By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the Agile Manifesto and Agile Principles and how to apply them to systems development projects
• Categorise stakeholders by using stakeholder identification and analysis techniques
• Select the appropriate roles and responsibilities for yourself and other team members based on the defined Agile roles
• Identify and get business stakeholders involved and engaged in an Agile project
• Identify and develop user stories based on business requirements
• Arrange user stories into related groups to develop prototypes or wireframes to validate them
• Analyse, prioritise and record business requirements, including both functional and non-functional elements
• Select and apply fact finding techniques that are appropriate for an Agile project

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the principles of business analysis and process modelling - and how to apply them
• Explain the concept of systems thinking and the holistic approach to modelling business systems
• Identify the boundary of a business system and the main data flows by drawing a Context Diagram
• Translate a Context Diagram and Process Map into a Use Case Diagram to show business processes and how they connect
• Translate a Context Diagram and Process Map into a Use Case Diagram to show stakeholders and their associations
• Analyse business processes in more detail by drawing an Activity Diagram
• Analyse actors in and handovers between business activities by drawing a Swim Lane Diagram
• Identify the business processes and distinguish the core processes within a business system by drawing a Process Map

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the principles of business analysis - and how to apply them
• Describe the role of the business analyst in systems development projects
• Identify business stakeholders and processes by drawing a mind map
• Analyse stakeholders in more detail by drawing a mind map
• Analyse business processes in more detail by drawing a mind map
• Translate a stakeholder mind map into a stakeholder wheel
• Categorise stakeholders by using a power – interest grid
• Identify, analyse and prioritise business requirements
• Categorise business requirements as must, should, could or won't have
• Identify fact finding techniques that might be used to identify requirements
• Describe the difference between functional and non-functional requirements
• Explain the requirements that can be broken down as themes, features, epics and user stories

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define key project management principles and methodologies
• Create clear project objectives, timelines, and budgets
• Generate and present a strong business case for project approval
• Identify and engage key project stakeholders effectively
• Analyse and mitigate project risks using proven strategies
• Apply best practices for managing change within projects
• Review structured project plans aligned with business goals
• Recognise resources needed to optimise project success