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Enterprise Analysis and Making a Business Case

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Overview/Description
Enterprise analysis is a key knowledge area in the practice of business analysis. During enterprise analysis, the business analyst identifies business opportunities, builds a business architecture framework, and determines the best project investment path for the enterprise. From this, the business analyst puts forward a business case, which provides an overall justification for the project. In this course, learners will examine the collection of preproject or early project activities and approaches for capturing the necessary view of the business to provide context to requirements and functional design work for a given initiative and/or for long-term planning. This involves creating and maintaining the business architecture, conducting feasibility studies, identifying new business opportunities, scoping and defining the new business opportunity, preparing the business case and conducting the risk assessment, and preparing the decision package. This course is aligned with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®) published by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA™). It is designed to assist in the preparation for the IIBA's Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP™) certification. IIBA, Business Analysis Body of Knowledge, BABOK, Certified Business Analysis Professional, CBAP are registered trademarks owned by the International Institute of Business Analysis.

Target Audience
Senior executives; managers of business analysis professionals; business analysis professionals; project managers; educators and trainers teaching business analysis and related topics; consultants and other specialists in business analysis

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

Enterprise Analysis and Making a Business Case

recognize the benefits of knowing about effective enterprise analysis practices

match the strategic responsibilities of the business analyst to their associated activities

match the enterprise analysis activities performed by the business analyst to their descriptions

distinguish between the frameworks used to create and maintain the business architecture

distinguish among the techniques used to create and maintain the business architecture

determine which techniques to use at various stages of a feasibility study

match the tasks involved in defining the scope of a project to examples of their associated activities

recognize the value of knowing about the steps and techniques associated with making a business case

identify examples of the types of activities undertaken during each stage of business case development

match the business case development techniques to the situations in which they are used

match the steps involved in an initial risk assessment to the examples of their activities

identify the activities associated with preparing a decision package

identify examples of how business analysts facilitate the project decision-making criteria of executive management

identify examples of how business analysts fulfill their responsibilities throughout the life of a project

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