Business Analysis for Project Management: Practices for Early Project Stages

Business Analysis for Project Management: Practices for Early Project Stages

• identify the subject areas covered in this course
• define business analysis
• describe typical business analyst activities
• describe how a project business case can align the project to the organization's goals
• recognize the need to identify and gather requirements from key stakeholders
• recognize the importance of assessing competition
• recognize commonly used methods for generating ideas
• describe the cost-benefit analysis method, which is used to determine solution that offers the most benefits for the least cost
• describe how the feasibility study tool helps determine whether a solution is practically achievable or not
• identify the key components of a business case document
• recognize the effectiveness of the empathy map for communicating user preferences to the project team
• recognize the effectiveness of using product vision board to define the product features
• summarize the key concepts covered in this course

Business analysis determines the organizational goals, product vision, and user preference data needed to ensures proper business decisions can be made. Explore how a project analyst implements fundamental business analysis practices into software project management during the initiation and planning stages of the project.

Business Analysis for Project Management: Practices for Later Project Stages

Business Analysis for Project Management: Practices for Later Project Stages

• identify the subject areas covered in this course
• describe the components of a scope statement and how to create it
• recognize the steps involved in creating a business analysis plan
• describe how flow diagrams can be used to improve project processes
• describe how the roles and responsibilities matrix can be used to specify ownership of project activities among team members
• recognize the need to track defects through reviews
• describe the Failure Mode Effect Analysis method, which is used to detect errors early in the project to ensure quality
• describe the Cause and Effect Analysis method, which is used to resolve issues early in the project to ensure efficient processes
• describe the process of performing user acceptance testing to validate the project outcome
• differentiate between quality assurance and quality control, with specific focus on business analysis
• recognize the importance of analyzing data to provide insightful information
• describe the commonly used tools to report business analysis information
• identify the critical activities within business analysis that will ensure continuous improvement
• summarize the key concepts covered in this course

Properly defined scope statements, designing flow diagrams, establishing roles and responsibilities, and applying different methods of effect analysis all aid in business analysis and improving project processes. Explore how a project analyst implements business analysis practices and methods into software project management for the execution, monitoring, controlling, and continuous improvement of the project.