Change is inevitable and so are the digital disruptions in every industry. What’s important from a business perspective is to align and adapt to such digital disruptions. In today’s competitive business market, the key to success is wise data-driven decisions, made based on reliable information. As part of your work responsibilities, you would have discovered, synthesized, and analyzed information collected from various sources at some point in time. This is Business Analysis. It is the set of tasks, knowledge, and techniques required to identify business needs and determine solutions to enterprise business problems. Like we said earlier, a plethora of digital disruptions are taking place in every industry. We are witnessing the growth of a digital-ready culture with automation at its helm. Automation generates productivity boosts at the process, workflow, and workforce levels, thereby shaping organizational growth and longevity. With organizations moving towards automation, it’s of paramount importance for a Business Analyst to be skilled with the science of automation to facilitate communication and collaboration with relevant stakeholders. As a strong proponent of Robotic Process Automation (RPA), UiPath brings in the Automation Business Analyst role, who will be responsible for analyzing business requirements, identifying possible automatable processes as well as potential pitfalls, along with assessing the impact of automation implementation. Through this course, you will learn techniques for ensuring project success at every step-from understanding the enterprise problems or goals, to designing solutions, devising strategies, and thereby, driving change. Along with the foundational business analysis skills, you will also learn how to incorporate business analysis deliverables and models into an RPA specific Process Definition Document (PDD), which is the representation of ‘as-is’ business processes that are chosen for automation. Throughout this course the terms ‘Robotic Process Automation’ (RPA) and ‘Automation’ have been used interchangeably. Aligned with IIBA's BABOK, this course will help you take the first step in your Business Analyst journey and will aid you with preparation for ECBA (Entry Certificate in Business Analysis).To complete this course, you will need IIBA’s BABOK Guide, which can be accessed at no additional cost.
Business analysis is a professional discipline of identifying business needs and determining solutions to business problems. Through this course, you can acquire business analysis skills which span across six key knowledge areas, namely- Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Elicitation and Collaboration, Requirements Lifecycle Management, Strategy Analysis, Requirements Analysis and Design Definition, and Solution Evaluation. All this through the perspective of Automation! This is an industry relevant course which will help you transition to practical and an authentic application of theory, techniques and tools, and also develop in-demand business analysis skills to support the development of RPA/Automation solutions.
What's included
4 videos5 readings
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4 videos•Total 25 minutes
About this Module•1 minute
What to expect from this course•2 minutes
Course Structure•17 minutes
Additional Resources•5 minutes
5 readings•Total 50 minutes
About this Course•10 minutes
Getting the most out of this course•10 minutes
UiPath and IIBA's career-focused partnership•10 minutes
Download your free BABOK Guide from IIBA•10 minutes
Exercise and Case Study Resources•10 minutes
Introduction to Business Analysis
Module 2•2 hours to complete
Module details
This module aims to provide anyone entering the field of business analysis with a comprehensive foundation of the purpose, the need, and the value of the Business Analysis domain. It will also introduce learners to requirements – the BAs primary output.
Approaching Analysis, Elicitation, and Stakeholder Engagement
Module 3•2 hours to complete
Module details
This module provides learners with an understanding of the Business Analyst’s role in the context of the suggested approach to defining requirements and specifications to support a UiPath RPA initiative.
What's included
19 videos1 assignment
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19 videos•Total 144 minutes
About the Module•5 minutes
What is Analysis•6 minutes
Models used in Business Analysis•14 minutes
Workbook Activity 1•1 minute
Workbook Activity 1 Solution•1 minute
Introduction to UiPath Requirements Analysis Framework•11 minutes
Elicitation Cycle•20 minutes
Workbook Activity 2•1 minute
Workbook Activity 2 Solution•2 minutes
Elicitation Techniques•41 minutes
Facilitating Workshop and Sessions•2 minutes
Workshop Activities•15 minutes
Workbook Activity 3•1 minute
Workbook Activity 3 Solution•2 minutes
Planning for Elicitation & Requirements Analysis•16 minutes
Workbook Activity 4•1 minute
Workbook Activity 4 Solution•1 minute
Case Study 1•4 minutes
Module Summary•2 minutes
1 assignment•Total 5 minutes
Check your knowledge•5 minutes
Requirements Strategy & Scope Analysis
Module 4•4 hours to complete
Module details
The purpose of this module is to provide learners with practical, hands-on activities and case study materials to proceed through two key phases of Business Analysis work: Strategy Analysis, and Requirements Scope Definition. Learners will create models to define Domain, Process, and Scope.
