About this course

Take your first step on your business analysis career path by attaining a certification that employers around the world respect and value. Understand how to identify and evaluate options for improving your business. Develop skills and knowledge to support successful business change programs within your organisation.

Is this for you?

The Foundation Certificate is designed for people who want to understand business analysis, support change and improve business processes. Suitable for business analysts, business managers and members of their team, business change managers and project managers

Career ladder

This qualification can help lead you to a rewarding career as a Business Analyst.

What does the course cover?

You’ll gain a broad understanding of business analysis, including:

– The role and competencies of a Business Analyst
– Investigation techniques, including interviews, observations, workshops, and prototyping
– How to categorise, analyse and manage stakeholders
– How to model business processes
– Making a business and financial case and assessing the feasibility
– How to establish, document and model requirements

Pre-Requisites

There are no pre-requisites required for this qualification.

Start Date

Please see dates listed on the website

Study Type

Online or Live Webinar

Training Type

Foundation Certificate

Duration

2-day live webinar including a minimum of 27 hours of personal study

Award and Associated Qualifications

BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis

This course is for anyone that would like to Learn the Technical Data skill sets required for a Business Analyst.

What does the Course cover

• Microsoft Excel 2016 Expert
• Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012
• Introduction to Using Python
• Access 2016

Pre-Requisites

There are no pre-requisites required for this qualification.

Start Date

Online course – you could start anytime

Study Type

Online

Scrum has streamlined software development — and professionals from around the world can see the value of using Scrum.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

Scrum has the power to transform project management across every industry. By using Scrum, you’ll become more Agile, discovering how to react more quickly and respond more accurately to the inevitable change that comes your way. A Certified Scrum Master helps project teams properly use Scrum, increasing the likelihood of the project’s overall success. SMCs understand Scrum values, practices, and applications and provide a level of knowledge and expertise above and beyond that of typical project managers. SMCs act as “servant leaders,” helping the rest of the Scrum team work together and learn the Scrum framework.

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction to SCRUM
Principles
Organisation
Business Justification
Quality
Change
Risk
Initiate
Plan and Estimate
Implement
Review and Retrospect
Release

PRE-REQUISITES

There are no pre-requisites required for this course.

START DATE

STUDY TYPE

TRAINING TYPE

What you will learn:

1. Agile Overview
2. Domains of Agile Practices
3. Lean Kanban Software Development
4. SCRUM
5. Extreme Programming
6. Test Driven Development
7. Dynamic Systems Development Methods
8. Crystal
9. Feature Driven Development
10. Comparison of Agile Methods
11. Best Fit Analysis and Blitz Planning

Prerequisites

There is no formal prerequisite for this certification.

Pass Mark

The pass mark is 65%

The Product Owner must always maintain a dual view. They must understand and support the needs and interests of all stakeholders, while also understanding the needs and workings of the Scrum Team.

Applicants will be awarded the Scrum Product Owner Certified (SPOC^®) certificate by SCRUMstudy^™ upon successfully passing the certification exam.

Course Outline

Agile and Scrum Overview
○ What is Agile?
○ Why use Agile?
○ The Agile Manifesto
○ Principles of the Agile

Manifesto
○ Agile Methods
○ Other Agile Methods
○ Scrum Overview
○ Scrum Summary

Scrum Roles
○ Scrum Roles
○ The Product Owner
○ The Scrum Team
○ The Scrum Master
○ Advantages of Cross-functional Teams

Planning in Scrum
○ Scrum Flow
○ Requirements in Scrum
○ Prioritizing the Product Backlog
○ Adaptive Project Management
○ Scrum Planning
○ User Stories
○ The Concept of Persona
○ Acceptance Criteria
○ Generic Done Criteria
○ Criteria for a Good User Story
○ Estimation
○ Importance of Value
○ Risk Burndown Graphics
○ Scrum Board

Sprint Planning
○ Sprints (from Product Owner’s point of view)
○ Sprint Planning Meeting
○ Planning Game
○ Task Estimation
○ The Sprint Backlog

Implementation of Scrum
○ Daily Stand-up Meeting
○ Sprint Review Meeting
○ Sprint Retrospective Meeting
○ Product Backlog Grooming

Scrum for Large Projects
○ Scrum for Large Projects
○ The Chief Product Owner
○ Distributed teams in Scrum
○ Transition to Scrum
○ Mapping Traditional Roles to
Scrum
○ Maintaining Stakeholder Involvement

Scrum has streamlined software development — and professionals from around the world can see the value of using Scrum.

The aim of the SSMC course is to:
• Provide an understanding of the principles in the Scrum framework
• Provide a practical working knowledge of Scrum including roles, meetings, and artefacts.
• Prepare participants to be comfortable with implementing Scrum in their organizations.
• Prepare participants to take SSMC™ exam upon completion of the course

Large projects require multiple Scrum Teams to work in parallel. The Chief Scrum Master is responsible for coordinating activities of multiple Scrum Teams to develop potentially shippable product increments/deliverables. The Chief Scrum Master fosters collaboration and coaches others with the implementation of Scrum for a smooth delivery of the project’s products. Apart from clearing impediments and ensuring a conducive project environment for the Scrum Teams, the Chief Scrum Master collaborates with the Chief Product Owner, other Scrum Masters, and Product Owners in activities such as developing the list of components and resources needed in common for all teams throughout the project.

Successful candidates will be awarded the Scaled Scrum Master Certified (SSMC^™) certification by SCRUMstudy^™ after passing the certification exam.

PRE-REQUISITES

It is mandatory to complete the Scrum Master Certified (SMC^®) certification before applying for the Scaled Scrum Master certification.

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