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BCS Practitioner Certificate in Business Analysis Practice
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£999 inc VAT
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Study method
Online, On Demand 
Duration
3.4 hours · Self-paced
Certification
BCS Practitioner Certificate in Business Analysis Practice
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Overview

Take your career to the next level by learning how to support successful business change. Explore a range of strategic analysis and performance management techniques. Apply business analysis techniques within a defined framework. Attain one of the four modules you need to gain the International Diploma in Business Analysis.

The syllabus covers how to develop a business strategy and how to explore a business issue. You’ll learn how to apply a range of business analysis techniques and look at a range of issues including:

The strategic context
How to analyse stakeholder perspectives
How to analyse and model business activities
How to identify potential solutions
How to make the business case

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BCS Practitioner Certificate in Business Analysis Practice

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Curriculum

8
sections
43
lectures
3h 23m
total
    • 1: Test 01:59
    • 2: Introduction to the section 00:29
    • 3: The purpose of an organisation’s vision 01:59
    • 4: Suitable technique to analyse the internal environment of an organisation 06:42
    • 5: Suitable technique to analyse the external environment of an organisation 06:52
    • 6: Prepare a SWOT analysis 03:09
    • 7: Use tools to measure performance 09:22
    • 8: Self assessment 05:00
    • 9: Introduction to the section 00:37
    • 10: Explain the activities required to engage stakeholders 03:30
    • 11: Identify generic stakeholder categories using the stakeholder wheel 03:38
    • 12: CATWOE to analyse stakeholder perspectives and identify similarities/differences 02:12
    • 13: Categorise stakeholders in terms of their power/influence and level of interest 02:28
    • 14: Choose an appropriate stakeholder management strategy 03:37
    • 15: Self-assessment 06:00
    • 16: Introduction to the section 00:31
    • 17: Choose suitable methods to research the business situation 02:49
    • 18: Identify a suitable quantitative or qualitative investigation technique 02:53
    • 19: Identify advantages and disadvantages of the different investigation techniques 05:17
    • 20: Use tools to represent the current business situation 03:51
    • 21: Self-assessment 06:00
    • 22: Introduction to the section 00:28
    • 23: Use a business activity model 02:54
    • 24: Identify the 5 activities included in a BAM 03:11
    • 25: Explain the need for a consensus BAM 03:20
    • 26: Explain the three types of business events 03:00
    • 27: Explain the use of a target operating model (TOM) 03:04
    • 28: Self-assessment 06:00
    • 29: Introduction to the section 00:28
    • 30: Identify the stages of Design Thinking 02:47
    • 31: Describe the use of divergent and convergent thinking 02:41
    • 32: Explain the process of gap analysis 03:21
    • 33: Distinguish between areas of feasibility 03:24
    • 34: Self-assessment 06:00
    • 35: Introduction to the section 00:35
    • 36: Explain the rationale for the development of a business case 03:07
    • 37: Identify the contents of a business case 02:11
    • 38: Identify tangible and intangible costs and benefits 05:13
    • 39: Identify risks and their potential impact 03:34
    • 40: Explain the rationale for the financial case and the appraisal techniques 03:13
    • 41: Relate the business case to the business change lifecycle 02:32
    • 42: Self-assessment 10:00
    • 43: Practice Exam 53:00

Description

Who is it for?

For people who already have a business analysis role and want to gain a deeper understanding of business analysis strategy and application.
Suitable for business analysts, business managers and members of their team, business change managers and project managers.

Entry requirements

There are no requirements, but candidates should have some practical experience of business analysis.

Exam format

40 multiple choice and multiple response questions
Time: 60 minutes
Supervised
No (no materials can be taken into the examination room)
Pass mark - 26/40 (65%)

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