What's included
68 videos1 assignment
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68 videos•Total 256 minutes
About the Module•4 minutes
RPA Discovery Journey•12 minutes
Introducing Discovery Analysis •12 minutes
Case Study 1•2 minutes
Case Study 1 Solution•2 minutes
Initiative Vision•5 minutes
Case Study 2•1 minute
Case Study 2 Solution•2 minutes
Information Capture & Normalization•6 minutes
Case Study 3•2 minutes
Case Study 3 Solution•1 minute
Case Study 4•1 minute
Case Study 4 Solution•2 minutes
SIPOC•10 minutes
Case Study 5•2 minutes
Case Study 5 Solution•2 minutes
Impact Analysis•2 minutes
Case Study 6•1 minute
Case Study 6 Solution•1 minute
Assignment 1•1 minute
What are Business Requirements?•4 minutes
Business Requirements : Goals & Objectives•3 minutes
Workbook Activity 1•2 minutes
Workbook Activity 1 Solution•2 minutes
Case Study 7•2 minutes
Case Study 7 Solution•2 minutes
Training Stakeholders on RPA Capabilities•3 minutes
Problem & Opportunity Analysis •22 minutes
Workbook Activity 2•1 minute
Workbook Activity 2 Solution•1 minute
Case Study 8•2 minutes
Case Study 8 Solution•2 minutes
What is Process Analysis ?•15 minutes
Standards for Process Modelling : Standard 1•9 minutes
Workbook Activity 3•1 minute
Workbook Activity 3 Solution•2 minutes
Standards for Process Modelling : Standard 2•7 minutes
Workbook Activity 4•1 minute
Workbook Activity 4 Solution•3 minutes
Standards for Process Modelling : Standard 3•5 minutes
Standards for Process Modelling : Standard 4•7 minutes
Focus on Current State in Strategy Phase•8 minutes
Case Study 9•3 minutes
Case Study 9 Solution•2 minutes
Assessing Metrics•1 minute
Case Study 10•2 minutes
Case Study 10 Solution•2 minutes
Case Study 11•2 minutes
Case Study 11 Solution•1 minute
Assignment 2 •1 minute
Focus on Future State in Strategy Phase•3 minutes
Business Requirements Scope•9 minutes
Business Context Diagram (BCD)•11 minutes
Workbook Activity 5•2 minutes
Workbook Activity 5 Solution•4 minutes
Case Study 12•3 minutes
Case Study 12 Solution•2 minutes
High-level Requirements Statements •11 minutes
Workbook Activity 6•2 minutes
Workbook Activity 6 Solution•2 minutes
Using BCD to Derive Scope Requirements•4 minutes
Workbook Activity 7•2 minutes
Workbook Activity 7 Solution•1 minute
Assignment 3•1 minute
Non-Functional Requirements•2 minutes
Process Selection for Automation•10 minutes
Tool for Automation Selection•2 minutes
Module Summary•1 minute
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
Check your knowledge•10 minutes
Requirements Specifications
Module 5•3 hours to complete
Module details
This module provides learners with more hands-on, practical learning through case study-based activities and assignments, with the focus on defining the details of requirements specifications once a solution approach has been confirmed.
What's included
47 videos1 assignment
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47 videos•Total 160 minutes
About the Module•3 minutes
Future State (To-be) Process Maps•18 minutes
Case Study 1 •4 minutes
Case Study 1 Solution•3 minutes
Case Study 2•2 minutes
Case Study 2 Solution•1 minute
Assignment 1•1 minute
Use Cases•23 minutes
Workbook Activity 1•3 minutes
Workbook Activity 1 Solution•2 minutes
Assignment 2•1 minute
Assignment 2 Solution•8 minutes
Case Study 3•1 minute
Case Study 3 Solution•5 minutes
Alternate & Exceptions•3 minutes
Assignment 3•1 minute
Assignment 3 Solution•5 minutes
Managing Use Cases•3 minutes
Business Rules and Calculations•3 minutes
Types of Business Rules•4 minutes
Workbook Activity 2•2 minutes
Workbook Activity 2 Solution•3 minutes
Manual Business Rule•1 minute
Documenting Business Rules•9 minutes
Case Study 4•2 minutes
Case Study 4 Solution•3 minutes
Best Practices for Managing Business Rules•3 minutes
Assignment 4•1 minute
What are Data Requirements•2 minutes
Data Requirements Taxonomy•3 minutes
Documenting Data Requirements•4 minutes
Case Study 5•1 minute
Case Study 5 Solution•1 minute
Best Practices for Managing Data Requirements•2 minutes
Assignment 5•1 minute
User Interface Specificaitons•2 minutes
Documenting User Interface Specifications•2 minutes
Case Study 6•1 minute
Case Study 6 Solution•1 minute
Notifications•3 minutes
Report Requirements•5 minutes
Documenting Report Requirements•2 minutes
Case Study 7•1 minute
Case Study 7 Solution•3 minutes
Best Practices•2 minutes
The Complete Specification•2 minutes
Module Summary•2 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
Check your knowledge•10 minutes
Requirements Delivery and the Process Definition Document
Module 6•2 hours to complete
Module details
This module demonstrates how learners will summarize their work, and package all information with the appropriate Requirements Templates and Tools. It will also summarize best practice for managing requirements, traceability, and signing off with key stakeholders. Finally, it will demonstrate how contents from Requirements Templates will be used to populate the PDD.
After the completion of this course, you will earn the course certificate and have started your preparation to achieve IIBA’s Entry Certificate in Business Analysis™ (ECBA™).
What's included
8 videos2 assignments
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8 videos•Total 42 minutes
About the Module•3 minutes
Completing the Requirements Artifacts and Populating the PDD•11 minutes
Assignment 1•1 minute
Managing Requirements•11 minutes
Go-Live Prep •4 minutes
Assignment 2•1 minute
Learning More•7 minutes
Module Summary•3 minutes
2 assignments•Total 70 minutes
Check your knowledge•10 minutes
Final Assessment•60 minutes
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