BCS - Practitioner in Business Skills for the IT Professional

Duration

Duration:

Only 2 Days

Method

Method:

Classroom / Online / Hybrid

Next date

Next date:

10.2.2025 (Monday)

Overview

This accelerated BCS Practitioner in Business Skills for the IT Professional practitioner-level award encourages individuals in IT and technical roles to explore the many teams, ideas, and functions within an organisation and maximise their contribution.

You’ll attain a comprehensive knowledge of the fundamentals of business strategy, finance from a business context, frameworks for operational management, and various customer and marketing journeys, including:

Conceptualising key areas of business strategy, such as the mission statement and use of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); Discerning between the different areas of business finance and commercial acumen; Understanding frameworks such as Agile, Waterfall, Lean Six Sigma, and the Value Chain; Understanding and creating customer journeys for internal and external stakeholders; Learning the 4 P’s of marketing and their applications.

In just 2 days, you’ll learn understand how to lead effectively. You’ll also learn how to:

  • Manage driven digital teams that enact solutions
  • Increase digital productivity across your organisation
  • Develop skills and knowledge to support successful business change programmes within your organisation

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the BCS exam, and achieve your BCS Practitioner in Business Skills for the IT Professional certification.

Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get certified at twice the speed of the traditional training and get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for:

  • Digital professionals looking to enhance their soft skills in target areas.
  • IT business partners, business analysts, business managers and members of their team, business change managers and project managers.

Four reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

  1. You'll be trained and certified faster. Learn more on this 2-day accelerated course. You'll get at least 12 hours a day of quality learning time in a distraction-free environment
  2. Your course is all-inclusive. One simple price covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals – so you can focus on learning
  3. Pass first time or train again for free. Your expert instructor will deliver our unique accelerated learning methods, allowing you to learn faster and be in the best possible position to pass first time. In the unlikely event that you don't, it's covered by your Certification Guarantee
  4. Study with an award-winning training provider. We've won the Learning and Performance Institute's "Training Company of the Year" three times. Firebrand is your fastest way to learn, with 134561 students saving more than one million hours since 2001

Benefits

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

  1. Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
  2. You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
  3. Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
  4. Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
  5. You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
  6. You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
  7. You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals
  • * For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
  • ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

Curriculum

Module 1: The Business Strategy and Transformation (30%)

  • Explain different types of organisations and the sectors in which they can operate
  • Interpret the organisation’s mission and vision
  • Interpret organisational objectives and key performance indicators
  • Demonstrate the organisation’s values

Module 2: The Financials (20%)

  • Understand and analyse a budget to calculate any variance
  • Understand the terms CAPEX and OPEX in an organisational context
  • Use a cost-benefit analysis model

Module 3: The Role of People in Teams and Organisations (25%)

  • Interpret project and organisational requirements to select a suitable project approach.
  • Demonstrate continuous improvement techniques.
  • Interpret the role and needs of stakeholders

Module 4: Your Organisation’s Proposition (25%)

  • Analyse the specific proposition of your organisation
  • Describe the internal and external customers in an organisation
  • Analyse factors that could impact the organisation’s reputation

Exam Track

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:

BCS Practitioner in Business Skills for the IT Professional exam

  • Duration: 45-minutes
  • Format: ‘closed book’ exam format
  • Number of questions: 20 multiple choice with 1- and 2-mark questions
  • Passing score: 70% (21/30)

What's Included

Your accelerated course includes:

  • Accommodation *
  • Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
  • On-site exams **
  • Exam vouchers **
  • Practice tests **
  • Certification Guarantee ***
  • Courseware
  • Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
  • 24-hour lab access
  • Digital courseware **
  • * For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
  • ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
  • *** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to attend this accelerated course.

Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.

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