Project Management for the Business Analyst
September 14, 2011
March 22, 2012
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; $359; Baldwin Wallace, Berea
Instructor: Brian Levy
The Business Analysis role requires proficient project management skills. This course is designed to provide foundational project management skill sets from the perspective of the Business Analysis, focusing on the specific deliverables, risks and communications necessary for project success.
Learning Objectives:
- Apply project management best practices to plan for the creation of BA deliverables
- Integrate the BA plan into the Project Plan
- Establishing scope / change management standards
Target Audience:
New and experienced Business Analysts as well as project managers and team members with a need to improve their ability to manage the requirements process.
Course Outline:
- Project Management Foundations
- Project lifecycle
- Time, cost and quality constraints
- The BA’s role in project management
- Establishing the project vision
- Scoping the BA component
- Risk Management
- Work Breakdown Structure, estimating and schedule creation
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Integrating the BA plan into the Project Plan
- Creating a Project Workbook
- Managing Change
- Communication planning
- Confirming project completion
- Applications for agile project management