ISQI Certified Agile Business Analysis

This iSQI Certified Agile Business Analysis course is for anyone wishing to understand and apply business analysis tasks in the agile context.

In agile teams, Product Owner as well as development team members perform tasks that lead to requirements discovery and delivery. The cadence and depth of these activities for agile teams differ though from traditional life cycles.

This course provides overview of the agile business analysis approach and teaches techniques that fit well with the agile approach and philosophy. Not only will you gain role-specific tips of the trade, but also understand what is valuable or possible, based on real examples, which will help to stimulate collaboration and continuous improvement within agile team.

This course is extended with respect to the original 2 days course offered by iSQI because it now includes a study case that illustrates how the theoretical concepts can be used by the agile team. During this workshop participants will learn the framework for agile business analysis and techniques that can help them in performing business analysis tasks on daily basis. Based on the scenario they will apply the new approach and techniques to solve a set challenge.

Programma

Day 1

Module 1: Agile Philosophy

• The rationale for adopting an Agile approach
• The Agile Manifesto
• The three overarching aspects of Agile
• Business Analysis thinking and how it is relevant in Agile business

Module 2: Agile principles

• The 12 core principles
• Key principle – collaborative working
• Key principle – self organising teams
• Key principle – continuous improvement
• Key principle – iterative development and incremental delivery
• Key principle – building in change

Module 3: Agile methods

• Elements of a method
• Defined vs. empirical methods
• Characteristics of Agile methods
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Agile methods
• Roles in Agile
• BA roles in Agile

Module 4: Business Analysis in Agile context

• BABOK and the Agile extension
• The Agile framework

Module 5: Understand the customer

• Stakeholder groups
• Personas
• Business value definition

Day 2

Module 6: Modelling in agile context

• Rationale and principles for Agile modelling
• Hierarchy of models using the Functional Model Map (FMM)
• Capability Modelling
• Value Stream Mapping
• Use Case Modelling

Module 7: Decomposing and organising business goals

• Goal decomposition vs Functional decomposition
• Benefits of a goal decomposition approach as the basis for agile development
• Prioritising business goals
• Story mapping

Module 8: Agile Requirements

• Hierarchy of requirements and how this relates to agile teams
• User Roles
• User Stories
• Definition of Ready
• User Story Life Cycle
• Behaviour Driven Development for acceptance criteria development and test automation

Day 3

Module 9: Understand what’s doable – requirements management

• Managing the backlog
• Refinement sessions
• Relative estimation
• Planning workshop
• Real options

Module 10: Planning the iteration

• Calculating and utilising velocity
• Techniques to manage the iteration
• Collaborative games
• Retrospectives

Module 11: BA role in agile teams

• Agile business analysis

Module 12: Exam

Doelgroep

Deze cursus is gericht op ervaren business analisten die willen begrijpen hoe business analyse wordt toegepast binnen de context van de Agile filosofie, principes en technieken.