July 2019
BA20 Business Process Improvement (BPI)
Course ID: BA20 Credits: 14 PDUs Course Level: Basic/Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites - This course suitable for both novices and experienced people who need to manage and implement a Business Process Improvement (BPI) initiative. Having an understanding of project management and business processes is helpful and recommended. Course Objectives: Many of today’s Project Management and Business Analyst Professionals are finding themselves leading, managing and analyzing Business Process Improvement Initiatives - only to find that many of the…
Find out more »BA08-Agile for Business Analysts
July 29-30, 2019 class guaranteed to run! Course ID: AG-BA08 Credits: 14 PMI-PDUs, IIBA-CDUs (Professional Development Hours) Course Duration: 2 days Course Level: Basic/Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites - This course is suitable for novice and experienced practitioners who are responsible for business analysis activities on projects using iterative or adaptive (agile) delivery methods. It is recommended that participants complete the BA01 – Business Analysis Essentials course prior to enrolling or have equivalent experience. Course Abstract: As more…
Find out more »August 2019
BA02-Strategic Business Analysis
Course ID: BA02 Credits: 14 CDUs Course Duration: 2 days Course Level: Intermediate/Advanced View Course Outline Prerequisites: This course is aimed for experienced practitioners who desire a clear understanding of Strategic Business Analysis, who would like to understand what comprises this work, and the objectives for performing it. It is recommended that participants complete the BA01 – Business Analysis Essentials course prior to enrolling or have equivalent experience. Course Objectives: Learn about the components of strategic business analysis. Understand the…
Find out more »BA03-Writing Effective Business Cases
August 8-9, 2019 class Guaranteed to Run! Course ID: BA03 Credits: 14 CDUs Course Level: Basic/Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites - This course suitable for both novices and experienced people who need to develop and justify the business case. It is recommended that participants complete the BA01 – Business Analysis Essentials course prior to enrolling. Course Objectives: Learn the steps to effective business case development and support your strategic business recommendations with sound budgeting and financial back-up. The…
Find out more »BA30 – Foundations of Business Analysis
Course ID: BA30 Credits: 28 CDUs Course Duration: 4 days Course Level: Beginner/Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites - This course is suitable for both beginner and intermediate business analysts who would like to increase their skills in order to better elicit, analyze, write and effectively manage requirements for their projects. Course Abstract: Why do more than 50% of projects fail to meet their original objectives? Why do we continue to see the number of troubled and canceled projects…
Find out more »BA04-Eliciting and Writing Effective Requirements
Course ID: BA04 Credits: 21 CDUs Course Duration: 3 days Course Level: Basic/Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites - This course is suitable for both novice and experienced practitioners who desire to improve their skills at eliciting and writing effective requirements. It is recommended that participants complete the BA01 – Business Analysis Essentials course prior to enrolling or have equivalent experience. Course Abstract: Successful projects are built on the foundation of clearly defined requirements but according to PMI’s August…
Find out more »BA01-Business Analysis Essentials
July 11-12, 2019 class guaranteed to run! Course ID: BA01 Credits: 14 CDUs Course Duration: 2 days Course Level: Basic/Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites: this course is suitable for both novices and experienced practitioners who need to have a clear and systematic approach to Business Analysis. Course Objectives: This is an introductory course designed to provide participants with a basic understanding of the benefits, functions and impact a business analyst has within an organization. The course discusses the…
Find out more »BA05-BP Business Process Modeling
Course ID: BA05-BP Credits: 14 PMI-PDUs; 14 IIBA-CDUs Course Duration: 2 days Course Level: Basic/Intermediate View Course Outline Course Objectives: Learn to map your business processes easily and efficiently using examples and industry practices. You will learn the best practices in process mapping using the latest industry standards so that both the business and IT stakeholders will be able to understand the models and map processes consistently through-out your organization. Included: Full Student Guide Sample templates Intended Audience: Project Managers,…
Find out more »September 2019
Project Management Concepts
Course ID: PM12 Credits: 21 PDUs Course Duration: 3 days Course Level: Basic View Course Outline Course Description: In today’s dynamically changing business environment projects are initiated under tighter budgetary, resource and time constraints than ever before. This seminar focuses on the core project management skills required to manage any project and will provide the attendees with proven "real life" tools and techniques applied to a case study. Attendee Profile: Project Leaders, Team Leaders, Project Managers, Line of Business Coordinators,…
Find out more »BACP02 Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) and Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA®) Exam Preparation Course
Course ID: BACP02 Credits: 28 -35 CDUs* Course Duration: 4 days Course Level: Intermediate/Advanced View Course Outline * All students will obtain 28 professional development hours by attending the 4-day preparation course. CBAP candidates requiring 35 hours of professional development training in order to satisfy the eligibility requirements for the CBAP® application, can attain the remaining hours by completing the six exercises provided in a supplementary student workbook. If interested in attaining the 7 extra professional development hours for this course,…
