Course: Fundamentals of Business Analysis
Lesson: Introduction
Topic: Overview, Roles of the Business Analyst      Page 1 of 7  
Welcome to the Fundamentals of Business Analysis!
* This Fundamentals of Business Analysis course is a core course in the Business Analyst Certificate Program. The certificate program focuses on the skills needed to identify business requirements and to develop appropriate solution strategies. Today, business analysis involves a set of well-defined skills and knowledge that combine topics from traditional business and IT disciplines. Because the IT world changes so rapidly, many business analysts need to update their knowledge. The Business Analyst Certificate Program provides a concise learning opportunity for individuals wishing to enhance their abilities in performing business analysis as they seek new opportunities or growth in this career.
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The Fundamentals of Business Analysis course concentrates on business analysis as it relates to the new partnership between the business and the IT communities within an organization. It further investigates the emerging role of the business analyst as the primary and key liaison between business and information technology functions within an organization. Analysts gather business requirements from various individuals in the organization and translate them into functional system design specifications that can be successfully executed by IT development teams.

* Therefore this course, Fundamentals of Business Analysis, is specifically designed to give people new to the business analyst role or those who supervise business analysts a basic understanding of the functions and business impact of this role. The course provides a special focus on business analysis functions as they relate to the development of information technology solutions and the business analysis project life cycle. Course topics include the role of the business analyst, the role of the other team members, business case analysis and preparation, modeling the business processes, modeling the systems objects, and quality management and testing
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