Business Analysis with AI

Business Analysis with AI

Instructor: Anton Voroniuk

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

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5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Use AI to streamline research, data analysis, requirements, documentation, and stakeholder communication.
Write effective prompts that generate clearer insights, summaries, user stories, and business documents.
Validate AI outputs responsibly using privacy, ethics, fact-checking, and business judgment.

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There are 6 modules in this course

Learn how to use AI to streamline business analysis, improve research quality, analyze data faster, draft clearer requirements, and communicate insights with confidence. This course shows business analysts how to apply AI across the full BA workflow, from market research and competitive analysis to KPI summaries, user stories, documentation, stakeholder reports, and final recommendations.

You’ll practice writing effective prompts, selecting the right AI tools, protecting sensitive data, and validating AI-generated outputs with strong business judgment. By completing the course, you’ll save time on repetitive tasks, produce more structured analysis, and turn complex information into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders. What makes this course unique is its practical, business-focused approach. Instead of only explaining AI concepts, it gives you hands-on tasks, checklists, role play, prompt templates, and real BA use cases you can apply immediately. Whether you’re new to AI or already experimenting with it, this course will help you build a smarter, safer, and more productive business analysis workflow.

Explore how AI supports business analysis through prompting, tool selection, ethics, privacy, and quick risk extraction.

What's included

5 videos2 readings1 assignment

5 videosTotal 12 minutes

Welcome to the Course1 minute
How AI Can Transform Your Work as a Business Analyst2 minutes
Quick Win: Turning a Stakeholder Email into Clear Requirements 1 minute
AI Tool Overview and Comparison4 minutes
AI Ethics, Data Privacy, and Security for Business4 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Effective Prompting: How to Talk to AI and Get What You Need10 minutes
Sensitive Data and Privacy Checklist10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Test Your Knowledge10 minutes

Use AI to research markets, analyze competitors, build personas, review reports, and design better survey questions.

What's included

4 videos2 readings1 assignment

4 videosTotal 9 minutes

Researching Industry Trends and Market Landscape2 minutes
Building a Competitive Profile2 minutes
Creating Data-Driven Customer Personas2 minutes
Extracting Insights from a Company Report2 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Using AI for PESTLE Analysis10 minutes
Using AI to Design Effective Survey Questions10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Test Your Knowledge10 minutes

Prepare, clean, analyze, and interpret data with AI while spotting patterns, anomalies, risks, and misleading outputs.

What's included

5 videos3 readings1 assignment

5 videosTotal 13 minutes

Preparing Your Data Before Feeding It to AI4 minutes
Cleaning and Structuring Messy Data2 minutes
Finding Patterns and Anomalies in Spreadsheet Data2 minutes
Generating Data Narratives and Chart Descriptions2 minutes
Creating a KPI Summary from a Sales Dataset2 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Enabling AI in Your Spreadsheet Tools10 minutes
Common Pitfalls When Interpreting AI-Generated Insights10 minutes
Using AI for Forecasting and What-If Scenarios10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Test Your Knowledge10 minutes

Use AI to draft requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process logic, gap analyses, and solution matrices.

What's included

4 videos3 readings1 assignment

4 videosTotal 9 minutes

Writing User Stories from a Business Case2 minutes
Drafting a Business Requirements Document3 minutes
Creating Process Descriptions and Flow Logic2 minutes
Building a Decision Matrix for Solution Evaluation3 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Using AI to Generate Acceptance Criteria and Edge Cases10 minutes
AI-Assisted Gap Analysis: As-Is vs. To-Be10 minutes
Using AI for Change Impact Assessment10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Test Your Knowledge10 minutes

Transform analysis into stakeholder-ready summaries, presentations, reports, FAQs, and conversation plans using AI.

What's included

4 videos2 readings1 assignment

4 videosTotal 8 minutes

Drafting an Executive Summary from Analysis Results2 minutes
Creating Presentation Outlines and Speaker Notes2 minutes
Building a Project Status Report2 minutes
Preparing a FAQ Document for Stakeholder Objections2 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Adapting AI Outputs to Different Audience Levels10 minutes
Using AI to Prepare for Difficult Conversations and Negotiations10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Test Your Knowledge10 minutes

Consolidate your AI business analysis skills with validation checklists, prompt libraries, a 30-day plan, and final assessment.

What's included

2 videos2 readings1 assignment

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