Business Analysis Certificate Program

This certificate program addresses the full range of analytical thinking, problem-solving, and communications skills required to perform effective business analysis.

As a certified business analyst, you become an agent of change. Your organization relies upon you to gather and document business, organizational and operational requirements from customers and other stakeholders, and use those requirements to guide product and service design. In this key role, you must interact with various groups, at multiple levels, to ensure that key stakeholders remain engaged throughout the process. 

Benefits

You will learn to:

• Understand and document enterprise problems and goals
• Analyze needs and possible solutions
• Devise appropriate solution strategies
• Facilitate stakeholder collaboration
• Lead change initiatives within their organization

Topics

• Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
• Elicitation and Collaboration
• Requirements Life Cycle Management
• Strategy Analysis
• Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
• Solution Evaluation

The curriculum aligns with the two leading standards in the field ‒ the International Institute of Business Analysis™ (IIBA®) A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) and the Project Management Institute (PMI®) Guide to Business Analysis. These two guides reflect current practices and strategies used in the field. The program will prepare participants for the certification examinations of either.

Instructors

Chris Christensen; Rick Hefner, PhD