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Project Management for Business Analysts

Good project management is an important part of general business management; for information technology projects, it is critical. A successful IT project begins with a well-defined set of requirements that is effectively managed throughout the project.

Business analysts play a critical role in the success of information technology projects. In some cases, they are project managers, but often they are team members assigned to specific tasks within the project.

This course will link the business analyst's role to successful project delivery and provide tools and skills to raise the business analyst's contributions to the successful project.

There is no prerequisite for this course.

This seminar significantly covers the Requirements Planning and Management knowledge area.

• Business analysis managers
• Business or technical analysts
• Operations managers
• Development or IT managers
• Systems analysts or managers
• Project managers
• Requirements engineers

This seminar is worth 12 PDUs and 1.2 CEUs.

• Link project management to organizational strategy
• Present a methodology for achieving project success
• Integrate system development life cycle methodologies, and requirements management practices with project management methodologies
• Target and strengthen key skills and competencies for the business analyst, such as definition, analysis, estimation, and communication

Establishing a Framework for IT Project Management

• The project management methodology
• Define roles and responsibilities
• Align project management life cycles with system development life cycles
• Business outcomes vs. IT project results
• The Business Analyst's roles in project management
• How requirements development impacts the project life cycle

Planning Projects

• Project launch and scope definition
• Requirements definitions
• Requirements management
• Work breakdown structure (WBS)
• T-Charts, network diagramming, critical path techniques
• Resource allocation
• Putting the plan together: cost, schedule, scope
• Communications planning
• Risk management planning
• Align business analyst duties and competencies with project planning

Executing and Controlling Projects

• Progress tracking and mid-stream audits
• Project team development
• Integrated change control (scope, schedule, cost, quality)
• Risk monitoring

Closing Projects

• Confirming project completion
• Verifying business requirements are met
• Archiving project information
• Celebrating results
• Transition to production/operations

Download the seminar brochure in pdf format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and view this file.

Related Courses

• Business Analysis Certificate Program


• Analyzing and Satisfying Requirements


• Building Effective Business Requirements: How to Develop Specifications That Drive Quality Business System Results

• Core Course for the Business Analysis Certificate Program.

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