Perform Business Analysis | Identify Needs, Define Solutions, and Drive Business Success
The Perform Business Analysis course is designed to equip learners with the skills to identify business needs, determine appropriate solutions, and develop comprehensive business cases. This self-paced online course focuses on analyzing internal and external environments, conducting feasibility studies, defining project scopes, and compiling business cases to facilitate informed decision-making.
Why take this course on business analysis?
ffective business analysis is crucial for organizational success, enabling informed decision-making and strategic planning. This course provides practical guidance on identifying business opportunities, evaluating potential solutions, and developing business cases to support project initiation and implementation.
What will I learn in this course?
You’ll learn to analyze business environments, identify needs and opportunities, determine solution approaches, define project scopes, and develop comprehensive business cases.
What you’ll gain from this course:
- Understand how to analyze internal and external business environments to identify needs and opportunities.
- Learn to determine and evaluate potential solution approaches through feasibility studies.
- Develop skills to define project and solution scopes effectively.
- Gain expertise in compiling comprehensive business cases to support project decisions.
- Enhance your ability to facilitate informed decision-making within your organization.
Recognising what a business requires and the potential opportunities, figuring out the best method for finding the right solution, outlining the extent of that solution, and creating a rationale for its implementation are crucial steps in this process.
The Perform Business Analysis course offers a comprehensive overview of the business analysis process, from identifying organizational needs to developing actionable solutions. Through real-world scenarios and structured methodologies, learners will gain insights into conducting effective analyses and facilitating strategic decision-making.
Course Content
- The internal and external business environment and architecture are analysed within the scope of a designated business mandate
- The current state of technology is assessed in order to inform solution architecture and clarify business problems
- The business problem, opportunities and/or needs are analysed in order to identify requirements for new solutions
- A gap analysis is performed to determine where the organisation is and where it wants to be
- Initial requirements are derived and documented in order to clarify solution scope
- The potential solution approach options are identified in order to prepare for a feasibility analysis
- A feasibility analysis is conducted for each solution approach option to facilitate business decision making processes
- Viable potential solution approach is recommended to facilitate business decision making processes
- A feasibility study report is produced to communicate and validate the recommended solution approach with stakeholders
- The scope of work is defined using selected techniques in accordance with project standards in order to prepare the business case
- The ambit of investigation is defined using selected techniques in accordance with project standards in order to prepare the
- The solution scope is explored in order to prepare the business case
- The scope of work is established using selected techniques in order to prepare and present the business case
- The solution and project scope are clarified by listing exclusions
- The benefits are identified and quantified for project justification purposes
- Costs are identified and quantified for project justification and control purposes
- An initial risks assessment is conducted for project feasibility purposes and to inform a risk management plan
- A business case is compiled and presented in order to facilitate project selection and decision making by business stakeholders
Accreditation
- Non-accredited: Short course only
- Duration: 1h 30m
- Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
- Access Period: 12 Months
