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Business Analysis Fundamentals

BUS ADM X423.8

27865608
Delivery Options Online

Gain a complete overview of the business analysis profession, as well as the knowledge, tools and techniques used by BAs. This course is appropriate for students wanting to learn more about the profession. It also provides a framework for certificate seekers before they launch into deeper learning and training.

Course Outline

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Course Objectives

  • Understand business analysis as a profession and the fundamentals of the business analysis life cycle and its tools, techniques and best practices
  • Define business requirements and throughout the business analysis life cycle
  • Design, develop, assess and manage business solutions
  • Understand and use tools and techniques that can be applied immediately to analyze and solve business problems

What You Learn

  • Business analysis concepts
  • Planning and monitoring business analysis efforts
  • Eliciting requirements from and collaborate with stakeholders
  • Creating a strategy analysis
  • Specify and manage requirements
  • Propose business solution designs
  • Evaluate and improve solution performance

How You Learn

  • Online course commentaries
  • Course readings
  • Online discussions
  • Written assignments
  • Knowledge checks and quizzes
  • Final project
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Sections

Section 031

Sep 13, 2021 to Nov 10, 2021 Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (2 units)

$1,045.00

Type Online, Fixed Date

Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.

Dates

Sep 13, 2021 to Nov 10, 2021

Instructional Hours

30.00

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • John Kirk

Section Notes

Drop deadline: 6 days after start date.

This is a fixed-date class with asynchronous, online instruction. 

Student will receive access to their online section within the Canvas Learning Management System on the scheduled start date. There are weekly deadlines for assignments, and students will complete assignments within the specific dates posted in their online class.

This course includes a team project. Students will be grouped into work teams, and will be required to coordinate and work effectively with their peers.

New to online learning? How to login and access online courses.

Canvas Student Guide for online learning.

Extension's enrollment policies.

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) by International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) © 2015 3rd edition ISBN 1927584027
  • Textbook (Optional) Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide by Project Management Institute (PMI) © 2015 ISBN 1628250690
  • Textbook (Mandatory) Business Analysis Best Practices for Success by Blais, Steven © 2012 Wiley ISBN 1118076001

Section 032

Sep 27, 2021 to Nov 22, 2021 Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (2 units)

$1,045.00

Type Online, Fixed Date

Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.

Dates

Sep 27, 2021 to Nov 22, 2021

Instructional Hours

30.00

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Brian Harman

Section Notes

Drop deadline: 6 days after start date.

This is a fixed-date class with asynchronous, online instruction. 

Student will receive access to their online section within the Canvas Learning Management System on the scheduled start date. There are weekly deadlines for assignments, and students will complete assignments within the specific dates posted in their online class.

This course includes a team project. Students will be grouped into work teams, and will be required to coordinate and work effectively with their peers.

New to online learning? How to login and access online courses.

Canvas Student Guide for online learning.

Extension's enrollment policies.

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) by International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) © 2015 3rd edition ISBN 1927584027
  • Textbook (Optional) Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide by Project Management Institute (PMI) © 2015 ISBN 1628250690
  • Textbook (Mandatory) Business Analysis Best Practices for Success by Blais, Steven © 2012 Wiley ISBN 1118076001

This course applies to the following programs:

Advanced Program in Project Management

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Skills Electives

  • Agile Principles and Practices
  • Business Analysis Fundamentals
  • PMP and CAPM Exam Preparation
  • Business Process Modeling and Design
  • Program Management
  • Project Cost and Procurement Management
  • Project Schedule and Risk Management
  • Project Scope and Quality Management
  • Software Project Management

Leadership Electives

  • Advanced Human Factors: Improving Personal Effectiveness and Influence
  • Essential People Management Skills for Project Leaders
  • Leadership Without Authority
  • Talent Management and Workforce Development

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Certificate Program in Business Analysis

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Required Courses

  • Business Analysis Fundamentals
  • Business Analysis Planning and Methods
  • Requirements Identification and Management
  • Business Solution Development and Delivery
  • Business Solution Evaluation and Validation

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Professional Program in Business Process Management

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Required Course

  • Business Process Modeling and Design

Electives

  • Project Management
  • Leadership Without Authority
  • Agile Principles and Practices
  • Business Analysis Fundamentals

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Certificate Program in Project Management

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Required Courses

  • Project Management
  • Project Leadership and Building High-Performing Teams
  • Project Initiation: How to Launch Successful Projects
  • Project Execution and Control

Primary Electives

  • Agile Principles and Practices
  • Project Scope and Quality Management
  • Project Schedule and Risk Management
  • Project Cost and Procurement Management

Additional Electives

  • Advanced Human Factors: Improving Personal Effectiveness and Influence
  • Business Analysis Fundamentals
  • PMP and CAPM Exam Preparation
  • Program Management
  • Special Events Project Planning
  • Essential People Management Skills for Project Leaders
  • Business Process Modeling and Design
  • Software Project Management
  • Leadership Without Authority
  • Agile Principles and Practices
  • Project Scope and Quality Management
  • Project Schedule and Risk Management
  • Project Cost and Procurement Management

Learn More About this Program

Notes

Departmental contact: extension-business@berkeley.edu | (510) 642-4231

English Language Proficiency Requirements

All of our courses are taught in English. If English is not your first language, please use the following test scores as guides in order to be successful:

  • TOEFL: 90
  • IELTS Academic Format: 7
  • DAAD: C1
  • TEM-4 or TEM-8: Level 70

Note: You do not need to submit test scores.

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John Kirk

John Kirk, M.A., M.B.A., PMP, CPA has an extensive and varied business background with experience in accounting/auditing, supply chain, plant management, sales and IT. In terms of project management, he has worked on a large multi-year ERP implementation and as a cybersecurity project manager for a major energy company. Kirk has an M.B.A. from the University of Buffalo and an M.A. from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.

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Brian Harman

Dr. Brian M. Harman completed his BS in Management and MBA at Pepperdine University and then traveled abroad to study global enterprise management and executive leadership at the University of Oxford. Brian's PhD was in Global Leadership and Change, with a dissertation research focus on workplace trust and humor. He spent 15 years in strategic operations and supply chain management within the construction and biotechnology industries, and has worked in North America, Peru, China, India, and the UK. As a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, he believes that personal leadership and process excellence are pillars to professional success. He currently works as an executive coach and continues to conduct empirical research in the field of workplace trust.

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