Requirements Gathering in Business Analysis

This course is part of Microsoft Business Analyst Professional Certificate

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

104 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

92%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Gain insight into formulating a business case through gap analysis, capability assessment, and impact analysis.
Learn to utilize various techniques for gathering requirements from stakeholders effectively.
Develop the skills to create clear and concise requirements documentation.

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course is designed to help you learn how to create a strong business case by conducting gap analysis, capability assessment, and impact analysis. You’ll also discover various techniques to gather requirements from stakeholders and develop the skills to create clear and concise requirements documentation.

In this module, you’ll learn how to craft a compelling business case, essential for guiding strategic decisions. You will discover the process of conducting gap analysis, p assessment, and impact analysis to justify proposed initiatives effectively. You’ll review the key components of a business case document, including the executive summary, introduction, objectives and scope, analysis and findings, options analysis, recommendation, financial assessment, risk management, implementation plan, and conclusion. These skills will enable you to make informed decisions and achieve successful outcomes in your organizational endeavors.

What's included

10 videos12 readings8 assignments1 discussion prompt

10 videos Total 60 minutes

Course Introduction: Requirements Gathering in Business Analysis 6 minutes
What is a business case? 6 minutes
As-Is to To-Be: Business State 6 minutes
Exploring Gap Analysis 7 minutes
Introduction to capability assessments 5 minutes
Conducting a capability assessment 6 minutes
Business case documents 7 minutes
Impact analysis 6 minutes
Risk Analysis 6 minutes
Module Summary: Forming the business case 7 minutes

12 readings Total 120 minutes

Course Syllabus: Requirements Gathering in Business Analysis 10 minutes
How to be successful in this course 10 minutes
Activity: Setting up: Microsoft Visio 10 minutes
Gap Analysis in-depth 10 minutes
Capability assessment process 10 minutes
Types of capability 10 minutes
Template: Capability Assessment 10 minutes
Impact analysis in-depth 10 minutes
Risk Analysis in-depth: Quantitative methods 10 minutes
Risk Analysis in-depth: Qualitative methods 10 minutes
Template: Business case document 10 minutes
Additional resources: Forming the business case 10 minutes

8 assignments Total 170 minutes

Module Quiz: Forming the business case 30 minutes
Activity: Applying the 7S framework 20 minutes
Knowledge Check: Gap Analysis 15 minutes
Activity: Conduct a capability assessment 20 minutes
Knowledge Check: Capability Assessment 30 minutes
Activity: Conduct an Impact analysis 20 minutes
Activity: Conduct a Risk analysis 20 minutes
Knowledge Check: Business case document 15 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Discussion prompt: What do you hope to learn? 10 minutes

In this module, you’ll learn to harness diverse techniques for gathering stakeholder requirements effectively. Additionally, you'll be able to distinguish between functional and non-functional requirements, crucial for comprehensive business analysis.

What's included

12 videos7 readings9 assignments

12 videos Total 76 minutes

Challenges with requirements gathering 5 minutes
Scenario Analysis 7 minutes
Visualization 6 minutes
Critical Success Factor Analysis 6 minutes
Modeling 7 minutes
Interviews 7 minutes
Exploring the Requirements Engineering Framework 6 minutes
Stages in RE Framework 7 minutes
Iteration and increment in RE Framework 6 minutes
Functional and non-functional requirements 5 minutes
INVEST attributes 5 minutes
Module Summary: Identifying the requirements 9 minutes

7 readings Total 90 minutes

Modelling in depth 10 minutes
Actors in RE Framework: Business representatives 10 minutes
Actors in RE Framework: Project team 10 minutes
Functional requirements in-depth 10 minutes
Non-functional requirements in-depth 10 minutes
INVEST attributes in requirements 10 minutes
Additional resources: Identifying the requirements 30 minutes

9 assignments Total 175 minutes

Module Quiz: Identifying the requirements 30 minutes
Activity: Create a Fishbone diagram 20 minutes
Activity: Analyze the critical success factors 20 minutes
Knowledge Check: Requirements gathering 15 minutes
Activity: Identify the actors 20 minutes
Knowledge Check: Requirements Engineering Framework 15 minutes
Activity: Identifying requirement types 20 minutes
Activity: Analyzing INVEST attributes 20 minutes
Knowledge Check: Function and non-functional requirements 15 minutes

In this module, you'll learn to formalize requirements for successful project outcomes. You'll create clear requirements documentation, develop user stories, and construct Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams. These skills equip you to streamline requirement formalization and enhance project success.

What's included

10 videos5 readings7 assignments

10 videos Total 47 minutes

The Importance of Requirements documentation 5 minutes
Requirements catalog 5 minutes
Requirements validation 4 minutes
Documenting changes 4 minutes
What is a user story? 5 minutes
Epics and user stories 5 minutes
Product backlogs 5 minutes
Context diagrams 5 minutes
Use Case diagrams 4 minutes
Module Summary: Formalizing the requirements 6 minutes

5 readings Total 50 minutes

Template: Requirements catalog 10 minutes
Story Points 10 minutes
Template: User story 10 minutes
Unified Modelling Language 10 minutes
Additional resources: Formalizing the requirements 10 minutes

7 assignments Total 135 minutes

Module Quiz: Formalizing the requirements 30 minutes
Activity: Create a requirements catalog entry 20 minutes
Knowledge Check: Documentation 15 minutes
Activity: Create a user story 20 minutes
Knowledge Check: User stories 15 minutes
Activity: Create a UML diagram 20 minutes
Knowledge Check: Modeling requirements 15 minutes

In this module, you’ll put your skills into practice. You’ll reflect on the key learning points that you reviewed during the course and complete the final assessment and hands-on activity.