Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) Certification Trainingin Leeds

Module 1: Understanding Business Analysis

• Definition and purpose of business analysis
• Role and responsibilities of a Business Analyst
• Business Analysis Core Concept Model (BACCM)
• Importance of business analysis in organizations
• Business analysis outcomes and value creation
• Understanding requirements, designs, and stakeholders

Module 2: Mindset for Effective Business Analysis

• Importance of a professional business analysis mindset
• Ways of thinking about business analysis
• Business analysis principles
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Communication and interaction skills
• Foundational competencies for Business Analysts

Module 3: Implementing Business Analysis

• Planning and organizing business analysis activities
• Understanding business analysis approaches
• Selecting appropriate techniques and tools
• Managing business analysis information
• Applying business analysis practices within organizational environments
• Understanding business analysis performance and improvement

Module 4: Change

• Understanding organizational and business change
• Identifying drivers and impacts of change
• Assessing change-related requirements
• Supporting stakeholders during change
• Evaluating organizational readiness
• Applying business analysis concepts to change initiatives

Module 5: Need

• Identifying business needs and problems
• Understanding business objectives and goals
• Analyzing current business situations
• Identifying opportunities for improvement
• Assessing risks and constraints
• Defining desired outcomes and potential value

Module 6: Solution

• Understanding solution options
• Identifying solution requirements
• Analyzing solution capabilities
• Evaluating design options
• Assessing potential solution value
• Supporting solution recommendations and implementation

Module 7: Stakeholder

• Identifying and analyzing stakeholders
• Understanding stakeholder roles and responsibilities
• Stakeholder engagement and collaboration
• Communication with different stakeholder groups
• Managing stakeholder expectations
• Selecting appropriate elicitation and collaboration approaches

Module 8: Value

• Understanding business value
• Identifying potential value from solutions
• Evaluating solution performance
• Measuring outcomes and benefits
• Assessing value realization
• Recommending actions to increase solution value

Module 9: Context

• Understanding organizational context
• Identifying environmental and organizational factors
• Assessing enterprise limitations and constraints
• Understanding organizational culture and structure
• Evaluating business analysis context
• Adapting business analysis activities to different environments

Module 10: Business Analysis Techniques

• Introduction to commonly used business analysis techniques
• Brainstorming and collaborative techniques
• Interviews and workshops
• Observation and document analysis
• Requirements prioritization
• Process modelling and stakeholder analysis
• Applying techniques to practical business scenarios

Module 11: Requirements Analysis and Design Fundamentals

• Understanding requirements classification
• Requirements analysis and specification
• Requirements verification and validation
• Requirements traceability
• Requirements architecture
• Defining design options
• Evaluating requirements and designs

Module 12: ECBA Practical Application and Exam Preparation

• Applying ECBA concepts to real-world business scenarios
• Situation-based question-solving techniques
• ECBA practice questions and mock assessments
• Review of The Business Analysis Standard
• Review of relevant BABOK® Guide concepts
• Exam preparation based on the current ECBA blueprint
• Final revision and assessment