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Business Analysis Fundamentals course (3 Days)
Business Analysis Upskill
IIBA® endorsed practical course that makes you Industry ready!
Learning mode: Live interactive classes (Online via Zoom)
Professional Development (PD) hours: You earn 21 PD hours by attending this course
Duration: Classes run for 3 days, roughly 7.5 hours each day.
Course dates: Please see here.
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Price:
A$1,925 + GST*
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Javaid Mogul
Data Analyst
Outstanding Course with Practical Skills!
I recently attended the "Business Analysis Fundamentals" course conducted by Gaurav Kathuria, and it was an outstanding experience. The course is well-structured... providing practical skills that are immediately applicable in real-world business scenarios.
Gaurav is an exceptional trainer, combining his deep expertise with an engaging teaching style. The course also reflects the current, evolving business environment, making it highly relevant for anyone looking to upskill or enter the field of business analysis..
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Main Course Benefits
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IIBA® Endorsed course aligned to the latest BABOK® Guide.
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Interactive course that combines theoretical Business Analysis concepts with hands-on practice through a fictional project, guiding participants from start to finish with real-world examples.
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Ideal for mastering use cases, user stories, process models and more. The course features group discussions, quizzes, and exercises to enhance learning.
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You get Personalised support post training (resumé review, interview preparation and answers to your individual questions) - all free.
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Course delivered by CBAP® certified Trainer with 23 years+ industry experience.
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1.5 hrs free group Q&A session 1 week after the training.
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Several core Business Analysis document templates included free.
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20% discount on all future courses.
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Option to withdraw from the training up to 1 day before the classes start. Full refund provided. For Cancellation and refund options(see T&C)
Course outline
Day 1
1. Introduction to Business Analysis (BA) and BA roles 2. What do Business Analysts do? 3. BA certifications and certifying bodies 4. Key concepts and terms 5. Introduction to BABOK and the 6 Knowledge Areas 6. Software Development Life Cycle - Waterfall and Agile methodologies 7. Business Requirements, Stakeholder Requirements, Solution and Transition Requirements 8. Introduction to a Fictional project (case study) 9. Writing a Business Case 10. Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring 11. Defining Problem Statement and Scope of the overall solution
Day 2
1. Analysing Current State (AS IS) and Defining Future State (TO BE) 2. Gap analysis and Defining Change Strategy 3. Running requirement workshops 4. Conducting Stakeholder interviews and doing Observations 5. Requirements modelling and analysis 6. Making Swimlane/Activity diagrams (BPMN/UML), Mind Maps, Decision Tables, Data Flow Diagrams and others 7. Writing Functional requirements 8. Prioritising requirements 9. Writing Agile User stories and Acceptance criteria
Day 3
1. Writing Use Cases and Business Rules 2. Introduction to Jira 3. Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) 4. Requirements management (changes, reviews and approvals) 5. Writing and measuring Non-functional requirements (NFRs) 6. Involvement in Software Testing (including UAT) 7. BA roles in various industries/domains 8. How to enter the Business Analysis job market *Bonus content 9. Tips for writing resume (showcasing analysis skills) *Bonus content 10. Preparing for BA interview (sample questions) *Bonus content
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What some people say about our service
Catherine Calo
Senior Data Analyst &
Product Manager
Manpreet Kaur Business Analyst & Consultant
Who will be my Trainer?
Gaurav Kathuria
Founder & Lead Trainer
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Passionate CBAP®, CSM®, CPM® Business Analyst Trainer and Coach.
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​Chemical Engineer from I.I.T. Kharagpur (Indian Institute of Technology) year 2000.
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Best selling author of "Web Content Management with Documentum" (Packt Publishing 2006).
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23 years+ IT industry experience (13 years+ Business Analysis experience).
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25+ projects successfully executed across 6 countries.
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Founder & Lead Trainer - Business Analysis Upskill (IIBA® Endorsed Education Provider).
No prior analysis experience?
That's Okay! This course requires no previous analysis experience.​
Not familiar with Agile?
That's Okay! We cover a few basic Agile concepts in this course.
Not from an IT background?
That's Okay! We cover a few basic IT and software development concepts.
Need the skills to secure a job?
We get it! We cover some tips for CV & interview preparation for Business Analyst jobs.
Training highlights
3 Days - Classes run for three days, roughly 7.5 hours each day.
IIBA® Endorsed Course - endorsed by the International Institute of Business Analysis and aligned to the BABOK® guide.
Personalised support post training - Free for 1 month! Free resumé review, job interview preparation and general support/answering questions specific to your situation
CBAP® Trainer - Trainer with 13 years+ Business Analysis experience (Total 23 years+ industry experience across 6 countries).