Find out more »BA17 Problem Determination Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Course ID: BA17 Credits: 14 PDUs Course Duration: 2 days Course Level: Intermediate/Advance View Course Outline Prerequisites: This course is appropriate for individuals who have had some prior experience with root cause analysis. Course Objectives: At the completion of this course, you should be able to: • Identify the different types of tools and techniques available • Apply change management successfully • Review what to look for when applying business case thinking to Root Cause Analysis • Develop a process…
Find out more »PgMP32 PgMP Exam Prep Training 4 days
Course ID: PgMP32 Credits: 21 PDUs Course Duration: 3 or 4 days (Live in person or online class) Course Level: Advanced Instructor: James Lee Haner, PhD, PgMP, CBAP, PMI-ACP View Course Outline PgMP Requirements: To apply for the PgMP®, you need to have either: • A four year degree (bachelor’s or the global equivalent), with at least four years of project management experience and four years of program management experience. OR • A secondary diploma (high school or the global…
Find out more »PMP31 PMP® Exam Prep Training
Course ID: PMP31 Credits: 35 PDUs Course Duration: 5 days Course Level: Intermediate/Advanced View Course Outline Prerequisites: 1. Project Management Concepts 2. Equivalent project management experience Course Objectives: • Prepare participants to successfully take the PMP® exam • Introduce participants to the methods and tools of project management contained within the PMBOK® Guide, 5th Edition • Provide students with ample opportunities to assess their readiness for the exam with module quizzes and a sample exam
Find out more »October 2019
PBA04 Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA®) Exam Preparation
Course ID: BA-PBA04 Credits: 28 PDUs Course Level: Intermediate/Advanced View Course Outline Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should fulfill the Project Management Institute (PMI®) requirements for business analysis and general project experience. We recommend students read about these requirements in the PMI-PBA® Handbook. This course provides 28 of the required 35 contact hours needed to fulfill the PMI business analysis training requirements. We offer many other PM and BA courses that earn PMI PDUs to meet the full 35…
Find out more »BA26 – Requirements Elicitation
October 3-4, 2019 class Guaranteed to Run! Credits: 14 PDUs/CDUs Course Duration: 2 days Course Level: Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: General knowledge of the requirements process is recommended. The Business Analysis Essentials (BA01) course would provide this information. Course Objectives: Strong elicitation skills are a 'must have' for anyone charged with defining requirements for their project. Success is dependent on a mixture of technical skills (i.e. knowing which technique to use and how to use it) and interpersonal skills…
Find out more »BA30 – Foundations of Business Analysis
Course ID: BA30 Credits: 28 CDUs Course Duration: 4 days Course Level: Beginner/Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites - This course is suitable for both beginner and intermediate business analysts who would like to increase their skills in order to better elicit, analyze, write and effectively manage requirements for their projects. Course Abstract: Why do more than 50% of projects fail to meet their original objectives? Why do we continue to see the number of troubled and canceled projects…
Find out more »BA28 Requirements Analysis and Use Cases Workshop
Course ID: BA28 Credits: 14 PDUs/CDUs Course Duration: 2 days Course Level: Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: Knowledge of requirements process and requirements elicitation techniques. Course Objectives: This 2-day course provides a strong foundation in the mechanics of use case diagramming and writing textual descriptions of use cases. In this highly interactive workshop, you will learn how to enhance and refine your use case skills, how to involve your stakeholders in the use case process, and how to develop use…
Find out more »BA08-Agile for Business Analysts
July 29-30, 2019 class guaranteed to run! Course ID: AG-BA08 Credits: 14 PMI-PDUs, IIBA-CDUs (Professional Development Hours) Course Duration: 2 days Course Level: Basic/Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites - This course is suitable for novice and experienced practitioners who are responsible for business analysis activities on projects using iterative or adaptive (agile) delivery methods. It is recommended that participants complete the BA01 – Business Analysis Essentials course prior to enrolling or have equivalent experience. Course Abstract: As more…
Find out more »BA27 Writing and Managing Effective Requirements
Course ID: BA27 Credits: 21 CDUs Course Duration: 3 days Course Level: Beginner to Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites - This course is suitable for both beginner and intermediate business analysts who want to increase their skills for eliciting, analyzing, writing and managing effective requirements on projects. Course Objectives: • Obtain a thorough understanding of the core responsibilities of the business analyst • Understand the main professional associations and standards supporting business analysts in the industry • Discuss…
Find out more »BA29 User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for Business Analysts (BAs)
Credits: 14 PDUs/CDUs Course Duration: 2 days Course Level: Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: Knowledge of requirements process and requirements elicitation techniques. Course Objectives: This 2 day workshop looks at the business issues which drive the need for a fully functional UAT process and describes the components of such a process. It is designed to help the Business Analyst (BA) develop an understanding of their role, the process, and the deliverables associated with UAT.
