Personal Skills for Effective Business Analysis

Intermediate
  • 11 videos | 38m 57s
  • Includes Assessment
  • Earns a Badge
  • Certification CPE
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The effective use of analytics tools and techniques is a key requirement when analyzing the business problems your organization is currently dealing with. However, it's vital that you also possess a strong set of personal skills to help you process and understand the large amounts of data you'll likely come across during your analysis. In this course, you'll learn about some of the personal competencies required by a business analyst. These skills are covered in the business analysis body of knowledge (BABOK), and include analytical thinking and problem solving, interaction skills, and communication skills.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Recognize behaviors that demonstrate learning, creative thinking, and visual thinking skills
    Recognize behaviors that demonstrate conceptual and systems thinking skills
    Recognize effective decision-making and problem-solving skills
    Recognize behaviors associated with effective teamwork, facilitation, and teaching
    Recognize characteristics of an effective leader and negotiator
  • Recognize barriers to effective communication
    Recognize characteristics of effective verbal communication
    Recognize characteristics of effective nonverbal communication
    Recognize characteristics of effective written communication
    Recognize characteristics of effective listening

IN THIS COURSE

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  • 7m 1s
    During this video, you will learn how to recognize behaviors that demonstrate learning, creative thinking, and visual thinking skills. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Conceptual and Systems Thinking
    3m 52s
    In this video, you will learn how to identify behaviors that demonstrate conceptual and systems thinking skills. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Decision Making and Problem Solving
    4m 18s
    Learn how to recognize effective decision-making and problem-solving skills. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Teamwork, Facilitation, and Teaching
    5m 39s
    In this video, you will learn how to recognize behaviors associated with effective teamwork, facilitation, and teaching. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Leadership and Negotiation Skills
    2m 59s
    During this video, you will discover how to recognize characteristics of an effective leader and negotiator. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Challenges in Communication
    3m 59s
    Discover how to recognize barriers to effective communication. FREE ACCESS
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    8.  Verbal Communication
    2m 10s
    In this video, you will learn how to recognize characteristics of effective verbal communication. FREE ACCESS
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    9.  Nonverbal Communication
    3m 48s
    During this video, you will learn how to recognize characteristics of effective verbal communication. FREE ACCESS
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    10.  Written Communication
    2m 39s
    In this video, you will learn how to identify characteristics of effective written communication. FREE ACCESS
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    11.  Effective Listening Skills
    2m 4s
    Learn how to recognize characteristics of effective listening. FREE ACCESS

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