World-Class business Analysis Training

• Business Process Modeling – with Microsoft Visio ®   
  

  This seminar focuses on how to model processes for information systems projects. The seminar consists of an introduction to the Business Analyst function and teaches the concepts of business process modeling using the very popular modeling product, Visio. This interactive course provides a combination of lecture and hands-on exercises using a continuing case study. It blends a high level review of basic business process modeling activities and concepts with their execution in Microsoft Visio.
• Business Requirements Seminar – Gathering, Documenting and Analyzing   
  

  This seminar focuses on how to gather, define and document business requirements and perform analysis for information systems projects. The seminar consists of an introduction to the Business Analyst function and proceeds to develop the following skill sets: requirements identification and documentation, logical process modeling skills, logical data modeling skills and how to conduct facilitated sessions with supporting meeting agendas, scripts and templates. The seminar provides practical experience and case studies for learning to function as a business analyst in any organization.
• Requirements Management with UML and Use Cases   
  

  This seminar provides training in requirements management with Unified Modeling Language (UML) and use-case modeling techniques. The course focuses on discovering and managing the changing requirements of a project: analyzing the problem, defining the vision and requirements of user-identified features, defining software requirements and requirement attributes, maintaining traceability, change management, and impact analysis for project scope management. The course shows how UML modeling and requirements management techniques are used to define and document requirements that meet stakeholder needs. Students practice applying these techniques through exercises developing use cases. This class is workshop focused since design concepts are best learned from doing. The final workshops are oriented to solving problems that you have in your current projects. The workshops allow you to learn how the concepts are applied and how to develop skills in business requirements management using UML and use cases as documentation practices.
• Facilitation for Information Management Professionals    
  

  Facilitation is a very necessary skill for information management professionals, since they are called upon regularly to lead requirements discovery sessions, work on projects with different groups of people, and manage the development of common understanding of complex data and processes.

  This presentation provides an overview of facilitation techniques needed for conducting workshops and business meetings. It highlights facilitation concepts, psychological interactions and communication style differences, techniques for a successful facilitator, creating agendas and scripts for facilitating, techniques for handling difficult groups and common interpersonal problems.
• Seminar for Business Analysis Professionals    
  

  The seminar consists of an introduction to the Business Analyst function and demonstrates how and where this role fits into the business and IT communities. It includes some project management techniques for business analysts, communication skills, requirements elicitation, and documentation with supporting meeting agendas, scripts and templates. The seminar provides practical experience and case studies for learning to function as a business analyst in any organization.