NCES 8984 Business Analysis Boot Camp Printable version of this page Schedule   Friday, March 5, 8:30am to 4:30pm with an hour lunch break Business Analysis Profession Business Analysis Definition and Functional Competencies Business Case and Foundations of Requirements Engineering Define Key Terms, Are these Requirements, and Levels of Requirements Enterprise Analysis Case Project Enterprise Analysis, Types of Requirements, and Classify Stakeholder Input   Friday, March 12, 8:30am to 4:30pm with an hour lunch break Project Initiation Modeling the Business, Actor/Goal Identification, Context Diagramming, Use Case Diagramming, Activity Diagramming, and Complete the Project Scope Definition Document Eliciting Functional and Nonfunctional Requirements Process Flowchart, Interviewing Simulation, and CRUD Matrix/CRUD Function Requirements   Friday, March 19, 8:30am to 4:30pm with an hour lunch break Documenting Requirements with Use Cases Write a Usage Narrative, Write a Use Case Brief, Write a Fully Dressed Use Case, and Identify Use Case Relationships Improving Use Case and Requirements Quality Check Use Case Quality, Analyze Requirements, and Refine Requirements   Friday, March 26, 8:30am to 4:30pm with an hour lunch break Creating the Requirements Specification Review Requirements, Specification and Complete Requirements, Specification Document Requirements Communication and Management Present Requirements to Stakeholders, and Create a Real-World Application Plan   What Is This Course All About? Recognition of Business Analysis as a profession in its own right has began only in recent years.  While people performed the Business Analyst role in organizations for several decades, differing definitions of the role abound.  We will start the course by exploring some of the definitions, as well as gaining a clear understanding of where the industry appears to be heading and some emerging common standards for the profession.  Near the conclusion of the course, once students discover and document user requirements, we will validate them with business customers, users, and management.  Communicating these functional and non-functional requirements involves much more than information sharing; at its best, it is a process of negotiation, validation, and consensus building.  This process continues throughout the development lifecycle as the Business Analyst works with users and other stakeholders to manage the project requirements.  Examining the inherent communication challenges and helping students confidently choose the best ways to achieve your communication goals, we will show you how to gain the stakeholder buy-in required for successful project management.   Why Should I Take This Course? Do you want to be a Business Analyst or have an interest in the topics they cover?  It seems like a simple question, and all other reference materials will help you.  However, being in a classroom, solving problems, and asking questions, is far more effective than simply studying on your own.  Students gain a deeper understanding of the type of situations that occur, as well as developing professional relationships with other students, which creates study groups for even further understanding.  Additionally, this course improves the analysis and scope requirements of your own projects.  We teach our students how to apply valuable knowledge, concepts, tools, and techniques.   Who Is The Instructor And What Do They Know? Tiffany Dahlberg, PMP, President of Achievement Consulting and Training, Inc., has over 20 years of experience in process improvement, project management, organizational communication, change management, and training.  As an internal consultant and trainer, she contributed to the success of organizations such as TIAA-CREF®, PRIMESTAR (now DirecTV®), the Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities, and AT&T™.  Her client list includes Time Warner Cable™, Newmont Mining™, plus the U.S. Forest Service.  Ms. Dahlberg earned her B.A. from Montana State University in Billings, and her M.A. in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix.  She is an active member of the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD), Women’s Vision, Vistage (formerly The Executive Committee {TEC}), as well as the Project Management Institute® (PMI).   Where And When Do I Attend Class? Held at the Level (3) Communications® satellite campus in Broomfield for four Fridays: March 5 – March 26, 2010 from 8:30am – 4:30pm   How Much Is This Going To Cost Me, And What Do I Get For My Money? $1,500 tuition includes: 28-hours of instruction; Three texts: More About Software Requirements, Karl E. Weigers, 2006; Writing Effective Use Cases, Alistair Cockburn, 2000; The Software Requirements Memory Jogger, Ellen Gottesdiener, 2005; A three-ring binder with all the instructor’s notes, including lecture materials and presentations. Students who attend all four topic sessions earn a passing grade and a Certificate of Completion with 2.8 CEUs (Continuing Education Units); Sign-in on each topic session’s attendance roster required. FYI: Late Registration Fee ($100) begins at 5:00pm on February 26, 2010  FYI: Drop Deadline is 5:00pm on February 26, 2010 FYI: Register Early!  We process all payments after the drop deadline; your registration and accompanying payment act as a ‘seat-saver’ until the course officially begins.     How Do I Register For This Course? Please visit our website at: www.cudenver.edu/ceep, print out the Registration Form, fill it out completely, and then get it back to Heidi Utt by mail, fax, or hand-delivery.  Do not procrastinate sending-in your registration.