BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis Course Overview

Target Audience for BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis

The BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis is designed for professionals seeking to excel in business analysis and strategic business improvement.

• Aspiring Business Analysts
• Junior Business Analysts
• Project Managers
• Product Managers
• Quality Assurance Specialists
• IT Professionals
• Management Consultants
• Change Managers
• Individuals aiming to understand business analysis fundamentals
• Professionals involved in business process improvement
• Team Leaders seeking to enhance analytical capabilities within their teams
• Systems Analysts wanting to expand their role into business analysis

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis?

Introduction to the Course’s Learning Outcomes and Concepts:

The BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis course equips learners with core skills and knowledge to perform effective business analysis, covering key competencies, strategic analysis, and solution delivery.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

• Understand the origins, development, and scope of business analysis, embracing a holistic approach to organizational problem-solving.
• Learn the role and responsibilities of a business analyst, focusing on personal qualities, business knowledge, and professional techniques.
• Gain insight into strategy analysis, including the formulation, external and internal analysis, SWOT, and execution of business strategies.
• Grasp the Business Analysis Process Model to approach problem-solving and apply techniques across different stages.
• Acquire practical investigation techniques such as interviews, observation, workshops, and prototyping for effective current situation analysis.
• Perform stakeholder analysis and management, identifying categories, analyzing perspectives, and developing management strategies.
• Model business processes to understand organizational context, analyze current processes, and design improved future processes.
• Define the solution through gap analysis and an introduction to Business Architecture, employing relevant techniques.
• Develop a comprehensive business and financial case, identifying options, assessing feasibility, and understanding investment appraisal.
• Establish and document requirements through a framework for requirements engineering, elicitation, analysis, and validation.
• Manage and model requirements, creating a requirements document/catalogue, and utilizing system function and data modeling techniques.
• Deliver the requirements and the business solution, understanding the BA’s role across the business change lifecycle, including design, implementation, and realization stages.