Business Analysis Fundamentals
Professional Development Training Course
Unlock the secrets to successful business analysis with our comprehensive Business Analysis Fundamentals course.
This program builds a strong foundation in the core principles, processes, and techniques of business analysis. You’ll learn how to define requirements, analyze business needs, and translate them into actionable solutions that drive organizational performance.
By participating in this course, you’ll gain critical skills such as requirements gathering, process modeling, and stakeholder communication. These capabilities are essential for ensuring projects deliver measurable value and align with strategic objectives. Practical exercises and real‑world applications reinforce the learning, enabling you to confidently apply new skills in your role. Whether you’re new to business analysis or seeking to strengthen your expertise, this course provides the tools to succeed and advance your career.
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Foundational Course: Delivery & Schedule
The standard course, as outlined below, is delivered on-site in two full days or virtually in four 3.5-hour sessions. Please explore our ALFSM as seen above to learn more about our customization options.
Course Modules & Learning Objectives
Understand the Business Analysis function
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BA role and responsibilities: define the core functions, expectations, and value the Business Analyst brings to guiding projects, clarifying requirements, and supporting organizational outcomes.
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Evolution of the BA function: understand how the role has expanded from documentation and analysis to strategic partnership, continuous improvement, and enterprise‑level influence.
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Strategic importance of the BA in Agile environments: explore how BAs enable adaptability, refine user stories, support iterative delivery, and ensure alignment between business needs and development teams.
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Collaboration with stakeholders: build the skills to engage cross‑functional partners, facilitate communication, and drive shared understanding that strengthens decision‑making and project success.
Use Cases and Business Analysis
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Creating effective use cases: learn how to define clear, structured scenarios that capture user interactions, clarify requirements, and guide solution development with precision.
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Use case diagrams and modeling: visualize system behavior through standardized diagrams that support communication, simplify complexity, and align teams around shared understanding.
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Traceability and validation of use cases: ensure every requirement is linked, verified, and aligned with business objectives to maintain accuracy and reduce project risk.
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Use cases in system design: apply use cases to inform architecture, guide workflow design, and support development teams in building solutions that meet real user needs.
BA Planning & Agile Integration
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Agile methodologies and BA planning: understand how Business Analysts contribute to iterative delivery by aligning requirements, priorities, and planning activities with Agile principles and team workflows.
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Integrating BA work within Agile teams: learn how to embed analysis activities into sprints, support product owners, and collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams to enable continuous value delivery.
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Communication and reporting in Agile: develop clear, concise communication practices that support transparency, facilitate decision‑making, and keep stakeholders informed throughout rapid development cycles.
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Agile tools and techniques for business analysis fundamentals: apply user stories, acceptance criteria, backlogs, and other Agile techniques to strengthen analysis, improve clarity, and support high‑quality outcomes.
Enterprise and Requirements Analysis
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Analyzing enterprise-level requirements: assess broad organizational needs, strategic objectives, and system-wide impacts to ensure solutions align with enterprise priorities and long-term goals.
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Impact analysis and feasibility studies: evaluate potential changes, risks, constraints, and benefits to determine whether proposed solutions are viable, cost‑effective, and aligned with business strategy.
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Gap analysis techniques and BA fundamentals: identify discrepancies between current and desired states, uncover root causes, and define actionable steps to close performance, process, or capability gaps.
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Business process modeling and business analysis: map workflows, visualize operations, and analyze process performance to support optimization, standardization, and informed decision‑making across the organization.
Requirements Definition and Elicitation
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Techniques for defining requirements: apply structured approaches to capture clear, actionable, and complete requirements that guide solution development and ensure alignment with business needs.
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Elicitation methods for the BA: use interviews, workshops, observations, and collaborative techniques to uncover stakeholder expectations, clarify objectives, and gather accurate information.
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Prioritizing and organizing requirements: evaluate value, risk, and dependencies to structure requirements effectively, enabling teams to focus on what delivers the greatest impact.
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Stakeholder engagement in elicitation: build strong relationships, facilitate open dialogue, and ensure stakeholder perspectives are incorporated to support informed decision‑making and project success.
Understand the Business Analysis function
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BA role and responsibilities: define the core functions, expectations, and analytical contributions the Business Analyst provides to guide projects, clarify requirements, and support organizational outcomes.
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Evolution of the BA function: understand how the role has progressed from documentation and task support to strategic partnership, continuous improvement, and enterprise‑level influence.
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Strategic importance of the BA in Agile environments: explore how BAs enable adaptability, refine user stories, support iterative delivery, and ensure alignment between business needs and development teams.
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Collaboration with stakeholders: build the skills to engage cross‑functional partners, facilitate communication, and drive shared understanding that strengthens decision‑making and project success.
Requirements Writing as a BA
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Writing clear and concise requirements: develop the ability to express needs, constraints, and expectations in precise language that reduces ambiguity and strengthens solution quality.
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Structuring requirements documents: organize information into logical, accessible formats that support understanding, streamline review cycles, and guide development teams effectively.
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Best practices for requirements writing: apply proven techniques that improve clarity, consistency, and completeness, ensuring requirements are actionable and aligned with business goals.
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Tools for managing requirements: leverage digital platforms to track changes, maintain traceability, and support collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
BA Risk Management
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Identifying and analyzing risks: assess potential threats, uncertainties, and constraints early in the project lifecycle to understand their impact on scope, timelines, and outcomes.
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Risk mitigation strategies: develop targeted actions that reduce likelihood, minimize impact, and strengthen project resilience through proactive planning and informed decision‑making.
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Monitoring and controlling risks: track evolving conditions, evaluate effectiveness of mitigation plans, and adjust responses to maintain stability and ensure project continuity.
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Communication of risk to stakeholders: present risks clearly and transparently to support alignment, enable timely decisions, and foster shared ownership of mitigation efforts.
How Your Teams Will Benefit
This course is designed for a broad range of professionals who contribute to project success and participate in business analysis activities across their organizations. This includes Business Analysts, BA Technical Leads, IT Project Managers, and PMO contributors, as well as professionals who support requirements definition, process improvement, or solution evaluation. The program equips participants with foundational knowledge, practical frameworks, and analytical techniques essential for understanding business needs, defining clear requirements, and supporting effective project delivery. Learners gain the skills to interpret organizational challenges, translate stakeholder expectations into actionable requirements, and contribute to solutions that drive measurable business value. By strengthening core BA capabilities, the course prepares participants to collaborate more effectively, reduce project risk, and enhance the quality and consistency of project outcomes across diverse environments.
How AMS Can Help
We are uniquely positioned to strengthen capability across the entire organization through a structured, modern training approach grounded in our Adaptive Learning Framework℠ (ALF). With senior-level facilitators, highly customizable courses, and multiple delivery modalities, we design learning experiences that meet participants at every level, from executives to emerging professionals, and accelerate real-world application. The ALF℠ ensures knowledge transfer at each stage, enabling individuals and teams to absorb core concepts, practice new skills, and sustain improved performance over time. This integrated approach deepens capability, enhances alignment, and results in learning that is fully embedded, practical, and built to last.
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