeholder Engagement Approach
- Plan Business Analysis Governance
- Decision Making
- Change Control Process
- Plan the Prioritisation Approach
- Plan for Approvals
- Plan Business Analysis Information Management
- Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements
- Performance Analysis
- Assessment Measures
- Analyse Results
- Actions for Improvement
- Summary
- Assessment
Module 04: Strategic Analysis and Product Scope
- Introduction Strategic Analysis and Product Scope
- What Is Strategy?
- Strategy Development
- External Environment Analysis
- Porter’s Five Forces Model
- Internal Environment Analysis
- Degree of Actual and Potential Competition
- Competitive Strategy Analysis
- Achieving and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
- Corporate Strategy Analysis
- Summary
- Assessment
Module 05: Solution Evaluation
- Introduction to Solution Evaluation
- The Core Concept Model in Solution Evaluation
- Measure Solution Performance
- Analyse Performance Measures
- Assess Solution Limitations
- Assess Enterprise Limitations
- Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value
- Summary
- Assessment
Module 06: Investigation Techniques
- Introduction
- Prior Research
- Investigation Techniques
- Document Analysis
- Financial Analysis
- Focus Groups
- Interviews
- Mind Mapping
- Observation
- Prototyping
- SWOT Analysis
- Use Cases And Scenarios
- Introduction
Module 07: Ratio Analysis
- Basic Financial Statements
- Balance sheet
- Income statement
- Cash flow statement
- Statement of owner’s equity
- Liquidity Ratios
- Current Ratio
- Quick Ratio
- Profitability Ratios
- Operating Expense Ratio
- Return on Assets
- Leverage Ratios
- Equity Ratio
- Debt Ratio
- Times Interest Earned Ratio
- Activity Ratios
- Inventory Turns Ratio
- The sales/week ratio
- The turns ratio
- Average inventory
- High turns
- Relationship to gross profit rate
- Measuring turns in days
- Average Collection Period
- Inventory Turns Ratio
- Summary
- Assessment
- Basic Financial Statements
Module 08: Documenting and Managing Requirements
- Introduction to Documenting and Managing Requirements
- Importance of Documentation
- Business Requirements Document
- The Solution Documentation
- Requirements
- Categorisation
- Requirements Specification
- Documenting Assumptions
- Documenting Constraints.
- Guidelines for Writing Requirements
- Functional Requirements
- Prioritising Requirements
- Prioritisation Schemes.
- Technical Requirements Specification
- Documenting with Use Cases and User Stories
- Backlog Items
- Risk Assessment
- Summary
- Assessment
Module 09: Career Prospect as a Business Analyst
- Responsibilities
- Salary
- Working Hours
- Qualifications
- Skills
- Work Experience
- Job Providers
- Career Prospects
- Future of Business Analyst
- Summary
- Assessment
