BCS Business Analysis Practice

Location: Singapore

Duration: 3 Days

Time: 9am – 5pm

Cost: $1695 + $300 Exam Fee

Venue: Jen Hotel, 1A Cuscaden Rd, Singapore 249716

About this course

This course prepares delegates for the BCS, Chartered Institute for IT certificate exam in Business Analysis Practice. The course includes 20 hours of expert tutor led classroom work and exam preparation, followed by a 1-hour classroom-based written exam. All materials and refreshments, including lunch, will be provided. Pre-course reading and home study work will be sent to delegates prior to the course.

Course Target: Senior and Junior Business Analysts working on software and non-software projects, change consultants, business managers and their staff, software developers, project managers and anyone else tasked with delivering project requirements, including either traditional Waterfall or more dynamic Agile working environments.

TL;DR: This course will teach you a working FRAMEWORK for understanding and analysing business problems. Learn techniques to analyse the internal and external environment of the organisation, how to manage and interact with stakeholders elicit real needs, develop a business case and manage risks, benefits and outcomes.

Interested in this course?

This course follows the BCS Business Analysis Practice syllabus (2017) course and prepares students to take the accompanying exam on the final day.

Pre-course reading will be emailed 2 weeks prior to the course start. Students should also acquire a copy of the following course accompanying book ‘BCS Business Analysis, 3rd Edition, Paul, Cadle and Yeates (ISBN 9781780172774).

The BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice provides delegates with the knowledge and professional skills and toolset to become effective business analysts. The BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice course covers strategic thinking, perspective based analysis, stakeholder management, SWOT analysis, and gap analysis. The course focuses on effectively managing stakeholders to develop a business strategy and the exploration of a business issue – whether that be an opportunity or problem.

Course Leader: Cameron O’Connor  

Cameron is a veteran of many application development and technology change projects. Cameron is a BCS Accredited Trainer and has taught Requirements Engineering and the other BCS Diploma in Business Analysis modules for over 5 years. He has successfully brought 100s of students through the BCS BA diploma program. Cameron consistently achieves an extremely positive feedback score from delegates on his courses. Cameron brings a lot of energy, insights and innovative learning techniques to his courses. ‘I like to use a collaborative, experiential and storytelling approach to learning and I insist delegates bring energy and a growth mindset to my learning workshops. Looking forward to working with you to achieve your learning and personal growth objectives”.