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Course Description:

Type: self-paced, online Access Time: 365 days from enrollment

Description:  

Learning Objectives: 

Explain the general concepts of business analysis and its strategic importance;

Discuss the role of the business analyst in different organizations and identify skills needed;

Describe the concept of requirements and identify the various types of analysis;

Create a needs assessment and roadmap to the future state;

Analyze current capabilities, design future state options,  and recommend the best option for implementation;

Identify and engage with stakeholders to prepare them for the transition to the future state;

Define requirements elicitation and outline the elicitation process;

Employ analysis tools and techniques to refine requirements in order to validate, verify, and prioritize requirements and essential product information;

Manage changes, linkages, and dependencies related to requirements;

Evaluate the solution to determine business value and the product's fitness for release

Contact Hours: This course is worth (25) hours of continuing education credit

CEUs: 2.5

Key Features:

Mobile-friendly
Fully accessible
Interactive activities
Video content
Real-world case studies
Expert-supported
Credit-awarding

Refund Policy: You may request a refund up to 7 days from the purchase date. The registration fee will only be refunded if less than 10% of the course has been completed. Completion percentage can be viewed on the Course Progress page from within the course.

Notes:

Estimated time to complete: 25 hours

This course has an "Ask the Expert" feature, which submits your questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.

Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 80% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEU credit. Learners will have three attempts at all graded assessments.

This course is neither created nor hosted by NASPO. By clicking on the link to begin this course, you will be redirected from NASPO’s Learning Management System to the course site maintained by a third party for which NASPO expressly disclaims any warranty or liability. Furthermore, the viewpoints reflected or expressed in the course materials are the viewpoints solely of the course creator, and do not reflect the viewpoints of NASPO or its staff.