Online Certificate

Business Analysis

Start a Career as a Business Analyst

3 Months*

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8-10 Hours

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What is Business Analysis?

Business analysis is the discipline of identifying business needs and requirements and designing and executing solutions to business problems. As a business analyst, you play a crucial role in bridging the gap between IT and business objectives, using data analytics to assess processes, determine requirements, and deliver data-driven recommendations and reports to executives and stakeholders.

Becoming a Certified Business Analyst

The 100% online Business Analysis program from St. Norbert College provides a wide-ranging overview of the principles and concepts of business analysis. This course covers the common stages of a business analysis project and describes common terminology and tools and techniques utilized by a business analyst.

This course also considers the place of business analysis and product development life cycles within the greater scheme of project life cycle management.

You will learn

Needs Assessment

Stakeholder Engagement

Requirements Elicitation

Requirements Analysis

Requirements Tracing and Monitoring

Solution Evaluation

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Basic computer literacy, including familiarity with common software applications
Proficiency in English

Provided Courseroom Materials

Expert-led video based training
Competency assessments
National Certification exam fees

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What You’ll Learn in the Business Analysis Program

After completing the Business Analyst program, learners will be able to:

Explain the general concepts of business analysis and its strategic importance
Discuss the role of the business analyst in different organizations and identify skills needed
Describe the concept of requirements and identify the various types of analysis
Create a needs assessment and roadmap to the future state
Analyze current capabilities, design future state options, and recommend the best option for implementation
Identify and engage with stakeholders to prepare them for the transition to the future state
Define requirements elicitation and outline the elicitation process
Employ analysis tools and techniques to refine requirements in order to validate, verify, and prioritize requirements and essential product information
Manage changes, linkages, and dependencies related to requirements
Evaluate the solution to determine business value and the product's fitness for release

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What Can You Do with a Business Analysis Certificate?

As organizations continue to rely on data to make strategic decisions, improve operational efficiency, and gain a competitive edge, the need for professionals who can understand, analyze, and interpret this data is growing.

Careers to Explore

As a graduate you may be eligible for these careers:

Business Analyst
Business Systems Analyst
Data Analyst
Project Manager
Operations Analyst
Business Development Analyst

High Demand for Business Analysts

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of management analysts is projected to grow 11% from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations**. Feel confident you’re getting relevant skills to enter an in-demand career with plenty of opportunities.

Get Certified as a Business Analyst and Stand Out to Employers

Upon successful completion of your Business Analysis courses, you will be prepared to take the leading national/industry-recognized certification exam(s) essential to entry-level employment in this fast-growing field, including:

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) Certification

International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)

Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

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