Business Analysis Essentials
This is a fast track course which covers the fundamentals of Business Analysis
REASONS TO CHOOSE
A vital skill in today’s increasingly agile-driven environment
Successfully analyse and improve agile projects
Understand and solve the problems of business
Certifications available from world leading organisations including APMG and BCS
ACCREDITED BY
British Computer Society

Course information
This is a fast track online course which covers the fundamentals of Business Analysis
The following topics will be discussed in this online course;
- What is Business Analysis
- Role of a Business Analyst
- Key Terms
- What do you need to be a successful Business Analyst?
- Who are the actors?
- How to identify the stakeholders?
- Understanding the stakeholders?
- Classifying the stakeholders?
- SDLC Models
- Business Analyst’s role during SDLC
- Requirements in the context of SDLC
- What is Requirements elicitation
- Poor Requirements
- Impact of poor requirements
- Guideline of qualify requirements
- Preparing of elicitation
- SCRUM
- Elicitation techniques for gathering requirements
- Elicitation techniques for analysing requirements
- Elicitation techniques for decision making
- Communication requirements
- Factors influencing the communication
- Documenting requirements
- Sign Off
- Change Control
- Requirements tools
- Functional vs Non-Functional requirements
- Required Business Analyst Skills
This training course is for individuals who are already placed in a Business Analysis role and wish to improve their understanding of Business Analysis techniques and its practical application to business operations. Business Analysts would also benefit from possessing this certification.
This training course includes:
- The BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice Examination
- The Knowledge Academy’s Business Analysis Practice Courseware
- Free BCS Membership for 1 year after taking your first BCS E-Professional Exam
- BCS Completion Certificate
- Experienced Instructor
For the majority of our courses, no prior experience is required. For scaled scrum master certified (SSMC). You will need to be Scrum Master Certified (SMC) first.
All our courses lead to industry recognised qualifications, accredited by the likes of the BCS, Axelos and ScrumStudy
We have intakes every month, some of our courses are operated using self-study, which allows you instant access.
Yes, all our courses are designed to work around a busy work/family life. We recommend you dedicate around 8-10 hours of study per week. Our live classes are mostly held on the weekend to accommodate our students.
Some of our certifications are studied online using our interactive platform and some of our programmes are conducted via live webinar classes (instructor led).
All of our classes are held online, either live instructor led via webinar or self-study via our interactive online platform.
No re-sits are provided and additional cost will be charged for any resits. However we have a very high pass rates in completing the exam.
Our costs vary per course, You can split the payments over 3, 6 and 12 month interest free payment plans.
Yes, our payment plans stretch from 3 to 12 months interest free.
ACCREDITED BY
British Computer Society

DURATION
Online Instructor-led (4 days)
Classroom (4 days)
Online Self-paced (32 hours)
EXAM
Official APMG Agile Business Analyst Foundation & APMG Agile Business Analyst Practitioner Exams
Why Get Qualified?
Do You Need A Course Or A Programme?
Our programmes include placing individuals on live projects to gain experience and give you one to one support to develop your skillset. We even offer post job support in order to ensure there is a smooth transition from beginner to advanced level.
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Employment Comparison
Our recent survey shows students that undertook a programme compared to doing a course, were 8 x more likely to secure a role.
Why TLA?
Student Reviews
Here Is What Our Students Have To say About Our Courses & Programmes
Faran K.
Recruiter

” I was a struggling working as a recruiter but landed a role as a Project Manager within 2 months of studying with TLA”. We helped him using our 3 tier programme. This consisted of getting him qualified as a Project Manager before moving him into a 3 month live internship.
Liam W.
Fast Food Restaurant

” I previously owned a food takeaway business before moving into complaint handling. I become frustrated with the lack of career progression. That’s when I stumbled across Transform Learning Academy. They helped me to become a business data analyst! “
Aastha Jain
Health Care

“The internship helped a lot to boost my confidence, but the minute you told me about interview preparation I was sold!” Since completing the programme with Transform Learning Academy, Aastha has gone on to become a contract business analyst.
Adam W.
Case Handler

” Adam had been moving from job to job, mostly working in the target driven environment of complaints handling. He really wanted to switch from a target driven environment that has zero opportunity of progression, to a career where he could develop and grow. “
Naiha A.
Teacher

After working as a teacher for most her career, Naiha was looking to switch to a more lucrative career. After doing the TLA Business Analysis programme, she managed to double her salary by landing a business analyst role.
Sunday A.
KYC file manager

” I was struggling working in a target driven environment and wanted to make a change! ” He decided to complete our digital project management programme and the rest is history. He moved from working in the operation to working on the operation. This entitled him to a huge salary increase.