Job readiness - Course provides tips for CV preparation, Business Analyst interview preparation and applying for Business Analyst jobs.
Live project (real-world like) - Students work on an interactive fictional Business Analyst project throughout the training to learn the concepts.
Free cancellation, Full refund - After paying, if you change your mind - no problem! You can withdraw from the training up to 1 day before the classes start. Full refund provided.
10+ Tools & Techniques - Course covers more than 10 industry-standard Business Analyst tools and techniques used by Business Analysts across the globe.
24+ Quizzes - Quizzes after each training module to test the knowledge and clarify any doubts.
10+ Hands-on exercises - Individual and group exercises throughout the training to get a 'taste' of real Business Analysis work.
Top skills - You learn 6 Knowledge Areas from BABOK®, Agile concepts, Stakeholder management, Requirements elicitation, BA planning, BA tools & diagrams, JIRA, Functional and Non-functional requirements, Agile user stories and more.
Free BA templates - You get full training material (slides), completed fictional project artefacts, and several core Business Analysis document templates for free.
Certificate of Completion - Students get a certificate at the end of the training, clearly showing IIBA® endorsed course and 21 PD hours/CDUs earned from the training.
Post training support - Free 1.5 hours group questions and answers session one week after the training to clarify any lingering doubts.
Need more info? Do you have any questions in mind? Unsure if this training is right for you?
Contact us for a no-obligation, open discussion. We will be happy to help you!
Additional course details
Pre-requisites & Audience
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Basic working knowledge of Computers and MS Office required.
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No prior knowledge of Business/Domain knowledge/Business Analysis experience required.
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Suitable for new starters, those switching careers and even practicing Business Analysts!
Primary Learning Outcomes
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Information and knowledge for working as a Business Analyst on your job and/or commencing certification preparation.
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Rich understanding and hands-on knowledge of all 6 core Business Analysis Knowledge Areas as per BABOK®.
Resources provided
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Full course slides and quizzes with answers for all the training modules.
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Completed fictional project artefacts (e.g., Use case diagrams, Context diagram, BPMN 2.0 swim lane diagram, User stories etc.)
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Commonly used BA templates (e.g., BRD/FRS documents, Requirements Traceability Matrix etc.)
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Value proposition
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Looking for a BA job? The course gives you industry knowledge in 3 days!
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Preparing for BA Certification? The course provides foundational knowledge for core certifications.
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Wanting to upskill and be better at your work? The course equips students with theoretical and practical knowledge to excel at work.
Live BA project
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Course is run as a fictional project (almost like "real world") - start to finish
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Concepts explained in the context of the project.
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Interactive with group discussions, quizzes and exercises.
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Certifications
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Course suitable for ECBA/CCBA/CBAP certification preparation.
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Course gives you 21 PD hours/CDUs.
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B​usiness Analysis concepts provided in a generic way to suit certifications from IIBA/BCS/PMI/IREB/other bodies
Watch this short video to get an understanding of what's covered in the "Business Analysis Fundamentals" training course.
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Learn about - course benefits, what students get out of this training, course pre-requisites, ideal students for this course, course outline, bonus course content and the training methodology.
Free Document Templates/Resources included in the Training
You get the following BA document templates for free as part of the Training package:
Business Case template
Business / Stakeholder Requirements document template
Requirements Traceability Matrix template
Use Case Template ...and more!
How is the Training conducted?
The entire Training course is conducted by an Instructor and is pivoted on a "Fictional project" (like a real-world Business Analysis assignment/project). Throughout the training, Business Analysis concepts/theory are explained in the context of the "Fictional project" with practical hands-on examples, such as:
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Defining the solution Scope
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Understanding & Capturing requirements
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Process maps/process flows
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Preparing Use Cases
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Writing Functional Requirements, Agile user stories and Non-Functional Requirements ..and more!
Course highlights
Instructor-led (Online and Classroom-based)
Runs over 3 days
Focus is on practical aspects (than just theory)
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Centred around a fictional (almost like "real world") project
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Designed to make the students 'industry ready'
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Hands-on, interactive, full of quizzes
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Primary applications/tools/standards used:
MS Office, Lucidchart, Jira, BPMN, UML, Mural
Course Completion
You get a course completion certificate on the successful completion of the training course.
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The certificate highlights the PD hours/CDUs earned from the course.
You also get personalised support after the training (resumé review, interview preparation and answers to your individual questions).
Sample course content
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Want to see some sample training content?
Here's a short video that compares Use cases and Functional requirements.
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