Strategic Business Analyst Course
Program Overview
In an ever-evolving business landscape, the role of a Business Analyst has become pivotal in driving organizational success. The Strategic Business Analyst Course is meticulously designed to equip you with the strategic insight and analytical skills necessary to influence decision-making, optimize processes, and deliver business value.
Course Overview
This course takes you beyond the traditional Business Analyst role, focusing on strategic analysis, advanced techniques, and leadership. Whether you’re a seasoned Business Analyst looking to sharpen your skills or someone new to the field, this course will prepare you to take on more strategic responsibilities and make a significant impact in your organization.
What You Will Learn
- Strategic Thinking and Planning: Develop the ability to think strategically and align business analysis activities with organizational goals.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Master the art of stakeholder management, ensuring that all voices are heard and aligned with the business strategy.
- Needs Prioritization and Governance: Learn how to prioritize business needs and define governance processes that align with organizational objectives, ensuring clarity and focus throughout your projects.
- Strategic Analysis and Business Case Development: Gain expertise in validating business needs, conducting gap analysis, and preparing comprehensive business cases that support strategic initiatives.
- Change Strategy and Execution: Understand how to define and implement effective change strategies, manage resources, and guide your organization through successful transitions and restructuring efforts.
- Execution Management: Discover why executions often fail and how to overcome common pitfalls by managing implementation, stakeholders, expectations, and risks to achieve successful outcomes.
- Strategic Initiative Closure and Evaluation: Learn how to assess solution effectiveness, identify value limiters, and improve outcomes as you close strategic initiatives, ensuring lasting impact and value creation.
Why Choose This Course?
- Comprehensive Curriculum: The course covers all critical aspects of strategic business analysis, from foundational concepts to advanced techniques, ensuring a well-rounded understanding.
- Expert Instructors: Learn from industry veterans with years of experience in product management and ownership.
- Interactive Learning Experience: Engage in live online sessions with real-time feedback and interactive discussions to reinforce your learning.
- Flexible Learning: Access course materials online at your convenience, allowing you to balance learning with your professional life.
- Course Completion Certificate: Upon completion, receive a course completion certificate from Adaptive US that recognizes and enhances your professional credentials.
- Career Advancement: Enhance your resume with a sound understanding of Strategic Product Ownership which is highly regarded in the industry, positioning you for leadership roles in product management.
Who Should Enroll?
- Experienced Business Analysts looking to move into strategic roles.
- Project Managers and Product Owners wanting to enhance their strategic analysis skills.
- Professionals in IT, operations, and other business functions seeking to understand and apply strategic business analysis.
Training Syllabus
The program will cover the following content in 6 sessions of 3 hours each
Introduction
1.1 What Is Strategic Analysis?
1.2 Practice Areas Of Strategic Analysis
1.3 Future Of Strategic Analysis
1.4 Strategic Analysis Practitioner Roles
1.5 Key Stakeholders For Strategic Analysis Practitioners
1.6 Strategic Analysis Principles
2 Strategy Analysis Glossary
3 Foundational Skills
3.1 Analytical And Critical Thinking
3.2 Business Knowledge
3.3 Communication Skills
3.4 Influencing Skills
3.5 Interpersonal Skills
3.6 Leadership Skills
3.7 Problem Solving
3.8 Political Awareness
3.9 Technology Skills
4 Techniques
4.1 Activity Sampling
4.2 Affinity Diagram
4.3 Balanced Score Card (BSC)
4.4 Benchmarking
4.5 The Boston Matrix
4.6 Brainstorming
4.7 Business Capability Analysis
4.8 Business Case
4.9 Business Events
4.10 Business Model Canvas
4.11 Business Perspectives/ Catwoe
4.12 Business Process Improvement
4.13 Business Rules Analysis
4.14 Change Of Perspectives: 6 Thinking Hats
4.15 Checklists
4.16 Collaborative Games
4.17 Conflict Resolution
4.18 Data Mining
4.19 Decision Tables
4.20 Decision Trees
4.21 Decomposition
4.22 Document Analysis
4.23 Ecosystem Map / Context Diagram
4.24 Estimation
4.25 Financial Analysis
4.26 Focus Group
4.27 Inspection
4.28 Interviews
4.29 Job Analysis
4.30 Kano Analysis
4.31 Large Scale Intervention Techniques
4.32 Lessons Learned / Retrospective
4.33 Market Analysis
4.34 Mckinsey 7-S Framework
4.35 Meeting Techniques
4.36 Metrics And Kpis
4.37 Mind Map
4.38 Minimal Viable Product
4.39 Observations
4.40 Organizational Context Model
4.41 Organizational Model
4.42 Pareto Principle
4.43 Pestle Analysis
4.44 Porter’s Five Competitive Forces
4.45 Porter’s Value Chain
4.46 Prioritization
4.47 Process Analysis
4.48 Process Modeling
4.49 Product Life Cycle
4.50 Product Roadmap
4.51 Prototyping
4.52 Purpose Alignment Model
4.53 Ratio Analysis
4.54 Reviews / Walkthroughs
4.55 Rich Picture
4.56 Risk Analysis
4.57 Root – Cause Analysis (RCA)
4.58 Six Sigma
4.59 Smart Goals
4.60 Stakeholder List And Maps
4.61 Strategic Review
4.62 Surveys And Questionnaire
4.63 Swot Analysis
4.64 Value Modelling
4.65 Vendor Assessment
4.66 Visioning
4.67 Workshops
5 Planning
Planning Variables
Tasks In Planning Practice Area
5.1 Plan And Monitor Activities
5.2 Plan Stakeholder Collaboration
5.3 Plan Resources
5.4 Define The Governance Process
5.5 Define Needs Prioritization Process
6 Strategizing
6.1 Validate Business Need
6.2 Plan For Strategizing
6.3 Understand Strategic Initiative Context
6.4 Conduct Gap Analysis
6.5 Prepare Business Case
6.6 Define Change Strategy
7 Execution
Why Do Executions Fail?
Weak Recommendation
Principles That Aid Execution
7.1 Manage Implementation
7.2 Manage Stakeholders
7.3 Manage Stakeholder Expectations
7.4 Manage Resources
7.5 Manage Training
7.6 Manage Risks
7.7 Prepare For Transition
7.8 Manage Organizational Restructuring
8 Closure
8.1 Assess Solution Effectiveness
8.2 Assess Value Limiters
8.3 Improve Solution Effectiveness
8.4 Close The Strategic Initiative
Course Endorsement / Certification
The Strategic Business Analyst course is endorsed by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®). Upon completion of this course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion, awarding you 21 CDU / Professional Development Hours (PD Hours).