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Learn how to discover and analyze business requirements for Information Technology (IT). Low-cost and FREE business analysis training to start or enhance your career or find a new job.
Self-paced Online Courses
With exercise and instant feedback
Books and eBooks
Richly illustrated with examples
FREE Business Analysis Techniques
Easily-digestible “bite-size” videos
eCoaching and eMentoring
Kick-Start your business analysis career
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Training for “Anyone Wearing the Business Analysis Hat!”
Job Descriptions Vary
Most jobs have a clear, specific job description and career path. However, the Business Analyst for IT career path tends to vary, as do the descriptions from job to job. Beginning Business Analysts usually have either a strong business background or extensive IT knowledge.
BA’s Need a Large Set of Skills
Today’s Business Analysts, or anyone tasked with defining business requirements for IT, must wear many hats. They need skills to communicate, mediate, facilitate, investigate, and analyze the needs of their organization.
Types of IT Requirements
Anyone defining requirements for an IT solution needs a bag of techniques to discover and analyze the requirements a solution developer needs. Business and stakeholder requirements, user stories, use cases, process diagrams, or data models are all formats for expressing effective requirements.
How to Become a Business Analyst
We often receive requests from people seeking advice on how to become a business analyst. If you are interested in an answer to this question, please read:
Learning Business Analysis using the 70/20/10 Rule
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Audio-Visual Learning
10% of things you learn, your brain takes in by either reading/listening (audio) or by observing (visual) input.
We have your audio-visual learning needs covered! We deliver business analysis training in KnowledgeKnuggets™, through Online or Onsite, exercise-rich Instructor-Led Training, as eBooks sold by Amazon.com, and in selfpaced, interactive eCourses for the Business Analyst. Easy, convenient, anywhere!
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Learning From Feedback
20% of skills you acquire, you get by trying a technique and getting feedback from qualified experts. Our Online or Onsite, exercise-laden Instructor-Led Business Analysis Training and interactive eCourses give you ample opportunities to test your understanding of Business Analysis best practices. Even our self-paced exercises give you feedback!
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Learning by Doing
70% of a new skill comes from doing it and solving real-life problems in real-time situations. We support you on-the-job with business analysis coaching and mentoring by business analysis experts who have been-there, done-that more times than many care to admit. Our goal is to support you in your quest for improving your business analysis skills to whatever level is right for you.