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In today’s fast-paced business environment, technology has enabled dramatic business transformations and even the emergence of new industries. Behind most of these transformations lies data. Business data analytics is a skillset in which specific competencies and practices are exercised to gather, analyze and make evidence-based recommendations gleaned from data.

This course provides you with a fundamental understanding of core BA tools used for planning, eliciting, and documenting requirements. 

Topics

  • Evaluate underlying business analysis competencies to gain an appreciation of how BAs add value to an organization
  • Distinguish and give examples of the differences between business analysis and project management
  • List and give examples of different requirement types
  • Analyze and document a business problem
  • Contrast viable solutions against developed decision criteria
  • Describe the important sections of a business case
  • Formulate criteria to determine best technique to elicit requirements
  • Elicit requirements from various stakeholders using various methods
  • Construct common requirement documentation deliverables
  • Analyze business requirements
  • Apply a robust requirement prioritization technique

Designed for

Project Managers, Senior Managers, subject matter experts, and anyone looking to understand the value business analysis better can bring to a project and the basic tools used to get that value.

The following professional credits are available:

Project Management Professional (PMP, PMI-PBA)
10.5 PDUs: 1 Ways of Working | 9.5 Business Acumen

Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP)
10.5 CDUs

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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Type
Live Online Lecture
Days
W, Th, F
Time
8:30AM to 12:00PM
Dates
Dec 10, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025
Schedule
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Total Hours
10.5
Format
Online: Live  
Fee
Course Fee $750.00
Western Employee $750.00 Click here to get more information
Potential Discount
Instructors

What to Expect

This is an interactive course; you will engage live and virtually with your class and instructor through Zoom. Breaks will be provided during the live sessions.

Completion Requirements

Participants must attend 100% of the live virtual sessions. This is a graded course where a complete or incomplete will be issued. Evaluation will be based on participation and completion of course activities.

Textbook

All materials are provided.

Type
Live Online Lecture
Days
T, W, Th
Time
8:30AM to 12:00PM
Dates
Jun 09, 2026 to Jun 11, 2026
Schedule
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Total Hours
10.5
Format
Online: Live  
Fee
Course Fee $750.00
Western Employee $750.00 Click here to get more information
Potential Discount
Instructors

What to Expect

This is an interactive course; you will engage live and virtually with your class and instructor through Zoom. Breaks will be provided during the live sessions.

Completion Requirements

Participants must attend 100% of the live virtual sessions. This is a graded course where a complete or incomplete will be issued. Evaluation will be based on participation and completion of course activities.

Textbook

All materials are provided.

Required