BCS - Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis

Duration

Duration:

Only 2 Days

Method

Method:

Classroom / Online / Hybrid

Next date

Next date:

30/9/2024 (Monday)

Overview

On this accelerated BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis course, you will take your first step on your business analysis career path by attaining a certification that employers around the world respect and value.

At the end of this course you will understand how to identify and evaluate options for improving your business; Develop skills and knowledge to support successful business change programmes within your organisation; Attain one of the four modules you need to gain the International Diploma in Business Analysis, which follows entry onto the professional registration for IT technicians (RITTech).

In just 2 days, you’ll learn to gain a broad understanding of business analysis. You’ll also learn:

  • The role and competencies of a business analyst
  • How to identify and evaluate options for improving your business
  • Investigative techniques, including interviews, workshops, prototyping and scenarios
  • How to categorise, analyse and manage stakeholders
  • Making a business case and assessing feasibility
  • How to document, manage and validate requirements

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the BCS exam, and achieve your BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis 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:

  • People who want to understand business analysis, support change and improve business processes
  • Business analysts, business managers and members of their team, business change managers and project managers

Benefits

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need:

  • Intensive group instruction
  • One-on-one instruction attention
  • Hands-on labs
  • Lab partner and group exercises
  • Question and answer drills
  • Independent study

Curriculum

  • Module 1 - What is Business Analysis
  • Module 2 - The Competencies of a Business Analyst
  • Module 3 - The Strategic Context for Business Analysis
  • Module 4: The Business Analysis Service Framework
  • Module 5 - Investigation of the Business Situation
  • Module 6 - Analysing and Managing Stakeholders
  • Module 7 - Improving Business Service and Process
  • Module 8 - Defining the Solution
  • Module 9 - Make the Business Case
  • Module 10 - Establishing the Requirements
  • Module 11 - Documenting and Managing Requirements
  • Module 12 - Modelling Requirements
  • Module 13 - Delivering the Requirements
  • Module 14 - Delivering the Business Solution

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 Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis

  • 60 minutes
  • 40x Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
  • 65% pass mark (26/40)

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.

Reviews

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Dhanya Balachandran. (5/10/2023 (Thursday) to 6/10/2023 (Friday))

"Enjoyed attending the BCS certified devops course. Thanks for the wonderful experience. The knowledge of the trainer was very good and course material was well sequenced / thought through."
Dhanya Balachandran. (5/10/2023 (Thursday) to 6/10/2023 (Friday))

"Great training and centre, enough material provided."
Emma Groves, Virgin Media O2. (5/10/2023 (Thursday) to 6/10/2023 (Friday))

"Great training and centre, enough material provided."
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