Find out more »November 2019
BA01-Business Analysis Essentials
July 11-12, 2019 class guaranteed to run! Course ID: BA01 Credits: 14 CDUs Course Duration: 2 days Course Level: Basic/Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites: this course is suitable for both novices and experienced practitioners who need to have a clear and systematic approach to Business Analysis. Course Objectives: This is an introductory course designed to provide participants with a basic understanding of the benefits, functions and impact a business analyst has within an organization. The course discusses the…
Find out more »BA02-Strategic Business Analysis
Course ID: BA02 Credits: 14 CDUs Course Duration: 2 days Course Level: Intermediate/Advanced View Course Outline Prerequisites: This course is aimed for experienced practitioners who desire a clear understanding of Strategic Business Analysis, who would like to understand what comprises this work, and the objectives for performing it. It is recommended that participants complete the BA01 – Business Analysis Essentials course prior to enrolling or have equivalent experience. Course Objectives: Learn about the components of strategic business analysis. Understand the…
Find out more »BA03-Writing Effective Business Cases
August 8-9, 2019 class Guaranteed to Run! Course ID: BA03 Credits: 14 CDUs Course Level: Basic/Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites - This course suitable for both novices and experienced people who need to develop and justify the business case. It is recommended that participants complete the BA01 – Business Analysis Essentials course prior to enrolling. Course Objectives: Learn the steps to effective business case development and support your strategic business recommendations with sound budgeting and financial back-up. The…
Find out more »December 2019
BACP02 Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) and Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA®) Exam Preparation Course
Course ID: BACP02 Credits: 28 -35 CDUs* Course Duration: 4 days Course Level: Intermediate/Advanced View Course Outline * All students will obtain 28 professional development hours by attending the 4-day preparation course. CBAP candidates requiring 35 hours of professional development training in order to satisfy the eligibility requirements for the CBAP® application, can attain the remaining hours by completing the six exercises provided in a supplementary student workbook. If interested in attaining the 7 extra professional development hours for this course,…
Find out more »BA30 – Foundations of Business Analysis
Course ID: BA30 Credits: 28 CDUs Course Duration: 4 days Course Level: Beginner/Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites - This course is suitable for both beginner and intermediate business analysts who would like to increase their skills in order to better elicit, analyze, write and effectively manage requirements for their projects. Course Abstract: Why do more than 50% of projects fail to meet their original objectives? Why do we continue to see the number of troubled and canceled projects…
Find out more »BA04-Eliciting and Writing Effective Requirements
Course ID: BA04 Credits: 21 CDUs Course Duration: 3 days Course Level: Basic/Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites - This course is suitable for both novice and experienced practitioners who desire to improve their skills at eliciting and writing effective requirements. It is recommended that participants complete the BA01 – Business Analysis Essentials course prior to enrolling or have equivalent experience. Course Abstract: Successful projects are built on the foundation of clearly defined requirements but according to PMI’s August…
Find out more »BA05-BP Business Process Modeling
Course ID: BA05-BP Credits: 14 PMI-PDUs; 14 IIBA-CDUs Course Duration: 2 days Course Level: Basic/Intermediate View Course Outline Course Objectives: Learn to map your business processes easily and efficiently using examples and industry practices. You will learn the best practices in process mapping using the latest industry standards so that both the business and IT stakeholders will be able to understand the models and map processes consistently through-out your organization. Included: Full Student Guide Sample templates Intended Audience: Project Managers,…
Find out more »BA08-Agile for Business Analysts
July 29-30, 2019 class guaranteed to run! Course ID: AG-BA08 Credits: 14 PMI-PDUs, IIBA-CDUs (Professional Development Hours) Course Duration: 2 days Course Level: Basic/Intermediate View Course Outline Prerequisites: No prerequisites - This course is suitable for novice and experienced practitioners who are responsible for business analysis activities on projects using iterative or adaptive (agile) delivery methods. It is recommended that participants complete the BA01 – Business Analysis Essentials course prior to enrolling or have equivalent experience. Course Abstract: As more…
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