Business Analysis for Project Management: Practices for Early Project Stages
Beginner
- 13 Videos | 54m 28s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
- PMI PDU
Business analysis determines the organizational goals, product vision, and user preference data needed to ensure proper business decisions can be made. In this 13-video course, learners will explore how a project analyst implements fundamental business analysis practices into software project management during the project initiation and planning stages. To begin, take a look at the definition of business analysis, and activities of a typical business analyst. Then move into analyzing business needs, and how a project business case can align the project to an organization's goals. Learn to recognize the need to identify and gather requirements from key stakeholders; the importance of assessing competition; and commonly used methods for generating ideas. Next, explore the cost-benefit analysis method, followed by the feasibility study tool, and how it helps determine whether a solution is practically achievable. Study key components of a business case document and effectiveness of the empathy map for communicating user preferences to the project team. Finally, learn to recognize the effectiveness of using product vision board to define product features.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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identify the subject areas covered in this coursedefine business analysisdescribe typical business analyst activitiesdescribe how a project business case can align the project to the organization's goalsrecognize the need to identify and gather requirements from key stakeholdersrecognize the importance of assessing competitionrecognize commonly used methods for generating ideas
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describe the cost-benefit analysis method, which is used to determine solution that offers the most benefits for the least costdescribe how the feasibility study tool helps determine whether a solution is practically achievable or notidentify the key components of a business case documentrecognize the effectiveness of the empathy map for communicating user preferences to the project teamrecognize the effectiveness of using product vision board to define the product featuressummarize the key concepts covered in this course
IN THIS COURSE
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1.Course Overview1m 27sUP NEXT
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2.Business Analysis Defined5m 35s
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3.Project Analyst as Business Analyst5m 28s
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4.Analyzing Business Needs4m 52s
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5.Engaging Key Stakeholders5m 19s
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6.Analyzing Competitors3m 56s
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7.Generating Ideas4m 51s
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8.Analyzing Cost versus Benefit5m 15s
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9.Studying Feasibility4m 44s
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10.Creating a Business Case3m 57s
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11.The Empathy Map3m 57s
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12.Defining the Product2m 55s
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13.Course Summary2m 13s
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