Module 1 – Understanding Agile BA

• The Agile Mindset
• Agile Processes
  • Iteration Planning
  • Daily Stand Up
  • Iteration Review
  • Retrospective
• Where an Agile BA Fits in an Agile Organisation

Module 2 – Analysing Business Requirements

• Creating a Shared Vision
• Product Roadmaps
• Progressive Elaboration
• Understanding Users and Personas

Module 3 – Documenting and Communicating Requirements

• User Stories
• Story Mapping
• Acceptance Criteria
• Definition of Done

Module 4 – Delivering Value

• Prioritisation
• Planning an MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
• Relative Estimation
• Backlog Management
• User Story Elaboration
• Monitoring Progress

Module 5 – Business Analysis Introduction

• Introduction to business analysis
• Introduction to Projects

Module 6 – Requirements

• Types of Requirements
• Identifying Non-Functional Requirements
• Making Non-Functional Requirements Measurable and Estimable

Module 7 – Stakeholder Analysis

• Types of Stakeholders
• Onion Map
• RACI Matrix

Module 8 – Requirements Elicitation

• Requirements Elicitation Methods and Formats
• Requirements Elicitation Do’s and Dont’s
• Handling Biases and Hidden Agendas

Module 9 – Writing Requirements as User Stories

• Epics
• Writing User Stories following the INVEST principle
• Acceptance Criteria

Module 10 – Estimation and Prioritisation

• Estimating Product Backlog Items
• Estimating Sprint Backlog Items
• MoSCoW Prioritisation
• Eisenhower Matrix

Module 11 – Use Cases

• Use Case Diagrams
• Textual Use Cases

Module 12 – Decision Tables and Decision Trees

• Decision Tables
• Decision Trees

Module 13 – Process Modelling Using BPMN v2.0

• Event
• Activity: Task, Sub-Process
• Gateway
• Artifact

Module 14 – Data Modelling

• Data Model
• Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD)

Module 15 – Business Analytics / Business Intelligence

• Metadata
• Data Quality
• Data Warehouse, Data Marts
• Data Visualisation
  • Tableau and Power BI Demo

Module 16 – Beyond User Stories

• Adding and Linking Complementary Data to User Stories

Modules or topics generally start with a trainer running a presentation interactively, followed by a case-study-based exercise.

In most exercises you will break out into smaller groups of 3-4 people, creating the opportunity to exchange ideas with other keen learners.

The course runs in a small group so there is plenty of opportunity to ask questions. For questions that are not directly related to the course topics, the trainer(s) may schedule a time during one of the breaks to answer them, to ensure your questions are answered while keeping the course on track.

Public courses are run remotely while in-house training can be run remotely or in-person. Regardless of the delivery mode, the course is always practical, hands-on, interactive and delivered live by a senior instructor with 15 – 25+ years’ experience with the skills to make the intensive short course interesting and enjoyable.

Find out more about practical training delivered remotely (live).

Eligibility requirements to become an IRM Training trainer:

• A minimum of 15 years’ business analysis experience in Australia.
• The ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge in the real-world application of the course topics.
• Driven by the passion to help develop others.
• Excellent communication, presentation and people skills.
• A good sense of humour! You can absorb and retain more knowledge when the training is fun!

IRM Training trainers have worked in / with a diverse range of industries and government departments. Some also came from academic background as lecturers at Australian leading universities, on top of their 15+ years’ hands-on experience.

This course is suitable for various roles that perform business analysis tasks in an Agile environment, including:

• Business Analyst
• Agile BA
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Project / Program Manager
• Project / Program Coordinator
• Business System Analyst
• Manager / Team Leader
• Other / hybrid roles

The skills covered in this business analyst course are applicable in a wide range of industries, including:

• IT
• Finance
• Public Sector (Government)
• Education
• Health
• Energy
• Retail
• Manufacturing
• Not-for-profit

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To provide practical training in Agile and business analysis techniques to allow you to:

• Communicating unambiguously between Business and IT stakeholders
• Articulating and selecting business improvement methodologies
• Identifying an appropriate project execution approach
• Creating and communicating Organisation Change Management plan
• Developing a current state to future state approach
• Mapping process activities using BPMN v2.0
• Creating and articulating a data model
• Creating Use Case descriptions
• Understand the role and value of an Agile BA
• Be equipped with the techniques to adapt to the changing needs and expectations of your customers and stakeholders
• Apply various Agile techniques to facilitate communication, collaboration and feedback
• Elicit, prioritise and validate requirements in an Agile team and organisation
• Work efficiently with Agile teams, Product Owners and other stakeholders
• Contribute to the Agile ceremonies and artifacts

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