Business Analysis in Agile projects
Over the course of 2 days, you will receive practical training in methods and tools for business analysis in an agile context and how it creates value in the various parts of the development process.
Learning objectives
After the course, as a participant, you will have the following competencies:
- Ability to create a common thread from strategy to development
- Ability to facilitate a discussion on business value
- Ability to identify where a product stands in its lifecycle
- Familiarity with methods suitable for different phases in a product’s lifecycle, including idea generation, specification and documentation of needs and requirements, implementation, and maintenance.
- Ability to apply selected agile business analysis methods
Business outcome:
Below are the benefits that an organization or team gains from educating one or more individuals in the course Business Analysis in Agile Projects.
- Improved communication within the organization through a shared understanding of business analysis in an agile context, as well as uniform terminology.
- Stakeholders gain a better and shared understanding of each other’s needs and desires.
- More efficient business analysis by having a uniform and structured methodological framework within the organization.
- Optimization of efforts in business analysis by understanding where it creates value and fits into the various phases of the development process.
- Increased business value of products by acquiring methods and techniques that ensure better alignment with customer needs and business goals with IT solutions.
- Understanding how business analysis can contribute to ensuring IT solutions of the right quality, quickly and cost-effectively.
Target audience
The course is for those who work with or have an interest in business analysis and who want to improve their skills in working with business analysis in agile projects. Your role is typically that of a business analyst (BA) or product owner (PO), but the course is also relevant for business representatives, scrum masters, project managers, and others working in agile teams, such as developers and testers.
Prerequisites
It is expected that you have a general understanding of agile development, for example, Scrum or SAFe®, as well as practical experience with business analysis.
Course format
The course involves active involvement of participants with many tasks, discussions, exchange of experiences, and training in both methods and tools. There will be pair, group, and plenary tasks. The course is characterized by dialogue and debate based on the experiences of participants and the instructor. Participants should expect a couple of hours of preparatory reading before the course. A preparation email with articles, etc., will be sent approximately 1 week before the course.
In-House training?
If you are more than 5 people from same organisation, it can be beneficial to consider the course as in-house training. We conduct the course exclusively for your employees, either as standard as described or tailored to your needs.
Advantages of in-house training
- Financial savings for more than 5 people
- Intensive exchange of experiences and knowledge sharing
- Employees gain a common understanding of the subject
- Opportunity for unique customization based on your own methods and processes
Contact Us
Contact us to learn more about how we can customize a program specifically for your company.
